All Outputs (2)

High street diversification in precarious times: Exploring arts-and-sustainability-focused meanwhile project (Sparks) in Bristol City Centre (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Karimnia, E. (2023, September). High street diversification in precarious times: Exploring arts-and-sustainability-focused meanwhile project (Sparks) in Bristol City Centre. Paper presented at Royal Geographical Society Annual International Conference, London

This research explores the potential and challenges of temporary use of vacant buildings as an effective strategy for high street premises in the city centres in the Southwest, UK. The potential of introducing new scenarios and reimagination of high... Read More about High street diversification in precarious times: Exploring arts-and-sustainability-focused meanwhile project (Sparks) in Bristol City Centre.

Designing care via sharing: Theorizing South-South urban practices (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Karimnia, E. (2019, November). Designing care via sharing: Theorizing South-South urban practices. Paper presented at At the frontiers of the urban: thinking concepts and practices globally, UCL

The paper theorises from the sharing of south-south urban practices that restore care to the city and thereby transform the meaning of public spaces. The “wall of kindness” originated in Mashhad and other cities of Iran, under conditions of austerity... Read More about Designing care via sharing: Theorizing South-South urban practices.