Forthcoming Event
ESRC: Researchers at the Centre for Spatial Analysis and Policy, University of Leeds, and the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London, have been developing a range of high-technology ways to see & think about the modern city.
An exhibition in Leeds which forms part of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Festival of Social Science 2012 explains how cities are becoming 'smart' and demonstrates how tools, such as online mapping & modelling, are transforming the urban experience:
Smart Cities: Bridging Physical and Digital
9 & 10 November 2012
ESRC: A recent report by Positive Money ('Banking vs Democracy: The Democratic Deficit in Banking') into the UK's banking system has highlighted that the banks have more spending power than the Government.
But, unlike the Government, the banking system is not accountable to voters and its power is concentrated in the hands of a few people. 5 banks, with branches on most high streets, hold 85% of the UK's money and they have less than 80 board members - individuals whose decisions have the power to shape the economy.
But, unlike the Government, the banking system is not accountable to voters and its power is concentrated in the hands of a few people. 5 banks, with branches on most high streets, hold 85% of the UK's money and they have less than 80 board members - individuals whose decisions have the power to shape the economy.
Positive Money will be hosting a debate as part of an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Festival of Social Science:
Where does money come from?
8 November 2012, 17.30 - 21.00
