Urban Thinker is the new website of Judith Ryser. This is an experiment.
She is planning to contribute ideas, comments and provoking thoughts on urban issues and what else may occupy her mind. She wishes to share what she has experienced and learnt through her professional activities and is hoping to obtain responses from those who visit her site.
As a member of Isocarp <International Society of City and Urban Planners> Judith is also on the Isocarp.org website. There you can find references to many books and articles she has written and edited on behalf of Isocarp. She has just been appointed editor in chief of the book series on the Urban Planning Advisory Team activities of Isocarp.
Judith is a senior advisor to the Fundacion Metropoli in Madrid Spain which is promoting innovative spatial development ideas and implementation processes. She has cooperated with the Fundacion Metropoli over several years and she has edited and contributed to a number of books published by the Fundacion Metropoli, inter alia 'Building the European Diagonal', a conceptual study which postulates the merits of large scale spatial development strategies and cooperation between innovative cities and their creative forces within such culturally linked spaces. She is a member of the International Advisory Council of the Fundacion Metropoli.
As a member of the Chartered Institute of Journalists http://cioj.co.uk/ Judith is serving on the International Committee which is providing services and support to journalists the world over, especially those in challenging situations.
Judith is also on Facebook dealing with more down to earth issues and linking up with friends.
