Publications


Journal Articles (completed)

  • Sadoway, D.& Gopakumar, G. ( accepted, final editing, 2016) “(Un)bundling Bangalore: Infrastructure bundling ‘best practices’and assembling novel scapes,” Geoforum.
  • Sadoway, D. & Shekhar, S. (2014) “(Re)positioning citizens in ‘smart cities’ governance: Examples of smart citizenship from India,” Journal of Community Informatics 10:3. Available at: http://cijournal.net/index.php/ciej/article/view/1179/1115.
  • horelli, L. & Sadoway, D. (Special Issue Co-editors) (2014) “Community informatics in cities: New catalysts for urban change,” Editorial, Special Issue on Urban Planning and Community Informatics, Journal of Community Informatics 10:3. Available at: http://cijournal.net/index.php/ciej/article/view/1170/1108.
  • Sadoway, D. (2013) “How are ICTs transforming civic space in Singapore? Changing civic-cyber environmentalism in the island city-state,” Journal of Creative Communications 8 (2&3), 107-138.
  • Sadoway, D. (2012) “From associations to info-sociations: civic associations and ICTs in two Asian cities,” Journal of Community Informatics 8:3. Available at: http://ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/article/view/807/948.

Submitted Journal Articles (in progress):

  • Gopakumar, G., Sadoway, D., V. Baindur, M. Badami (under 2nd revision, 2016) “Assembling extrospective urbanism in India: The case of JNNURM,” Urban Geography.
  • Sadoway, D. (under review, 2016) “After Japan’s 3-11 disaster: A pro-nuke opportunity? Review of Fukushima and Beyond: Nuclear Power in a Low-Carbon World by Christopher Hubbard,” Review of Policy Research.


Book Chapters (completed):

  • Sadoway, D. (2009) “Asian urban spatial sustainability: conservation, eco-modernization and urban wilding,” in Eds. Joshua Bolchover, Jonathan D. Solomon, Sustain and Develop, 306090 Books 13, Princeton Architectural Press: Princeton, 155-168.


Book Chapters (in progress):

  • Sadoway, D. (accepted, final editing, 2016) “Conundrums in comparative urbanism,” Section of the The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies (under development).

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Selected Conference Papers & Posters (in progress):

  • Sadoway, D. (2016) “Heritage lost and found: Singapore’s regional build and natural heritage consciousness,” Paper submission to ‘EARCAG Conference in Alternative Geography,’ Hong Kong (December) (accepted, in progress).
  • Sadoway, D. (2016) “Scalar conundrums in urban research and theory building: Situating trans-local spatial studies within multiple Asia-s,” Paper submission to ‘ISA-RC 21,’ Mexico City (July) (accepted, in progress).
  • Sadoway, D. (2016) “Walking, rhythming and talking politics: Exploring street-level analytics in Bangalore and Singapore,” Paper submission to the Asian Research Institute (ARI) Asian Urbanisms Cluster (June-July) (accepted, in progress).
  • Sadoway, D. & Gopakumar, G. (2016) “From the civil service to profit-driven consulting services: Intermediated observations on the rise of consulting urbanism in India,” Submission to ‘AAS-in-Asia,’ Kyoto (May) (accepted, in progress).
  • Sadoway, D. (2015 & 2016) “‘Garden City’ memes, dreams and schemes for Singapore: Comparing Gardens by the Bay to the Ground Up Initiative,” Presentation and submission to ‘Hard State, Soft City’, ARI Asian Urbanisms Cluster, Singapore) (March 2016); and to the ‘Southeast Asian Studies in Asia Conference,’ Kyoto (December 2015) (accepted, in progress).

Selected Conference Papers & Posters (completed):

  • Gopakumar, G. & Sadoway, D. (2015) “Noticing the materialities of infrastructure in a congested Bengaluru,” Paper submission to ‘Infrastructures: Provocations towards and inter-disciplinary dialogue,’ NUS Department of Southeast Asian Studies Conference, Singapore (August).
  • Sadoway, D. & Gopakumar, G. (2014) “(Un)bundling street infrastructurescapes in Bangalore: The dream of seamless infraintegration versus real world ruptures,” Paper submission to ‘Interlinking Urban Infrastructure Systems, International Roundtable,’ Academy Tutzing, Germany (June).
  • Sadoway, D. & Gopakumar, G. (2013) “Disassembling infrastructure space: tracing the links between infrastructure, urban space and governance,” Paper submission to ‘Resourceful Cities’, RC21 (Sociology of Urban and Regional Development, International Sociological Association), Berlin, Germany (August).
  • Sadoway, D. (2013) “Critical urban infrastructure(s): Launching an international research network on critical issues in & about urban infrastructure,” Paper to ‘Conference on Engaging Canada,’ Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, Delhi, India (June).
  • Sadoway, D. (2011) “Civic environmentalism and information communications technologies: Info-sociations in urban Asia,” Poster presentation to the ‘11th Research Postgraduate Conference,’ University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (May).
  • Sadoway, D. (2010) “Tracing novel info-sociational practices for urban sustainability: Informational urbanity & associational life in E. Asia,” Paper submission to ‘Urban Planning & Environment 9 (UPE9),’ Sun Yat Sen University, Guangzhou, China (August).
  • Sadoway, D. (2009) “Spatial sustainability in urban Asia: Conservation, Eco-Modernization & Urban Wilding – the cases of Hong Kong, Singapore & Taipei,” Paper submission to ‘8th Eco-City World Congress.’ Istanbul, Turkey (December).
  • Sadoway, D. (2009) “Cities and carbon governance in Asia: the cases of Hong Kong, Singapore and Taipei,” Paper submission to ‘Association of Planning Students of Asia Congress.’ Ahmadabad, India (November).
  • Sadoway, D. (2009) “Bundling carbon and energy management with urban sustainability: A preliminary assessment of Hong Kong, Singapore and Taipei,” Paper submission to ‘International Conference on Planning for Low Carbon Cities. Hong Kong Institute of Planners and Urban Planning Society of China.’ Hong Kong (May). Available at: http://www.hkip.org.hk/plcc/proceeding/pdf/ip_11.pdf.
  • Sadoway, D. (2008) “Urban sustainability ENGOs: Towards eco-governance in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taipei?” Paper submission to, ‘Building Green Partnership for Sustainable Development International Conference,’ Conservancy Association of Hong Kong Hong & University of Hong Kong Geography Department. Hong Kong (November).
  • Sadoway, D. (2008) “Envisioning post-carbon Asian cities: Comparative paths towards eco-governance in Hong Kong, Taipei and Singapore,” Paper presentation to ‘Global Planners Network (GPN) Congress’ (in association with World Urban Forum IV). Zhenjiang, China (November).
  • Sadoway, D. (2007) “Seeking refuge in the global village: The case of refugees and asylum seekers in Hong Kong and applications for urban planners,” Paper presentation to ‘Cities & Borders Conference’ University of Macau (August).

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Other Publications (completed):

  • Sadoway, D. (2010) “Post-COP15 event report: From Copenhagen to Hong Kong: what the climate talks imply for us?” Civic Exchange, The Climate Group, British Consulate-General, Climate Change Business Forum. Hong Kong. Available at: http://www.civic-exchange.org/eng/upload/files/100112report.pdf (January 12).
  • Sadoway, D. (2009) “Preparing for Copenhagen COP-15, Event Report,” Civic Exchange & Hong Kong University of Science & Technology. Hong Kong. Available at: http://www.civic-exchange.org/eng/upload/files/091123PreCOP.pdf (November 23).
  • Sadoway, D. (2009) “Asia and the world connecting in Jiangsu: Global Planners Network and World Urban IV Conference Report,” Planning and Development 24(1), 51.

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Invited Presentations (completed):

  • Sadoway, D. (2016) “Infra-structuring Indian urbanity: How consultants and thought leaders are reconfiguring India’s cities,” Presentation to College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Research Sharing Day, NTU (April 7).
  • Sadoway, D. (2015) “Smart citizenship: Challenges of a digital world,” Keynote address to ‘30 Years of CAG (Citizen Consumer Civic Action Group)’, Anna Institute of Management, Chennai, India (October 10).
  • Sadoway, D. (2015) “Scalar toggling and trans-localism: Observations on spatial sustainability from Inner, East and South Asia,” Seminar presentation to Asian Research Institute, Singapore (September 29).
  • Sadoway, D. (2015) “The rise of info-sociations in Asian civic spaces: civic-cyber environmentalism in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taipei,” HSS Seminar presentation (Global Asia and Env-Sust. Research Clusters), Singapore (May 12).
  • Sadoway, D. & Gopakumar, G. (2014) “Perspectives on Indian urban infrastructure,” Presentation to Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute Symposium ‘Understanding decision processes to enable socially just and environmentally sustainable urban policymaking in India’, Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai, India (April 23-26).
  • Sadoway, D. & Gopakumar, G. (2014) “Infrastructure as statecraft: Power politics & unfolding urban infrastructure in India,” Paper presentation to Dimensions of Political Ecology Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington (March 1).
  • Sadoway, D. & Gopakumar (2013) “Assembling infrastructure decongestion: An overview of critical issues in and about urban infrastructure and JNNURM in India,” Seminar, National Institute of Urban Affairs, New Delhi, India (August 1).
  • Sadoway, D. (2011) “Civic environmentalism in three Asian Tiger Cities: Implications for urban climate change governance and planning,” Paper presentation to ‘Croucher Advanced Study Institute 2011-2012: Urban climatology for tropical and subtropical regions,’ School of Architecture, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (December 9).
  • Sadoway, D. (2010) “Green dreams, dirty developments: a roundtable conservation – Jonathan D. Soloman and Joshua Bolchover in conversation with Hung Ah Chan, Lawrence Liauw, John Lin, David Sadoway, Shiqiao Li, Tom Verebes, Clara Wong,” Invited presentation to American Institute of Architects (Hong Kong Chapter), Hong Kong (April 22).
  • Sadoway, D. (2007) “Exploring three Pacific cities in the age of ecology: Vancouver, Hong Kong & Taipei,” A multi-day presentation to the Department of Urban Planning & Spatial Information, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan (May 28-30).

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