{"title": "Bringing Community knowledge into urban planning", "start": "2026-11-19T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Peckham Vision", "address": "Rye Lane 133, SE15 4ST London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/urbanism"], "description": "An evening discussion on bringing community knowledge into urban planning. It follows research developed in partnership between UCL and Peckham Vision. 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