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The DPU produces engaging blogs written by staff, students, alumni and partners on a range of relevant and topical subjects
A journey into the Peruvian Amazon: Collaborating for sustainable regional economic development in Tarapoto, San Martin
By Naji Makarem, Etienne Von Bertrab and Alessio Koliulis
Over the past 4 years, students of the MSc in Urban Economic Development have been engaging with stakeholders on the local and regional development of Tarapoto, a wonderful small city in the Amazon rainforest in Northern Peru.
Reflections from the frontline: Does environmental sustainability have a problem with social justice? (Part 1)
Read Part 2 here.
Designing safe cities for women: The green space, gender, safety nexus in London
Part of the HUD Urban Profiles blog series.
Designing safe cities for women: The green space, gender, safety nexus in London
Lockdown and inequalities in green spaces distribution: side effects on mental health, a French case study
Part of the HUD Urban Profiles blog series.
10 months ago, governments across Europe imposed movement restriction policies, often resulting in lockdown measures, in order to contain the spread of Covid-19. In addition to curfew periods, France has witnessed 104 days of strict lockdown measures, in two periods, and is now expecting a highly probable third one.
Green space in Waltham Forest, and the fundamental wrongs of engaging ‘hard to reach’ populations
Part of the HUD Urban Profiles blog series.
A Liveable City
An introduction to time-space planning: Re-thinking the role of planning in the making of cities in India
Planning temporariness
“Given the overwhelming evidence that cities are a complex overlay of buildings and activities that are in one way or another, temporary, why have urbanists been so focused on permanence?” (Bishop et al., 2012: 3)
Celebrating International Day of Persons with Disabilities in Sierra Leone and Indonesia
By Ignacia Ossul Vermehren (DPU), Nina Asterina (Kota Kita) and Hawanatu Bangura (SLURC)
A historic victory for gender equality in Chile
By Ignacia Ossul Vermehren, Lieta Vivaldi & Camila Cociña
On Sunday 25th October, Chileans voted to overhaul the Pinochet-era Constitution. The country also determined that this new Constitution will be written by an assembly composed exclusively by elected citizens, half of whom will be women. In doing so, Chile will become the first country in the world to write a Constitution with gender parity.
Disability, inclusion and cities: can COVID-19 trigger change?
COVID-19 has exacerbated the disadvantages experienced by people with disabilities in low-income communities of the global South. Here, the authors explain how urban community organisations are offering effective short-term support and inspiring inclusive longer-term strategies.
The Port of Beirut: A Suicidal Flee
On 4 August 2020 at around 6:00 pm two large explosions rocked the Port of Beirut and ripped through most of the city leaving more than 180 people killed, 6,000 injured, and 300,000 homeless. My husband, my younger daughter Hind, and I were sitting in the living room of my apartment in Beirut on 4 August enjoying the light breeze from the air conditioner before the daily electricity cuts. My older daughter Leila was in the dining room deep in her Nintendo world. A sudden and terrifying thunder like sound broke the silence and shook the entire building.
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