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“Resilient Barrios Altos” workshop begins in Lima
“Resilient Barrios Altos” workshop begins in Lima. 4 February 2016. The Workshop "Resilient Barrios Altos" held by the Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (UNI) has begun in Lima and will continue through the month of February. This workshop…
Development Planning Unit
Mapping Food Safety and Environmental Hazards
Mapping Food Safety and Environmental Hazards. 29 January 2016. The Urban Zoonoses research project is investigating the effects of close interactions between people and animals in urban and peri-urban Nairobi on the spread of pathogens such…
Development Planning Unit
Formal Launching of the Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (SLURC)
Formal Launching of the Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (SLURC). 27 January 2016. The Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (SLURC) was formally launched on Wednesday 27th January 2016 at the SLURC Office in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The Centre is…
Development Planning Unit
MSc BUDD Alumna Participation at UNESCO’s Second International Conference on Learning Cities
Increasing influence of cities in national and global affairs has recently gained recognition within UNESCO’s 2030 agenda for education and lifelong learning.…
Development Planning Unit
Urban Change in Iran
Urban Change in Iran. 14 January 2016. Edited by: Arefian, Fatemeh Farnaz, Moeini, Seyed Hossein Iradj (Eds.). ISBN: 978-3-319-26115-7. 'Urban Change in Iran' is based on updated versions of exerpts from the conference, hosted by DPU/UCL, that led…
Development Planning Unit
The Rise and Fall of Urban Economies
The Rise and Fall of Urban Economies. 14 January 2016. By: Michael Storper (Author), Thomas Kemeny (Author), Naji Makarem (Author), Taner Osman (Author). Publisher: Stanford Business Books (September 2, 2015). ISBN-10: 0804789401. ISBN-13:…
Development Planning Unit
Participatory Planning for Climate Compatible Development in Maputo, Mozambique
Participatory Planning for Climate Compatible Development in Maputo, Mozambique. 14 January 2016. Edited by: Vanesa Castán Broto; Jonathan Ensor; Emily Boyd; Charlotte Allen; Carlos Seventine; Domingos Augusto Macucule. Open Access PDF ISBN:…
Development Planning Unit
Urban Change in Iran
Urban Change in Iran. 13 January 2016. The book 'Urban Change in Iran' is now published. The book is based on updated versions of excerpts from the conference, hosted by DPU/UCL, that led to the start of the 'Silk Cities' initiative. The book…
Development Planning Unit
After Paris, What Do We Do Next?
After Paris, What Do We Do Next? 22 December 2015. After the Paris Agreement roll up your sleeves: much work will be needed, and participatory planning can help to put citizens at the centre of climate change adaptation efforts. The COP21 in Paris…
Development Planning Unit
Bringing Back the ‘Productive City’
Bringing Back the ‘Productive City’. 15 December 2015. Habitat III, a U.N. summit on human settlements that will take place in Quito, Ecuador, in October 2016, is causing much excitement among urban professionals across the globe. The third of…
Development Planning Unit