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Community and prosperity beyond social capital: The case of Newham, East London
Henrietta Moore and Nikolay Mintchev argue that a narrow focus on social capital obscures the complexity of community dynamics. The authors consider prosperity as a lens for understanding community.…
UCL Institute for Global Prosperity
Community and prosperity beyond social capital: The case of Newham, East London
Henrietta Moore and Nikolay Mintchev argue that a narrow focus on social capital obscures the complexity of community dynamics. The authors consider prosperity as a lens for understanding community.…
UCL Institute for Global Prosperity
New Built Environment Club launches in Ecuador
New Built Environment Club launches in Ecuador. 19 January 2017. The Bartlett has launched a new Built Environment club in Quito, Ecuador. This is the seventh club, following those created in Shanghai, Chongqing, Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore and…
Faculty of the Built Environment
New book explores the ethics, urbanism and philosophy of urban design
New book explores the ethics, urbanism and philosophy of urban design. 12 December 2016. The DPU are delighted to announce the publication of a new book by Camillo Boano (Director of MSc Building and Urban Design in Development and Co-Director of…
Development Planning Unit
'Engaged Urbanism' Book Launch
Engaged Urbanism' Book Launch. 9 November 2016. The UCL Urban Laboratory will be launching its new anthology Engaged Urbanism: Cities and Methodologies, edited by Ben Campkin and Ger Duijzings, at the Free Word Centre in Farringdon on Friday 9…
Development Planning Unit
'Human, Economic and Social Flows beyond Crisis' programme begins
DPU and the Humanitarian Affairs Team of Save the Children UK are delighted to announce their new programme "Human, Economic and Social Flows beyond Crisis: Understanding the Urbanitarian".…
Development Planning Unit
Wrap-up of DPU activities at Habitat III
Wrap-up of DPU activities at Habitat III. 25 October 2016. The United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) concluded on Thursday in Quito, Ecuador, with the adoption of the New Urban Agenda (NUA), meant to…
Development Planning Unit
DPU participation at Habitat III - First 3 days review
DPU participation at Habitat III - First 3 days review. 20 October 2016. 11 academics and staff members from the Development Planning Unit are currently in Quito, Ecuador for the United Nations third conference on Human Settlements – Habitat III.…
Development Planning Unit
Reducing Relocation Risk in Urban Areas Research Shared at Habitat III
Reducing Relocation Risk in Urban Areas Research Shared at Habitat III. 18 October 2016. The DPU ongoing collaborative research project ‘Reducing Relocation Risk in Urban Areas’ presented their research findings presented at Habitat III…
Development Planning Unit
DPU at Habitat III
The DPU will actively be contributing to the Habitat III programme in Quito, Ecuador between 17th - 20th October.…
Development Planning Unit