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The DPU produces engaging blogs written by staff, students, alumni and partners on a range of relevant and topical subjects
Healthy cities aren’t a question of boring or exciting buildings but about creating better public space
Originally published in The Conversation by Haim Yacobi, Professor of Development Planning and Programme Leader of the MSc Health in Urban Development.
Claudia Sheinbaum and the future of Mexico’s Fourth Transformation
A blog written by Étienne von Bertrab, Lecturer (Teaching) at The Development Planning Unit.
Unlocking collective trauma: Knowledge production, possession, and epistemic justice in “The Act of Killing” and the 1965 genocide in Indonesia
A blog written by Kafi Khaibar Lubis, 2022-23 student of the Environment and Sustainable Development MSc
“Your acting was great. But stop crying.”
The temporality and plurality of sustainability
A blog written by Sophie Avent, 2022-23 student of the Environment and Sustainable Development MSc
We know your problem, and we’re going to fix it
A blog written by Tywen Thomas, 2022-23 student of the Environment and Sustainable Development MSc
Beyond the mango tree: An exploration and reflection on women, care and sanitation in Kigoto
A blog written by Annabel Collinson, 2022-23 student of the Environment and Sustainable Development MSc
“My house is just beyond the mango tree”
Land security through food security
What would land security for urban informal settlement residents look like if the state prioritised, and rewarded, food sovereignty and security instead of automatically turning first to questions of land tenure and property rights? This question is a provocation to think land security for marginalised groups anew, and simultaneously address a key dimension of food and nutrition in concerns for social protection.
Exploring the public role of a Global University: Reflecting on the potential of embedded learning alliances in promoting planning justice
Authors: Chauncie Bigler, Yuka Aota, Debayan Chatterjee, Corin Menuge (Graduates of MSc Urban Development Planning, Bartlett DPU, UCL)
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RECLAIM-FUTURE Mini-Project
By Wacera Thande and Robert Biel
Designing child-friendly cities: play spaces outside playgrounds
By Qianxi Zhang
This blog was written as a synthesis of a DPU Dialogues in Development event “Designing child-friendly cities: play spaces outside playgrounds”, co-hosted with the UCL’s Critical Childhood Studies Research Group (CCSRG). Qianxi is a one-year visiting researcher at the DPU, working with Dr Andrea Rigon and CatalyticAction on the codesign of child-friendly cities and communities.
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