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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. 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
Grid Connected but the Urban Poor Still Lack Energy Access
Grid Connected but the Urban Poor Still Lack Energy Access. 9 December 2015. This week at the COP21 climate change negotiations in Paris, there has been discussion of the role cities can play in reducing emissions. There has also been discussion of…
Development Planning Unit
DPU involvement at the 'Limiti Urbani/Urban Limits' workshop
DPU involvement at the 'Limiti Urbani/Urban Limits' workshop. 7 December 2015. The DPU’s Camillo Boano, MSc BUDD Director and Co-director of the UCL Urban Laboratory was invited to participate in a workshop organised by UNIVERSUD and the Faculty…
Development Planning Unit
‘Gender, Asset Accumulation and Just Cities’: DPU Book Launch
‘Gender, Asset Accumulation and Just Cities’: DPU Book Launch. 3 December 2015. ‘Gender, Asset Accumulation and Just Cities’: DPU Book Launch. The DPU hosted an event on the 25th November to launch an important new book, ‘Gender, Asset…
Development Planning Unit
DPU in VII Waterlat meeting - Guadalajara, México
DPU in VII Waterlat meeting - Guadalajara, México. 27 November 2015. DPU's Étienne von Bertrab, together with Irene Bonilla (in picture) from the Mexican Institute for Community Development (IMDEC) participated in the VII Meeting of…
Development Planning Unit
DPU and Njala University Joins Forces to Set Up the Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre
DPU and Njala University Joins Forces to Set Up the Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre. 20 November 2015. DPU and Njala University joins forces to set up the Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre. The end of October marked the start of activities at…
Development Planning Unit