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DPU PhD candidate successfully defends thesis on energy justice in Dhaka’s slums
Congratulations to Mark Jones who has successfully defended his doctoral thesis that global energy justice debates should be broadened beyond the present Northern focus to include specific studies in the global South, where energy injustices can be…
Development Planning Unit

New book on urban mobility co-edited by DPU's Dr Daniel Oviedo out now
The book entitled "Urban Mobility and Social Equity in Latin American Cities: Evidence, Concepts and Methods for more Inclusive Cities" is the 12th volume of the Transport and Sustainability series of Emerald Publishing.…
Development Planning Unit

Registration open for UCL Open Day featuring DPU input
We are excited to welcome you to the Graduate Open Series. Registration is now open for a series of events and talks, including three from the DPU. You can find out more and explore our suite of resources online.…
Development Planning Unit

DPU PhD candidate successfully defends thesis on infrastructure as practice in Johannesburg
Congratulations to Kerry Bobbins who successfully defended her thesis that, in practice, general concepts of green infrastructure become what actors can claim ownership of and which uncertainties they can manage at project sites.…
Development Planning Unit

The DPU summerLab team launches a ‘winter’ special online edition
The virtual series will take place in the contexts of Aleppo, Berbera and Chengdu…
Development Planning Unit

IGP RELIEF Centre awarded funding for research on urban recovery solutions in Beirut, Lebanon.
The RELIEF Centre will assess vulnerabilities for urban recovery solutions in the Mar Mikhael and Karantina neighbourhoods in Beirut, Lebanon.…
UCL Institute for Global Prosperity|Development Planning Unit

New book by DPU's Prof. Camillo Boano published
The book, published in Italian, is titled 'Progetto Minore. Alla ricerca della minorità nel progetto urbanistico ed architettonico', which translates into English as 'Minor Design. Searching for minority in the urban and architect…
Development Planning Unit

New research project with DPU's Catalina Ortiz as Co-investigator awarded GCRF funding
The 6-month project 'Activating abandoned heritage: The Medina of Tunis’ potentials and pathways' was awarded funding after GCRF: UCL Internal Small Grants Call (AY 2020-21) announced the grant holders last week.…
Development Planning Unit

DPU PhD candidate successfully defends thesis on development, Interculturalidad and power
Congratulations to Bruno Chichizola who has recently defended his doctoral thesis titled 'Development, Interculturalidad and power: Translating an NGO-led development intervention in the Peruvian Andes'…
Development Planning Unit

Launch of book on mapping by University of London Press with contributions from DPU staff
The book 'Mapping Crisis: Participation, Datafication and Humanitarianism in the Age of Digital Mapping' features contributions from DPU's Giovanna Astolfo, Ricardo Marten and Camillo Boano…
Development Planning Unit