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Just sustainabilities - DPU contribution to UN-Habitat’s World Cities Report
Just sustainabilities - DPU contribution to UN-Habitat’s World Cities Report. 27 May 2016. UN-Habitat has just published the 2016 World Cities Report which is fully available online (). The report focuses on the emerging futures of urbanisation…
Development Planning Unit
The Challenge of Sustainable Housing in Livable Cities - DPU at European Habitat III
The Challenge of Sustainable Housing in Livable Cities - DPU at European Habitat III. 22 March 2016. The Habitat III European Regional Meeting took place in Prague between 16th and 18th March 2016. It covered the fifty-six Member States of the…
Development Planning Unit
The role of community media in the pursuit of sustainable urban development
The role of community media in the pursuit of sustainable urban development. 18 March 2016. What role does media play in urban development? How are crucial urban issues being reported to citizens? Is the urban journalist another key stakeholder in…
Development Planning Unit
Seminar for the Challenges of Chinese Cities’ Governance
Seminar for the Challenges of Chinese Cities’ Governance. 9 March 2016. With the most tremendous wave of urbanisation in human history, effective urban management is needed to address the unparalleled growth of Asian megacities. Urban Knowledge…
Development Planning Unit
Medellin in motion: Governmental technologies of city-model making
Medellin in motion: Governmental technologies of city-model making. 4 March 2016. ‘Urban Governance and its Discontents’ was the hot topic at the latest Oxford City Debates event hosted by the Oxford Programme for the Future of Cities Througha…
Development Planning Unit
The Prospects and Challenges of the SDGs in Asian Cities
The Prospects and Challenges of the SDGs in Asian Cities. 24 February 2016. Experiencing the largest wave of urbanisation in human history, a majority of Asia’s overall population will be living in urban areas by 2030. Effective urban management…
Development Planning Unit
A Social Agenda for the Olympics – Favela Upgrading and Integration into the City
A Social Agenda for the Olympics – Favela Upgrading and Integration into the City. 18 February 2016. DPU partner Ibase (the Brazilian Institute for Social and Economic Analyses) is developing a campaign to address the legacy of the Olympics Games…
Development Planning Unit
Is social integration the approach for connecting refugees and asylum seekers to cities?
Is social integration the approach for connecting refugees and asylum seekers to cities? 9 February 2016. In the face of increasing forced migration, cities have the imperative to deal with refugees and asylum seekers. Their presence in contemporary…
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
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