Urban Africa Risk Knowledge (Urban ARK): Insights from Malawi and Freetown

Dialogues in Development: Urban Africa Risk Knowledge (Urban ARK): Insights from Malawi and Freetown…

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Outputs from the DPU hosted 7th International i-Rec Conference published online

Outputs from the DPU hosted 7th International i-Rec Conference published online. 20 July 2017. Papers and outputs from the DPU hosted 7th International i-Rec Conference "Reconstruction and Recovery in Urban Contexts" in 2015 have now been published…

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Risk reduction in informal settlements

Risk reduction in informal settlements. 28 November 2016. In order to promote risk reduction and inclusive and accountable planning, local institutions need to have a better understanding of risks and vulnerabilities to which the population in their…

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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…

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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…

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Lessons for Fort McMurray's long road ahead to rebuilding – Cassidy Johnson on CBC Radio One

Lessons for Fort McMurray's long road ahead to rebuilding – Cassidy Johnson on CBC Radio One. 23 May 2016. Throughout May 2016 massive wildfires have been sweeping through western Canada leaving behind a trail of devastation. Beginning just…

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Urban ARK Website Goes Live

Urban ARK Website Goes Live. 5 November 2015. We are delighted to announce that the Urban Africa Risk Knowledge (Urban ARK) project webpage is now live at www.urbanark.org. The DPU team comprised ofand Rita Lambert is a key part of the research…

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cLIMA sin Riesgo project launches digital platform

cLIMA sin Riesgo project launches digital platform. 27 July 2015. One of our latest action-research projects - cLIMAsinRiesgo - has launched a dedicated website www.climasinriesgo.net which will serve as the digital space of dialogue throughout the…

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