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People: in focus – Dr Sulafa Badi on the ripple effect of infrastructure investment
People: in focus – Dr Sulafa Badi on the ripple effect of infrastructure investment. 25 August 2016. Dr Sulafa Badi, together with Dr Stephen Pryke, has recently finished a report into how infrastructure hubs act as strong economic stimulants.…
The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction
Juliano Denicol, PhD Candidate, awarded prestigious PMI Thesis Research Grant
Juliano Denicol, PhD Candidate, awarded prestigious PMI Thesis Research Grant. 16 August 2016. We are delighted to announce that Juliano Denicol, a C&PM PhD Candidate, has been awarded the highly prestigious Thesis Research Grant from Project…
The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction
UCL-Energy seminars second term 2015/2016 round up
UCL-Energy seminars second term 2015/2016 round up. 15 July 2016–26 August 2016, 12:00 am–12:00 am. Event Information. The 2015/2016 academic year finished up with a great series of events at UCL-Energy Institute. Thank you to all of our speakers…
UCL Energy Institute
Professor Michelle Baddeley comments on Brexit, Construction and Infrastructure
Professor Michelle Baddeley comments on Brexit, Construction and Infrastructure. 5 July 2016. As the immediate shock of the EU Referendum starts to dissipate, sterling is stabilising and share markets are recovering. But what are the wider impacts -…
The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction
The Post GDP World: Towards Sustainable Global Prosperity - an MOOC
UCL Institute for Global Prosperity (IGP) is pleased to announce that a new MOOC titled The Post GDP World: Towards Sustainable Global Prosperity, will be launched later this year.…
UCL Institute for Global Prosperity
World Economic Forum report, ‘Shaping the Future of Construction’, presented to UCL
World Economic Forum report, ‘Shaping the Future of Construction’, presented to UCL. 9 May 2016. The first report from the World Economic Forum’s ‘Future of Construction’ initiative was presented at the Steering and Advisory Committees…
The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction
Challenging wealth inequality: reflections on Skoll World Forum 2016
Challenging wealth inequality: reflections on Skoll World Forum 2016. 22 April 2016. By Jun Han, D.Phil. Candidate in Sociology, University of Oxford. Global wealth inequality is growing fast. In 2014, OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation…
UCL Institute for Global Prosperity
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
Can Our Economies Grow Forever? - Paul Ekins TedxUCL Talk
Can Our Economies Grow Forever? - Paul Ekins TedxUCL Talk. 2 February 2016. As human economies grow, they use more and more natural resources and increase their impacts of the environment. The question arises as to whether continuing economic growth…
UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources
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