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Building the evidence-base for Humanitarian Response in Cities
Building the evidence-base for Humanitarian Response in Cities. 20 April 2015. We have just released a major piece of work commissioned by DFID Humanitarian Policy and Partnerships Group, CHASE. The review, looks at the current evidence-base on…
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Urban Africa Risk Knowledge: Urbanisation, poverty and disaster risk in sub-Saharan Africa
Urban Africa Risk Knowledge: Urbanisation, poverty and disaster risk in sub-Saharan Africa. 10 March 2015. DPU is a key part of a research consortium that has been awarded £3.3 million from the UK’ s Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)…
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Visible Anthropology through mapping: DPU PhD candidate receives distinguished award
Visible Anthropology through mapping: DPU PhD candidate receives distinguished award. 30 September 2014. In recognition of her innovative doctoral research, Tatiana Ome has recently received an academic prize awarded by ‘ Visible Anthropology’…
Development Planning Unit
PhD students in Virtual Roundtable: Is Chile well-prepared for Disasters?
PhD students in Virtual Roundtable: Is Chile well-prepared for Disasters? 6 May 2014. On Monday 14 April several DPU PhD candidates participated in a virtual panel using Google Hangouts along with other international experts. The event was an…
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Report on understanding child-centred urban disaster risk reduction in Asia
Report on understanding child-centred urban disaster risk reduction in Asia. 15 April 2014. MSc Urban Development Planning Alumnus Don Brown has recently co-written a report for the Asian Cities Climate Resilience Working Paper Series with Dr David…
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Launch of the Silk Cities platform
The DPU is delighted to announce the launch of Silk Cities.…
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DPU contributes to UN’s International Strategy for Disaster Reduction 2013 Global Assessment Report
DPU contributes to UN’ s International Strategy for Disaster Reduction 2013 Global Assessment Report. 26 June 2013. At an assembly in New York on May 15, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched the UN's International Strategy for Disaster…
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The DPU works with Atkins and the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS)
The DPU works with Atkins and the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS). 18 June 2013. Photo by Flickr member Dan Corbett. Over the last year Adriana Allen, Vanesa Castán-Broto and Caren Levy from the DPU – now joined by Cassidy Johnson…
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Mapping popular resistance and dwelling practices in the slopes of Bogotá hills, Colombia.
Mapping popular resistance and dwelling practices in the slopes of Bogotá hills, Colombia. 20 November 2012. The 'Heuristics' research platform interrogates the political agency of mapping and maps through two strategies. The first one called…
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Future Proofing Cities: Risks and Responses to Inclusive Urban Growth in Developing Countries
Future Proofing Cities: Risks and Responses to Inclusive Urban Growth in Developing Countries. 20 November 2012. Source: Future Proofing Cities report (c) Atkins 2012. A major new report published by Atkins in partnership with UCL’ s Development…
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