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Convergence and Divergence in Conceptualising and Planning the Sustainable City
Convergence and Divergence in Conceptualising and Planning the Sustainable City. 11 May 2015. A special section of Area Volume 47, Issue 2, guest edited by Dr Andrew Harris (UCL Geography) and Dr Susan Moore (UCL Bartlett School of Planning).…
The Bartlett School of Planning
UCL Public Event of the Year Award for Team CASA
UCL Public Event of the Year Award for Team CASA. 8 May 2015. Last night CASA received an award at the UCL Communication and Culture Awards ceremony for Public Event of the Year. The UCL Communication and Culture Awards recognise the hard work that…
Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) honours top geographers
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) honours top geographers. 5 May 2015. Professor Michael Batty and Paul Theroux have both been awarded Royal Medals as part of a series of awards that recognise extraordinary achievement in geographical research,…
Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis
Next Helsinki finalists announced
Next Helsinki finalists announced. 28 April 2015. A design project by two PhD candidates at The Bartlett School of Architecture, Christos Papastergiou and Christiana Ioannou, has been shortlisted for the Next Helsinki competition. Launched as an…
The Bartlett School of Architecture
How to Build a City in 10 Simple Steps
How to Build a City in 10 Simple Steps. 24 April 2015. With Egypt unveiling plans to construct a brand new capital east of Cairo, World Travel Guide talks to city planners and architects to devise a checklist for building the perfect city. As the…
The Bartlett School of Planning
Greater London National Park City conference supports green initiative
Greater London National Park City conference supports green initiative. 21 April 2015. The Reimagine London conference held at the Southbank Centre last week saw planning practitioners, campaigners, academics and politicians gather to show their…
UCL Institute for Global Prosperity
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…
Development Planning Unit
Habitat III conversations continue: Prepcom 2 in Nairobi
Habitat III conversations continue: Prepcom 2 in Nairobi. 16 April 2015. The second session of the Preparatory Committee of the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) is convening this week in Nairobi.…
Development Planning Unit
UCL Energy Seminar: 'Financing Home Energy Efficiency: Lessons from the Green Deal and Needs for the Future' with Mark Bayley CEO of The Green Deal Finance Company and Petter Allison, commercial director
UCL Energy Seminar: 'Financing Home Energy Efficiency: Lessons from the Green Deal and Needs for the Future' with Mark Bayley CEO of The Green Deal Finance Company and Petter Allison, commercial director. 24 March 2015, 5:30 pm–8:00 pm. Event…
UCL Energy Institute
Discussions on Habitat III pick up speed at 14th World Social Forum
Discussions on Habitat III pick up speed at 14th World Social Forum. 24 March 2015. Civil society groups are currently discussing their expectations of the Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) at…
Development Planning Unit