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Community and prosperity beyond social capital: The case of Newham, East London
Henrietta Moore and Nikolay Mintchev argue that a narrow focus on social capital obscures the complexity of community dynamics. The authors consider prosperity as a lens for understanding community.…
UCL Institute for Global Prosperity
Community and prosperity beyond social capital: The case of Newham, East London
Henrietta Moore and Nikolay Mintchev argue that a narrow focus on social capital obscures the complexity of community dynamics. The authors consider prosperity as a lens for understanding community.…
UCL Institute for Global Prosperity
New Built Environment Club launches in Ecuador
New Built Environment Club launches in Ecuador. 19 January 2017. The Bartlett has launched a new Built Environment club in Quito, Ecuador. This is the seventh club, following those created in Shanghai, Chongqing, Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore and…
Faculty of the Built Environment

New book explores the ethics, urbanism and philosophy of urban design
New book explores the ethics, urbanism and philosophy of urban design. 12 December 2016. The DPU are delighted to announce the publication of a new book by Camillo Boano (Director of MSc Building and Urban Design in Development and Co-Director of…
Development Planning Unit

UCL-Energy seminar: 'A breath of fresh air - Air pollution: causes, impacts and policies'
'A breath of fresh air - Air pollution: causes, impacts and policies' a presentation from Professor Mark Barrett, Dr Claire Holman and Paul Drummond …
UCL Energy Institute

The Holy City of Makkah. Growth, Informal Areas and Urban Identity
The Holy City of Makkah. Growth, Informal Areas and Urban Identity. 01 December 2016, 5:30 pm–7:00 pm. Event Information. Open to. All. Organiser. The Bartlett Development Planning Unit. Location. Room 101, DPU, 34 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H…
Development Planning Unit

Informal Institutions Shaping Refugee's Cities. Lessons from Lebanon
Informal Institutions Shaping Refugee's Cities. Lessons from Lebanon. 28 November 2016, 5:30 pm–7:00 pm. Event Information. Open to. All. Organiser. The Bartlett Development Planning Unit. Location. Room 101, 34 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9EZ.…
Development Planning Unit

'Engaged Urbanism' Book Launch
Engaged Urbanism' Book Launch. 9 November 2016. The UCL Urban Laboratory will be launching its new anthology Engaged Urbanism: Cities and Methodologies, edited by Ben Campkin and Ger Duijzings, at the Free Word Centre in Farringdon on Friday 9…
Development Planning Unit

'Human, Economic and Social Flows beyond Crisis' programme begins
DPU and the Humanitarian Affairs Team of Save the Children UK are delighted to announce their new programme "Human, Economic and Social Flows beyond Crisis: Understanding the Urbanitarian".…
Development Planning Unit
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…
Development Planning Unit