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UN-HABITAT Best Practices Award to a Building and Urban Design in Development (BUDD) 911
UN-HABITAT Best Practices Award to a Building and Urban Design in Development (BUDD) 911. 22 January 2013. Camila Cociña , BUDD alumni (2011-12) and co-founder of the Chile-based NGO Reconstruye, has been selected as one of the 100 "Best…
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DPU Working Paper - No. 148
Relations between economic inequality and political dynamics in contemporary China…
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ESD+15 Anniversary
We have launched an interactive map of ESD alumni to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the MSc in Environment and Sustainable Development (ESD).…
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International observation: elections in Somaliland
International observation: elections in Somaliland. 10 December 2012. On November 28th, 2012, Somaliland, the region that unilaterally declared independence from Somalia in 1991, held local council elections. The campaign and election was witnessed…
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Meta-narratives of Phillippine Urbanism
In September 2012 the DPU’s MSc Building and Urban Design in Development (BUDD) launched a ‘live’ case study project, “Meta-narratives of Philippine Urbanism”.…
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International Conference on URBAN CHANGE IN IRAN
International Conference on URBAN CHANGE IN IRAN. 21 November 2012. The International conference of URBAN CHANGE IN IRAN was held on 8th and 9th November at 911. Hosted by the Bartlett DPU, it was an independent bottom up initiative, which attracted…
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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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DPU PhD thesis awarded first prize in Latin America
DPU PhD thesis awarded first prize in Latin America. 6 November 2012. Dr Ernesto López, assistant professor in the University of Chile and PhD in Urban Planning from the DPU was awarded first prize in the FONAVIP-REDALYC PhD Thesis Competition.…
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Obituary: Prof. Colin Rosser
Obituary: Prof. Colin Rosser. 1 November 2012. Professor Colin Rosser, former Director of the Development Planning Unit, UCL, has died at the age of 86. Son of a South Wales mining family, he won a scholarship to Cambridge to study anthropology. But…
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