Past events
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SLURC Launched at Habitat III
SLURC Launched at Habitat III. 21 October 2016. Dr Andrea Rigon and Dr Alexandre Apsan Frediani coordinated and supported a delegation from Freetown (Sierra Leone) at the UN Habitat III conference. The delegation included Sam Gibson, Mayor of…
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Faculty Materialisation Grant 2016 awarded to ‘Refugee Cities: the Actual Spaces of Migration’
We are delighted to announce that the DPU led interdisciplinary 'Refugee Cities' research project has received the Faculty Materialisation Grant 2016.…
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DPU participation at Habitat III - First 3 days review
DPU participation at Habitat III - First 3 days review. 20 October 2016. 11 academics and staff members from the Development Planning Unit are currently in Quito, Ecuador for the United Nations third conference on Human Settlements – Habitat III.…
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Reducing Relocation Risk in Urban Areas Research Shared at Habitat III
Reducing Relocation Risk in Urban Areas Research Shared at Habitat III. 18 October 2016. The DPU ongoing collaborative research project ‘Reducing Relocation Risk in Urban Areas’ presented their research findings presented at Habitat III…
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DPU at Habitat III
The DPU will actively be contributing to the Habitat III programme in Quito, Ecuador between 17th - 20th October.…
Development Planning Unit
DPU Staff donate books to Mzuzu University
In December 2015, The Mzuzu University in Northern Malawi lost their entire stock of library books in an unfortunate fire incident.…
Development Planning Unit
'Bangkok. On Transformation and Urbanisation' book launched
Bangkok. On Transformation and Urbanisation' book launched. 6 October 2016. DPU is pleased to announce the publication of the first volume of the "Cities, Design and Transformation” book series entitled "Bangkok. On Transformation and Urbanism”.…
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Meeting with Ecuadorian Ambassador
Meeting with Ecuadorian Ambassador. 4 October 2016. The DPU's briefing meeting in London’s Ecuadorian Embassy – held in advance of the UN Habitat III Congress in October in Quito Ecuador – was joined by his excellency Ambassador Carlos Abad.…
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DPU News Issue 60
Urban Transformations…
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DPU Working Paper - No. 183
Mumbai's urban metabolism and the role of waste management through informality…
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