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Imagining a Social Enterprise Model for the Provision of Pro-poor Housing...
In November 2013, super typhoon Yolanda hit the Philippines in full swing. Fragile shelter structures across the archipelago’s coastal areas did not withstand the strong winds and storm surges brought...
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From heroes to villains: Brazil at risk of moving away from the New Urban Agenda
By Julia Moretti and Alexandre Apsan Frediani Call to support the mobilisation against a new presidential act that intends to dismantle the regulations for land regularization in Brazil. A network of...
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MSc Development Administration and Planning 2017 Fieldtrip. Recount of the...
The international field trip is an integral part of the MSc Development Administration and Planning Programme (DAP) and this year, the students travelled to Kampala, Uganda for their field trip. This...
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“The Limits of Consensus?”: Somaliland’s 2017 presidential election observed
By Conrad Heine with Michael Walls Six months beyond Somaliland’s presidential election on November 13th 2017, “The Limits of Consensus?”, the final report by the DPU-led, UK government-funded...
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Lessons from Kampala on Reflexivity in Development Practice
The international field trip is an integral component of the MSc Development Administration and Planning (DAP). After months of desk-based research in London, our cohort traveled to Kampala, Uganda, to...
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Urban economics in the time of Covid-19: What happens when the thing that...
Part of our Post COVID-19 Urban Futures series. Many of the world’s most iconic cities are in lock-down. Bustling public places have emptied overnight. As the images below show, Times Square (New York)...
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Coronavirus and the State of Non-recognition: The Case of Somaliland – PART 1
This is the first of a two-part article. Part 2 is available here (link) Average expected reading time 6 minutes Introduction: background to Somaliland non-recognition The Republic of Somaliland...
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Coronavirus and the State of Non-recognition: The Case of Somaliland – PART 2
Part 1 of this article dealt with the background regarding Somaliland’s non-recognition and is available here (link) Average expected reading time 7 minutes Humanitarian assistance and COVID-19 in a...
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A journey into the Peruvian Amazon: Collaborating for sustainable regional...
By Naji Makarem, Etienne Von Bertrab and Alessio Koliulis Over the past 4 years, students of the MSc in Urban Economic Development have been engaging with stakeholders on the local and regional...
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Tren Maya: high hopes and contested development in the Yucatan Peninsula
Authors: Naji Makarem, Étienne von Bertrab and Alessio Koliulis This year our students in the MSc Urban Economic Development embarked on our Overseas Practice Engagement (OPE) by focusing their...
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