UT held an event at Habitat III asking how this grand global conference might make a difference to the billions of people who will live in the future cities of the world.
At Habitat III, UK-based scholarship remains at the very cusp of urban thought in international development circles, building on its rich critical, and practical tradition in a myriad of uncharted ways. Urban Transformations is working to…
Next week, the city of Quito, Ecuador, plays host to the third ever United Nations conference on housing and sustainable urban development, also known as Habitat III.
The Urban Transformations Network, UK Economic and Social Research Council (UT-ESRC) is partnering with the Conversation to develop a series of articles on publicly funded UK research at the UN Habitat III summit in Quito, Ecuador. We will…
Transforming research into practices and policies: Dialogues on implementation and evaluation of the new urban agenda A Habitat III Side Event convened by: Urban Transformations Network, United Kingdom Economic and Social Research Council (UK-ESRC) Time: 17…
Nicholas Simcik-Arese On May 6th 2016 UN-Habitat, the United Nations agency for human settlements and sustainable urban development, released the Zero Draft of its “New Urban Agenda”. This cornerstone policy document, to be finalized at Habitat…
Welcome to the first issue of @utconnect, a digest highlighting some of the activities of the Urban Transformations team and portfolio members. We are an ESRC network, coordinated from the University of Oxford, showcasing research on…
Vanesa Castán Broto Will 2016 be an urban year in international development policy? In September 2015, the United Nations Assembly adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to supersede the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). One notable feature…
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