MSc Urban and Regional Planning students went on a fieldtrip to Turin on 25-29 March 2013. Read the fieldtrip report (in Italian). [ssba_hide]

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Introduction Our programme is unique among graduate planning schools in being based upon the disciplines of social science, particularly economics, geography, politics and social policy. We offer a cross-disciplinary teaching team with a wide range of research expertise as well as experience in professional practice. The MSc programme enjoys an international reputation and attracts students…

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Introduction This PhD offers training both in human geographic research and in interdisciplinary approaches to understanding/ responding to the analytic and practical challenges of an era of rapid urbanisation and urban re-development around the world. Cities and development are the main focus of work by both staff and students associated with this programme. But it…

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The following PhD theses are currently under the supervision of UPD@Geography cluster staff.   Divisions and Resistance: Migrant Domestic Workers and the Right to the City Laura Antona  Supervisors: Hyun Bang Shin and Sylvia Chant Everyday disruptions and consistent place-making: An ethnographic exploration of the everyday spatial practices of ‘homelessness’ in Mumbai Paroj Banerjee Supervisors:…

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Graduated Name Supervisor Thesis Current placement 2014 Andrea Gibbons Gareth A. Jones and Sharad Chari Segregation in Search of Ideology? Hegemony and Contestation in the Spatial and Racial Configuration of Los Angeles 2014 Jayaraj Sundaresan Murray Low and Gareth A. Jones Urban Planning in a Vernacular Governance – Land use Planning and Violations in the city of…

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Sciences Po and LSE have come together to offer outstanding undergraduate students a distinctive dual degree devoted to urban management and policy, the Double Master’s in Urban Policy, thus uniting their efforts in an area they both excel in. This specific 2-year programme is based on the mutual recognition of curricula and evaluation in the…

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Introduction Human geography and urban studies have become the most dynamic areas of the social sciences, drawing together concerns with space, economy, society and the environment. This programme is aimed at students who, having successfully completed an undergraduate degree in Geography or similar social science subject, now require a more focused introduction to human geographical…

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Introduction The MSc Regional & Urban Planning Studies is a strongly focused and internationally based planning programme that has a long tradition in training both people seeking careers in urban and regional planning policy and mid-career professionals.  Founded in 1966 by the departments of Economics, Geography and Government, the programme (now housed solely in the…

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