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CESET principle investigator Professor Vanesa Castán Broto and her colleague Professor Andrea Rigon at University College London have edited a new book with Routledge. 'Inclusive Urban Development in the Global South: Intersectionality, Inequalities, and Community' emphasizes the importance of the neighbourhood in urban development planning, with case…

The New African Urban University Project officially launched with a successful inception meeting on 29th March 2021. 23 project team members – including Urban Institute members Beth Perry, Vanesa Castán Broto and AbdouMaliq Simone - from 9 universities across the world met virtually to forge new partnerships aimed at strengthening…

The Government of Mozambique recently distributed a draft off grid regulation and requested comments by the private sector and other relevant stakeholders. CESET were given the opportunity to participate in the consultation process and provided feedback. Download the briefing here.

Our Director Professor Beth Perry is one of the authors of this new open access book and  contributes findings from the Realising Just Cities Project as part of Mistra Urban Futures programme. How can we create new practices for research collaboration that mirror the…

Congratulations to Aidan While, Simon Marvin and their colleagues Andy Lock; Mateja Kovacic; Nancy Odendaal and Christian Alexander on their new open access journal article “Making space for drones: the contested reregulation of airspace in Tanzania and Rwanda” published in…

We are pleased to announce the Urban Institute is a partner in a new international collaborative project ‘The New African Urban University: Building partnerships to realise the promise and potential of sustainable urban transformations’. Led by Zarina Patel, Associate Professor at the…