by Global Development Institute | Mar 15, 2017 | Comment
By Sally Cawood, PhD researcher at the Global Development Institute By 2030, it is predicted that nearly five billion (60%) of the world’s population will live in cities[1]. Whilst these spatial shifts are occurring globally, the pace and complexity of urbanisation in...
by Global Development Institute | Oct 20, 2016 | Comment
By Luis Eduardo Perez Murcia is a PhD researcher at The Global Development Institute This month more than 25,000 delegates meet in Quito, Ecuador, for the Habitat 3 conference which sets out the United Nations’ New Urban Agenda – a guide to policies and approaches...
by Global Development Institute | Jul 25, 2016 | Comment
We heard that one of our alumni was coming back to Manchester to attend the Big and Open Data Workshop this month, so we sat down with Chris Foster to talk about how why he chose to study at the University of Manchester and what he’s been up to since he graduated. Why...
