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Crises, capital & the immigrant: the impact of platform-delivery work on the socio-spacial integration of immigrant riders in Barcelona
(2020-05-29)
In his 1872 polemic, "The Housing Question", German philosopher Friedrich Engels addressed the housing problems faced by the proletariat migrant workers in major industrial centres. He asserted that ...
Waiting in non-places: the spatialization of discourses in Mexico’s migrant integration centres
(2020-06-08)
Over the last few decades, the process of labelling migrants and refugees has become increasingly politicized. And yet, these labels imply access (or lack thereof) to resources, rights and protections ...
From privatisation to the human right to water in Latin America: a closer look at Uruguay, Argentina and the plurinational state of Bolivia
(2017-05-25)
Following the many failed private-sector management contracts in Latin America, the anti-privatisation campaigns have gradually risen in numbers and shifted their attention towards the Human Right to ...
Build back better? Not only a technical matter. Insights from owner-driven reconstruction in Nepal
(2017-05-26)
Post-disaster Recovery and Reconstruction play a vital role in amplifying or reducing the magnitude of future hazards, challenging communities to Build Back Better in order to reduce their exposure to ...
“Smart city? What address are you looking for?” Perception and participation in India’s smart cities through the case of Pune
(2017-05-25)
India’s Smart Cities Mission aims to improve the quality of life in 100 of its cities through a citizen-centric and all-inclusive strategy of physical, social, institutional and economic infrastructure. ...
Sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS): a neighbourhood scale approach for urban stormwater management. The case of Bon Pastor, Barcelona
(2019-05-20)
The increase of floods and the inability of aging sewage infrastructure to deal with stormwater retention led Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) to be one of the emerging paradigms for urban ...
Perceptions of place within paradoxes of inclusion and exclusion: the case of unaccompanied youth migrants in Sweden
(2020-05-29)
This thesis focuses on unaccompanied youth migrants in urban centers. For this study, I have looked into two main arguments – one that says that social inclusion and exclusion are inherent in any social ...
Learning through housing activism in Barcelona: knowledge creation and exchange in neighbourhood-based housing groups
(2019-05-27)
As a reaction to a severe housing crisis, Barcelona’s civil society has been creatively reclaiming a radical right to housing. Previously centralized in one specific movement, housing activism in the ...
Economic recovery and vulnerable communities’ resilience: insights from two case studies in Mexico
(2019-05-20)
Most strategies developed to support recovery in the aftermath of disasters tend to address psychological, social, economic, and infrastructure issues separately. Drawing upon literature, authors agree ...
What is the future of a city center after an earthquake? A case study of the reconstruction process of Portoviejo, Ecuador
(2019-05-20)
The lack of coordination between national and municipal government entities, and the always-changing nature of their policies tend to create contradictory scenarios in reconstruction processes. This ...