Graduation students in the Planning Complex Cities studio are free to choose a graduation topic and location of their own interest. They are, however, encouraged to align their interests with ongoing research projects at the Department of Urbanism. A project that provides excellent opportunities for alignment is the project Urban Planning and Design Ready for 2030 (UP2030).
UP2030 is a Horizon Europe project that aims to support cities in driving socio-technical transitions to climate neutrality by integrating technology, urban planning and design. Within the project, city stakeholders and local authorities are supported and guided by a consortium of universities, research institutes and technology SMEs to put carbon neutrality on the map of their communities in day-to-day actions and strategic decisions. TU Delft is a Work Package leader in charge of developing a tool for benchmarking Spatial Justice, in collaboration with municipalities, technology SMEs and universities. This work entails preparing a pilot strategy and urban design for a historic neighbourhood in the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, where the authorities wish to integrate one of the city’s favelas into the fabric of the neighbourhood in a sustainable, carbon neutral way.
Students involved in this track are expected to contribute to this project by doing research and design that supports the city of Rio and the technical stakeholders in their endeavour.
Students are also expected to contribute to the Centre for the Just City’s activities, including the organisation of the symposium “Benchmarking Spatial Justice” in Nov 2023.
Students are also encouraged to participate in the “Call for a Manifesto for a Just City” in October 2023.
As an alternative, students are free to choose from one of the project’s city partners pilot projects (Lisbon, Granollers, Milan, Belfast, Rotterdam, Budapest, Zagreb, Thessaloniki, Munster and Istanbul). Participation in the project guarantees access to city data and interaction with city officials and other partners in the consortium.
For more information, please see here and contact: r.c.rocco@tudelft.nl
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