📣 NEW RESEARCH 📣 "The road to #sustainable #Kigali: A contextualized analysis of the challenges", by Gideon Baffoe Sohail Ahmad & Ramjee Bhandari🇳🇵🇬🇧. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/2NdsRjy #urbanresearch #urbantransformation #sustainablecities #cities #city #GCRF

Focusing on inclusive governance will help #Kigali achieve sustainable development, says Gideon Baffoe Sohail Ahmad & Ramjee Bhandari🇳🇵🇬🇧. Read more in new article ➡️ bit.ly/2NdsRjy #urbanresearch #urbantransformation #sustainablecities #cities #city #GCRF

"Inclusive governance is key to address development challenges in Kigali". New brilliant #openaccess article on the pathways to sustainable #Kigali 🇷🇼 from our own Gideon Baffoe Sohail Ahmad & Ramjee Bhandari🇳🇵🇬🇧! Fantastic read 🌟 Do check out: doi.org/10.1016/j.citi… #urbanisation

SHLC: "Enter Now: Neighbourhood Matters – A Virtual Exhibition" centreforsustainablecities.ac.uk/news/enter-now…

This virtual panel event, co-hosted by UN-Habitat, the University of Glasgow and SHLC, will discuss the impact of #COVID 19 on the #housing sector and how housing policies can help to deliver more sustainable and inclusive #urban development. 28 Oct. Register here! bit.ly/30znQJ6

🗞️ Check out this fascinating NEW PAPER on urban–rural linkages & effective solutions for achieving #SustainableDevelopment in #Ghana, by our own Gideon Baffoe with colleagues from IGES-Institute for Global Environmental Strategies UN University – IAS UTokyo | 東京大学's Institute for Future Initiatives link.springer.com/article/10.100… 👀👇

📢 JOB OPPORTUNITY 📢 Are you interested in urban studies in developing countries? SHLC is looking for Research Associates to join our team! APPLY BY: 19th AUG: bit.ly/3ACZs90 Urban Studies & Social Policy

It's conference time! 🤗 Many of us Urban Studies & Social Policy are joining Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)'s #RGSIBG21 this week. Look out for papers (co-)delivered & sessions (co-)organised by our very own Adriana Soaita Bilge Serin Sohail Ahmad Gideon Baffoe & Ya Ping Wang 👀 Here's a quick summary if you're joining too 🤓

Our #RGSIBG21 delegates are also giving papers! 🙂 Gideon Baffoe & colleagues are presenting "The road to sustainable Kigali: Integrated & inclusive governance" on 31 Aug at 1pm BST. Come along if you can!

Reflection from a Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) session organised with Ramjee Bhandari🇳🇵🇬🇧 Gideon Baffoe Inequalities exist everywhere: Identifying nature and severity are crucial for policy interventions Urban Studies & Social Policy SHLC centreforsustainablecities.ac.uk/news/inequalit…

📢#JobOpportunty: Lecturer in Sustainability Department of Environment and Geography with strengths in challenge & solution-oriented teaching & research targeted at addressing grand environmental & social sustainability challenges. Join an exciting & supportive dept. 🌳🌍 ➡️: ow.ly/ABmv50H9fYM

University of York is launching its partnership with the Ashinaga UK to provide full scholarships for African students. The £1.2 million scholarship scheme supports students from sub-Saharan Africa who have lost one or both of their parents. york.ac.uk/news-and-event…

Effective #urban planning is said to be crucial for ensuring #liveable, #equitable and viable #urban areas progress towards #sustainability. Read this excellent paper here! Congratulations Dr Shilpi Roy and Gideon Baffoe cutt.ly/6SPwZpl

We're hiring a Physical Geography technician to support our research and teaching Department of Environment and Geography. We are a friendly and collegiate department and we're going places. Come work with us. jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/techni…

Check out this recent publication from IGDC Member Gideon Baffoe📖Baffoe, G. and Kintrea, K. (2022). Towards Understanding the Landscapes of Neighbourhood Research: An Insight from Bibliometric Analysis. Sustainability, 14(5), 3115. doi.org/10.3390/su1405… Politics Research at York

🌍Meet our new YESI Fellows project "Urban Resilience in Kigali." Tackling land expropriation + climate change, empowering communities + fostering research collabs for a sustainable future. Gideon Baffoe Sohail Ahmad Daniel Kyereko Land Portal IrdpRwanda ➡️ ow.ly/uyJ250QJf7T

🌍 Don't miss our #InternationalFellows seminar with Philip Antwi-Agyei KNUST Discover how agricultural practices can enhance climate resilience by reducing urban communities' exposure to climate shocks and stresses. 🌱 #ClimateAction 19 Sept➡️ow.ly/TK1350T7neI Gideon Baffoe