Addis Ababa Urban Age Task Force

New partnership to make Ethiopian capital greener, more connected, and more equitable

The Addis Ababa Urban Age Task Force has been launched to support the Ethiopian capital advance its strategic urban development agenda.

Climate Emergency and Cities: An urban-led mobilisation?

LSE Cities publishes new discussion paper by Philipp Rode

‘Climate Emergency and Cities: An urban-led mobilisation?’ by LSE Cities Executive Director Philipp Rode unpacks the Climate Decade’s priorities for urban climate action, policy and research.

Nov

Planning New York

Public Lecture with Marisa Lago, the Director of the New York City Department of City Planning

New York City’s Planning Department is supposed to make the city a better place to live, to maintain what works and improve what doesn’t. Does it succeed?

Nov

Making Connections for Climate Action

Public Lecture with experts in urban transport and renewable energy

With transport a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, urban transport authorities have a key role to play in the transition to net zero.

LSE Cities

LSE Cities is an international centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science that carries out research, graduate and executive education and outreach activities in London and abroad. It studies how people and cities interact in a rapidly urbanising world, focusing on how the physical form and design of cities impacts on society, culture and the environment.

Seen and Heard Research Project

A study of privatised public space and youth culture

Seen and Heard is a research and engagement project with Brent Youth Parliament and the Blueprint Collective commissioned by Brent London Borough of Culture.

Savage Messiah

Revisiting Savage Messiah with author Laura Grace Force

Since its original publication in 2011, Laura Grace Ford’s Savage Messiah has become essential reading for anyone interested in London’s contemporary banalization.

A short film by LSE London and LSE Cities on High density living in London

Short filmed produced as part of a joint project between LSE Cities and LSE London exploring high-density housing in London.

Metropolitan Indicators

Developing a system of comparative indicators of 50-60 cities for Metropolis

LSE Cities will provide comparative research on metropolitan governance, economic development, social cohesion, gender equality, sustainability, and quality of life.

News

Oct

Philipp Rode speaks on the future of mobility in Milan conference and new podcast

Philipp Rode, Executive Director of LSE Cities, will be a featured speaker at the NEXT Design Perspectives conference in Milan on 29 October. The conference, held at the Gucci Hub, is an exploration of the future of creativity and design. Rode will take part in a discussion on the theme ‘Mobility: the road ahead’, which will address the rise of new […]

Oct

Philipp Rode featured in new ‘Urban Humans’ investigative series

LSE Cities Executive Director Philipp Rode is featured in a new in-depth investigative series on urban humans and the future of cities. Urban Humans , a multi-media project launched on 16 October 2019, investigates how far cities can push their limits in the face of unprecedented urban growth and worsening climate change. Rode weighs in on space shortage, […]

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9 Oct 2019 | Catarina Heeckt to moderate session at C40 World Mayors Summit in Copenhagen
7 Oct 2019 | Making Addis Ababa greener, more connected, and more equitable
25 Sep 2019 | Transforming Peripheries: Philipp Rode to speak at first Urban Land Conference
24 Sep 2019 | Coalition for Urban Transitions launches new report ahead of UN Climate Action Summit
19 Sep 2019 | Transforming Transport | Philip Rode speaks at 2019 IIEA/ESB conference
4 Sep 2019 | UrbanNext features Ricky Burdett and Philipp Rode in new video.
18 Aug 2019 | LSE Cities publishes new paper in the Journal of the British Academy
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