The session will be delivered by Dr Philipp Horn (Senior Lecturer and Director of Recruitment) and student ambassadors from the Department of Urban Studies and Planning. This subject taster draws directly on findings from collaborative research undertaken in Nairobi, Kenya.
Contemporary urban challenges: Planning for the provision of adequate shelter
This session introduces the subject of urban studies and planning. It offers an interactive subject taster lecture that focuses on the issue of providing adequate shelter in informal settlements. In a context where approximately 1 billion people worldwide currently live in slums, adequate shelter provision is a crucial challenge for cities attempting to transition towards sustainable urban development. The session reveals how adequate shelter provision requires urban planning responses that engage holistically with issues such as housing, land and service provision and that address the specific needs of residents who live informally.
Through engaging with a real-life case – Mukuru in Nairobi, Kenya (one of East Africa’s largest slums) – you will gain hands-on knowledge of how multi-sectoral and collaborative interventions that combine top-down and bottom-up planning can help make informal settlements become more fair, just and sustainable places.
When: Monday 26th June 2023, 4.30pm - 5.50pm
Age group: Year 12 and Year 13
Schedule
Please note, this is an approximate schedule and is subject to change.
4.30pm - Settle in
4.35pm - Welcome and introduction to the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at the University of Sheffield
4.45pm - Subject taster interactive lecture
5.25pm - Q&A on the subject taster
5.35pm - General Q&A about studying urban studies and planning at the University of Sheffield
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