Partnership with UN-Habitat: Research, White Papers, Conferences, Pilot Projects
The Centre for the Future of Places has been working closely with UN-Habitat in a partnership outlined in a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2018, and currently being renewed through 2021. The Centre serves as a research hub for implementation of the New Urban Agenda, a framework international agreement
adopted by acclamation by all 193 member states of the United Nations, portions of which were developed in part by Centre personnel.
The KTH Centre for the Future of Places committed to delivering a number of resources and working with partners on implementation pilot projects.
Among the projects:
- publication of books, book chapters, research articles, and edited research journal special issues;
- compilation of a database on public space research;
- development of a white paper of conclusions available on the UN-Habitat website;
- assistance with implementation pilot projects, including meeting with public officials, civic leaders and the media
- participation in international conferences and public events, disseminating the Centre’s findings;
- further dissemination through websites, videos, and professional articles.
Categories of Outreach:
The project has had wide impact across many sectors and partners:
- International Agencies: Partners and collaborators in events and publications include UN-Habitat, UN Environment Programme, and The World Bank.
- NGOs: Partners include HealthBridge (Canada), King Salman Center for Local Governance (Saudi Arabia), and Sustasis Foundation (USA).
- Academic partners: The Centre has current or former collaborations with personnel and/or departments at ETH Zurich, TU Vienna, MIT, Harvard, UCL, Unversity of Chicago, University of Newcastle, City University of New York, University of Cincinnati, New College Florida, Ben Gurion University, University of British Columbia, and others.
- Students: The Centre’s personnel have lectured and presented its work to students at other institutions including Harvard University, Yale University, the University of Chicago, Da Nang University of Technology, Prince Sultan University, Cape Town University, Khalifa University, and others.