February
Urban Design as Technology of (Counter‐) Democratic Security Politics
How does urban design become consciously mobilized as a technology of security politics, and how does a reflexive perspective on this use offers productive research avenues? Focusing on the two case studies of Bogotá and Zürich, former ISTP researcher Jonas Hagmann and ISTP PhD candidate David Kostenwein provide new insights into these topics.
The future of sustainable natural resource governance
Join the panel discussion organized by the Natural Resource Governance Institute and NADEL to learn more about the roles for investors and civil society post the COVID-19 crisis.
Improved on-farm storage reduces seasonal food insecurity of smallholder farmer households – Evidence from a randomized control trial in Tanzania
ISTP members Michael Brander, Thomas Bernauer, Matthias Huss present the first experimental evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa that low-cost, hermetic storage bags can reduce the prevalence of severe food insecurity by 38% in the lean season.
Between walls and fences: How different types of gated communities shape the streets around them
Taking Bogotá with its 3,500 gated communities as his case study, ISTP PhD Candidate David Kostenwein created a novel typology focusing on the gated community’s spatial dimension. He portrays it as an integral part of the urban realm as opposed to an isolated island.
MSc STP Online Info Event
Join our online info event on February 25, 2021, at 5pm and learn more about our interdisciplinary Master's programme at the intersection between technology, society and policy at the ISTP!