Our purpose in pursuing UN-Habitat UNI partnership is to establish connections with universities and research institutions pursuing UN-Habitat sustainability goals. We want to engage in collaborative partnerships on new research and faculty/student exchanges that promote innovative, implementable tools and strategies toward sustainability.
Our objective is to promote the interconnected socio-economic and environmental dimensions of sustainable urban development and the production of new knowledge on the future of cities and metropolitan regions. These goals align with the development of a Global Urban Research Network. UNI partnership will broaden and deepen our educational curriculum and help faculty and students to think critically about the future of cities and urban regions.
Thematic Hubs of interest are: urban futures, informal urbanism, social issues/inequality, and on urban form. We can host UNI initiatives and events in New York, contribute to the Urban Lecture Series, and collaborate on White Papers to UN-Habitat and the New Urban Agenda. We can also act as expert consultant on sustainable development as a holistic, interdisciplinary strategy.
We would also like to engage faculty and students in Habitat III preparations and apply for student internships.
