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Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Erasmus University Rotterdam
Erasmus University Rotterdam
IHS. is a cooperative institute of the Erasmus School of Economics and the Erasmus School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR). Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  Social Sciences Research Programme
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Water Sensitive Cities and Commons: using recycled water for maintenance irrigation to sustain green-blue infrastructure and to supplement the urban form hydrology
University of Reading School of the Built Environment
Communities with existing urban water infrastructure face barriers to engagement between the urban community and the urban water environment; for example in the case of streams still culverted or unhealthy, overgrown feeder streams and ponds that have lost a social role or function. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr K Hyde
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Centre for Urban Design, Architecture and Sustainability
University of Huddersfield School of Art, Design and Architecture
The overarching ethos of CUDAS is that design informs all aspects of academic research of the built environment, whether in the historical, cultural, theoretical or environmental contexts. Read more
 Self-Funded PhD Students Only  Arts Research Programme
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Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University—Design Cluster PhD Opportunities
Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Industrial Design
The University is now offering PhD opportunities at Design cluster, and we welcome applications from high caliber candidates interested in pursuing a research degree in the areas listed below. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Arts Research Programme
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Institutional Urbanism: Contested Identities, Cultural Institutions and Urban Growth
University of Reading School of the Built Environment
Originally scheduled to open its doors in 2020, the Barack Obama Presidential Library in Chicago has yet to break ground. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S. G. Gage
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The assessment of extreme urban flooding risks on traffic network using Digital Twin technology
University of Sheffield Department of Civil and Structural Engineering
Flooding is one of the costliest forms of natural disaster and impacts are expected to increase, in particular, due to climate change, urbanisation and population growth. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr L Zhuo
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Exploring the broader costs and outcomes of a mother and community targeted behavioural intervention and improved safe child play practices in urban and rural Mali
University of Birmingham Institute of Applied Health Research
Ambitious and enthusiastic candidates are invited for one to two PhDs (self-funded or through an external fellowship application), starting any time between September 2020 and June 2021 (several intake times possible in this period). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Jackson, Dr S Manaseki-Holland
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Valuing green and blue urban landscapes
Kingston University Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing
During this prolonged period of neo-liberal development our discourse in the West has become fragmented between a growing concern for climate change/sustainability and a continued need to promote intensive growth and prioritise the needs of capital. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Garside
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Urban Tree for Cooling Cities
University of Reading School of the Built Environment
This project aims to gain new and in-depth understanding of urban tree – built environment interactions. It will be carried out in the context of prevention of summer overheating and creation of comfortable outdoor and indoor living environments for city dwellers. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L Shao
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Exploring creative practice as catalyst for adult public play in the city
University of Reading School of the Built Environment
Play is ‘about creating a truly playable city where the inherent playfulness of people of all ages can be expressed’ (Mahdjoubi and Spencer, 2015, p. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Plaza
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An investigation of the impact of disruption on occupiers and landlords in Commercial Real Estate Markets (Advert Ref: SF19/EE/ABE/GREENHALGH)
Northumbria University Faculty of Engineering and Environment
Commercial real estate markets are increasingly prone to dynamic and disruptive change, the drivers of which include technological, social, environmental and employment practices. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Greenhalgh, Dr K Muldoon-Smith
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Future scenarios for the deployment of autonomous vehicles in urban environments.
Aberdeen University School of Engineering
It is widely anticipated that autonomous vehicles will play an important role in future urban environments, particularly in city-centres. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Beecroft, Dr C Cottrill
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Design for behaviour change in African urban informal settlements
Brunel University London Design
This PhD is linked to a 5-year research project entitled ‘Mainstreaming Gender for Energy Security in Poor Urban Environments’, in short Gender for Energy Security (GENS). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Ceschin
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Design for energy transitions in African urban informal settlements
Brunel University London Design
This PhD is linked to a 5-year research project entitled ‘Mainstreaming Gender for Energy Security in Poor Urban Environments’, in short Gender for Energy Security (GENS). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr F Ceschin
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Water metabolism in cities: towards a deeper understanding of the lifecycle of drinking water in the urbanocene
University of Strathclyde Department of Chemical and Process Engineering
The urbanization trend is an undeniable fact worldwide in large and small cities. The urban conglomeration is continuously evolving as an organic entity that metabolizes energy, food and water into economic growth and waste. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr V Inglezakis
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