Case Studies

Everyday vulnerabilities, Everyday resilience How do marginalized communities within informal settlements address ‘everyday’ urban vulnerabilities through bottom-up adaptation of their physical environment? This project aims to investigate small-scale, daily, vulnerabilities and the impact of corresponding resilience mechanisms. Such ‘everyday resilience’ can ensure greater capacity to cope, adapt to, and even mitigate larger-scale risks. It also […]

Politics of Identity of Tourism Neighborhood of Songgoriti; Batu: Facing Rapid Urban and Technological Transformations in the Age of COVID-19 Emerging Issues One of the sectors which have been greatly affected by the mobility restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is tourism. This research addresses how the COVID-19 pandemic catalyzes the acceleration of digital-driven […]

The Role of Neighborhoods in the City’s Environmental Sustainability   Emerging Issues  Flood in Dili, March 2020 (Photo Source: The Watcher, 2020³) How do communities’ everyday practices intersect with city-wide environmental issues? To what extent do everyday practices play a role in adapting to, mitigating, and/or perpetuating environmental challenges? What are possibilities of local, autonomous […]

Smart Cities, Smart Neighborhoods? Emerging Issues Singapore topped the 2020 Smart City Index (SCI) which surveyed 109 cities across various dimensions of how citizens would consider their respective cities as becoming better cities by becoming smarter ones.1 It showed Singaporeans to have a high level of positiveness and support for the Smart Nation movement, such […]

Narratives of Progress in an Urbanizing and Ageing Neighborhood Emerging Issues Seremban, the capital of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia is an up-and-coming residential hub for young Malaysians working in the metropolitan capital of Kuala Lumpur. Seremban itself is not new; it was known as Sungai Ujong, part of the kingdom of Melaka up until the 16th […]

The neighborhood around the northern end of the Thingazar Chaung (channel) was likely settled after the British colonial government relocated and consolidated approximately six monastic orders into one compound. Since the late 19th century, a thriving neighborhood has grown up around the monastic complex and is now a mixed income and mixed-use area that houses both […]