Participants in this PhD programme conduct research in various thematic areas within the Urban Development and Governance field. Below you can find an overview of the ongoing and completed PhD research as well as the visiting researchers per geographic area.
Ongoing & Completed PhD Research
Title
Name
Country
Category
"Innovation Adaptation in Urban Light-rail Transport: Adapting Pricing and Infrastructural Innovations using Frugal Approach in Ethiopia and Nigeria. A case study of Addis-Ababa, Abuja and Lagos Cities"
Taslim Alade
Nigeria
Completed
"Public-private partnership led housing delivery in urban Nigeria: institutional determinants of stakeholder inclusiveness" Daniel Adamu Nigeria Completed PhD research Title
Name
Country
Category
“Determinants of Microenterprise Success in the Urban Informal Sector of Addis Ababa: A Multidimensional Analysis” (2012) B.F. Garoma Ethiopia Completed PhD research “Microfinance in Ethiopia. Elixir or Poison?” (2009) D.D. Obo Ethiopia Completed PhD research “The Addis Ababa real estate market: managing the transition and implications for reform” F. Mengistu Ethiopia Completed PhD research Title
Name
Country
Category
“Central – local relations in urban water supply and sanitation” (2006)
G.Q.M. Laryea-Adjei
Ghana
Completed PhD research
Title
Name
Country
Category
"People’s risks perception of Climate change and its influence on urban livelihoods adaptation strategies in Tanzania. The case study of Dar es Salaam city"
Masumbuko. S. Idd
Tanzania
Ongoing research
Title
Name
Country
Category
"The politics and governance of implementing urban expansion policies in Greater Cairo Region"
Mohamed Nada
Egypt
Ongoing research
Ongoing & Completed PhD Research
Title
Name
Country
Category
"Learning between cities through peer-to-peer (or city-to-city) methods, including its modalities, processes, outcomes, and impacts, and how these can bring about energy transitions"
Elena Marie Ensanado
Philippines
On-going PhD research
"Collective Engagement: From disaster prone city to green and resilient city" Theresa Audrey Esteban Philippines On-going PhD research Title
Name
Country
Category
"Infrastructure development thorough PPP"
Endo Kei
Japan
On-going PhD research
Title
Name
Country
Category
"Rethinking the role of “urban growth machine” in the sustainability of urban heritage renewal, the case of China"
Xuelei Zhang
China
On-going PhD research
"The effectiveness and facilitating factors of MPI in working with the fragmentations in Chinese spatial planning system" Min Cai China On-going PhD research “Measuring urban sustainability in China” (2002) M. Zhang Mingshun China Completed PhD research Title
Name
Country
Category
"Visible Cities: Place Branding Role For A Sustainable Development In Saudi Cities" Abdulrhman Alsayel Saudi Arabia On-going PhD research "An appraisal, on the impact of rising mega shopping malls on the sustainable urban planning and development of Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia" Yasser Asim Qaffas Saudi Arabia On-going PhD research Title
Name
Country
Category
"Urban Revitalization: Community Garden as A Place Making Initiative"
Poeti Akbar
Indonesia
On-going PhD research
"Governance and Urban Sustainability in Indonesia"
Natalia Ginting
Indonesia
On-going PhD research
"Concept of Spatial Engineering for Urban Waterfront Development in coastal line of Semarang City"
Muhammad Irfani
Indonesia
On-going PhD research
"Walking in The Non-Walkable Neighborhood, An Insight of The Walkability in The Low Middle Income Organic Residential Areas in Sukabumi City"
Deary Artiyanti
Indonesia
On-going PhD research
"Government Communication 2.0: Enhancing Public-Government Collaboration through Social Media in Improving The Quality of Public Policy in Indonesia"
Muhammad Akram Mansyur
Indonesia
On-going PhD research
"Developing Indonesia's Sustainable Corridor through regional Development Approach"
Gitasanti Djais
Indonesia
On-going PhD research
"Living in a volcanic river basin: advancing the potential use of cultural ecological knowledge in managing the nexus of water-lahar in a volcanic region, case study: Opak Sub-Basin, Yogyakarta, Indonesia"
Vicky Ariyanti
Indonesia
Completed PhD research
Title
Name
Country
Category
"Connecting Alternative Housing Finance and Residential Environment Quality of Low and Low-Middle-income households in Sri Lanka"
Susantha Amarawickrama Liyanage
Sri Lanka
On-going PhD research
Title
Name
Country
Category
"Climate Change and Population Dynamics Nexus: Understanding Climate Induced Migration in Coastal Bangladesh"
Md. Shemul Sheikh
Bangladesh
On-going PhD research
Title
Name
Country
Category
"S.I.T.E. Valuation of Drinking Water"
U. Naga Anil Kumar Palakodeti
India
On-going PhD research
"Role of small cities in shaping youth migration pathways in India"
Mukta Naik
India
On-going PhD research
“Institutional dimensions of program planning and implementation: three cases of slum upgrading programs in Mumbai, India” (2002)
P.A. Desai
India
Completed PhD research
Title
Name
Country
Category
"The results of smart city development in South Korea"
Yirang Lim
South Korea
On-going PhD research
Title
Name
Country
Category
"Optimal Spatial Environmental Planning Pattern of Green City (case study: Tehran)" (2015)
Morteza Shabani
Iran
Completed Sandwich PhD and Postdoc research
Title
Name
Country
Category
"Factors affecting security concerns of high rise residents in Bangkok, Thailand"
Siriwan Rujibhong
Thailand
Completed PhD research
Title
Name
Country
Category
"Government capacity & community participation in urban housing and infrastructure upgrading projects in cities of Vietnam" (2016)
Viet Hung Ngo
Vietnam
Completed PhD research
Visiting Researchers
Name
Country
Affiliation
Category
Weiwei Hu
China
Chongqing Technology and Business University
Visiting researchers
Hailun Zhu
China
University of Science and Technology of China
Visiting researchers
Ongoing & Completed PhD Research
Title
Name
Country
Category
"The digital urban energy businness ecosystem: the advent of smart markets in the power sector"
Stefano Zambotti
Italy
On-going PhD research
"Sharing economy and local regulation"
Genea Canelles
Italy
On-going PhD reserach
Title
Name
Country
Category
"Entrepreneurialism in city-regions in developing countries" (2017)
Jean Cyril Fegue
Germany
Completed PhD research
Title
Name
Country
Category
"Urbanization, health and inequality in the developing world" (2012)
E. van de Poel
The Netherlands
Completed PhD research
Visiting Researchers
Name
Country
Affiliation
Category
Denada Veizaj (2016)
Albania
Polytechnic University of Tirana
Visiting researchers
Joana Dhiamandi (2016)
Albania
POLIS University
Visiting researchers
Dorina Papa (2016)
Albania
POLIS University
Visiting researchers
Saimir Kristo (2016)
Albania
POLIS University
Visiting researchers
Name
Country
Affiliation
Category
Jessica Smeralda Oliva (2016)
Italy
Universita degli Studi di Palermo
Visiting researchers
Ongoing & Completed PhD Research
Title
Name
Country
Category
"Inter-Municipal Cooperation in solid waste management"
Mario Emmanuel Villalba Ferreira
Paraguay
On- going PhD research
Title
Name
Country
Category
"Natural Based Solutions (NBS) for urban environmental sustainability in Andean Ecuadorian cities. Case of study: Quito"
Tannya Pico
Ecuador
On- going PhD research
Title
Name
Country
Category
"Increasing women’s access for well-being after resettlement: The Belo Monte hydropower dam project"
Satya Maia Patchineelam
Brazil
On- going PhD research
"Integrated water resources management in urban areas in Brazil" (Postdoctoral research) (2015)
A. Juca
Brazil
Completed Sandwich PhD and Postdoc research
"The Metropolitan Governance Challenge in Brazil" (PhD Sandwich programme) (2015)
Wagner Rufino
Brazil
Completed Sandwich PhD and Postdoc research
“Multi-sectoral partnerships for low income land development in Brazil” (2002)
M. Correa de Oliviera
Brazil
Completed PhD research
Title
Name
Country
Category
"Effective governance, management and public water policy in Mexico: a focused model on the ability of government steering" (PhD Sandwich programme) (2015)
Antonio Cáñez Cota
Mexico
Completed Sandwich PhD and Postdoc research
Title
Name
Country
Category
“Urban Land Management in Cuba” (2012)
R. Nunez
Cuba
Completed PhD research
Title
Name
Country
Category
“Relevance of metropolitan government in Latin American cities: Inter-institutional coordination in Caracas, Venezuela and Monterrey, Mexico” (2003)
A. Paiva Aranda
Venezuela
Completed PhD research