Creating sustainable urban environments

The Centre for Urban Studies (CUS) as well as an Urban Lab is conceived of as a centre allied with the School of International Relations and Politics (SIRP), at the Mahatma Gandhi University in Kerala

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Mathew A Varghese

Mathew A Varghese

Director, Centre for Urban Studies & Assistant Professor, SIRP

Abhinand Kishore

Abhinand Kishore

Researcher, Engineer & Artist

Nikhil Mathew

Nikhil Mathew

Doctoral Student, Urban Studies & Social Anthropology

Harisa P.A

Harisa P.A

Research Scholar

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Algorithmic Governance Research Network
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Urban Enclaving Futures
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Global Research Programme on Inequality (GRIP)
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Inclusive Cities and Global Urban Transformation

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Jan 4, 2025

Inclusive Cities and Global Urban Transformation

This open access book addresses the problem of global urban development that excludes various groups of people from the benefits of urban growth and sustainable development.

Significance of Kattalocal: Urban Spheres of Kochi as Regional City

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Significance of Kattalocal: Urban Spheres of Kochi as Regional City

Centre for Urban Studies and its Student Cohort, together with Arts Space Kochi (ASK) and c-hed organized a talk for urban students and enthusiasts on April 05, 2024

A contraband banknote and a currency on tv: the materiality of money, insights from tunisia

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A contraband banknote and a currency on tv: the materiality of money, insights from tunisia

Centre for Urban Studies organised a talk on 'The materiality of Money, insights from Tunisia' by Myriam Amri.

Ethnography from the inside out

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Ethnography from the inside out

Centre for Urban Studies organised a talk on 'Ethnography from the inside out' by Angela Glaros on 20 July 2022.

Fiscal policy for human development: the global evidence and empirics

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Fiscal policy for human development: the global evidence and empirics

Centre for Urban Studies organised a talk on 'Networks in the colonial world' by Sebastain Joseph on 17 Dec 2021.

Networks in the colonial world?: science, colonialism and plant imperialism

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Networks in the colonial world?: science, colonialism and plant imperialism

Centre for Urban Studies organised a talk on 'Networks in the colonial world' by Sebastain Joseph on 17 Dec 2021.

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