Student Work

Over the past few years our graduate students have been working on a range of topics related to PARCOUR’s theme. We are proud to publish shortened articles written by our students here. Stay tuned for some fascinating posts.

Building alone, living together? Self-build and public space

Nov 9, 2017

By Rik Bos. Throughout my life as a planning student I often dwelled upon the same question: who actually shapes the world around us? And who should? As I gained more and more planning knowledge, my answers to these questions became increasingly extensive, up to the...

Place branding and the public interest: how is it communicated?

Oct 23, 2017

By Aurelien Reynolds. During my master’s program in Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Amsterdam, I became particularly interested in the communicative approach used by places and organisations in urban planning. I realised that the content of...

PPP Casa Paulista: Crackolandia and State violence in São Paulo

Sep 12, 2017

By Gabriel Palladini, a master's student at the University of São Paulo. In his master’s thesis research he adresses the matter of drug addicts in the area of the PPP Casa Paulista, and the use of violence by the São Paulo State against these people. The PPP Casa...