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Richard was appointed Professor of Urban Planning for Disaster Risk Reduction in 2017.
He is an urban planner, specialised in the use of geo-spatial technologies for urban planning and management. From 1981 to 1983 he worked as a planning consultant and local government planner in South Australia. He has worked in planning education and research since joining ITC in December 1983. He obtained his PhD from Utrecht University, for his research “Managing Informal Settlements: a study using Geographic Information Technology in Dar es Salaam Tanzania”. His research interests and activities are focused on the use of geo-spatial technologies in spatial planning for sustainable urban development with an emphasis on issues related to urban informality, urban poverty alleviation and the relationship between spatial planning and disasters. He is now supervising PhD students working on: social-ecological resilience in Rafsanjan, Iran; integrated urban and flood modelling in Kampala and Kigali; the use of UAVs for slum mapping in Kigali, Rwanda; Planning support for urban resettlement projects in Kigali, Rwanda; Risk perception and flood mitigation in Kampala; and modelling impacts of urban growth in the Nile River valley. He has supervised PhD’s working on disasters and urban spatial planning issues in Lalitpur, Nepal and Medellin, Colombia; participatory spatial planning tools in Tripoli, Lebanon; spatial planning and surface water management in Wuhan, China; economic cluster development in Beijing, China; urban village development in Shenzhen, China; slum mapping methods for Indian cities; slum upgrading and governance in Ahmedabad; land use and transport integration in Hanoi and Wuhan.
Richard has worked in numerous international development and capacity building projects including the following countries: China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Vietnam. From 2012-2013 he was team leader of the Integrated Flood Management in Kampala project undertaken under the UN-HABITAT Cities and Climate Change Initiative. He is currently coordinator of the Resilience and Risks Management Strategies thematic group of the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) and a member of the Global Human Settlement working group (http://www.earthobservations.org/ghs.php).
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Utrecht University
14 Nov 1997 → 10 Jun 2004
Master
Nov 1986 → 17 Jun 1988
Bachelor
Feb 1976 → Dec 1978
Keywords
- G Geography (General)
- urban planning
- disaster risk reduction
- GIS
- remote sensing
- urban modelling
- slum mapping
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An extended briefing and debriefing technique to enhance data quality in cross-national/language mixed-method research
Chereni, S., Sliuzas, R. V. & Flacke, J., 25 Feb 2020, In : International Journal of Social Research Methodology: Theory and Practice. 23, 6, p. 661-675 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Assessment of cascading effects of typhoons on water and sanitation services: A case study of informal settlements in Malabon, Philippines
Purwar, D., Sliuzas, R. V. & Flacke, J., 14 Jul 2020, In : International journal of disaster risk reduction. 51, p. 1-13 13 p., 101755.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Enhanced data and methods for improving open and free global population grids: putting ‘leaving no one behind’ into practice
Freire, S., Schiavina, M., Florczyk, A. J., Macmanus, K., Pesaresi, M., Corbane, C., Borkovska, O., Mills, J., Pistolesi, L., Squires, J. & Sliuzas, R., 2020, In : International journal of digital earth. 13, 1, p. 1-17 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Evaluating spatial scenarios for sustainable development in Quito, Ecuador
Salazar Proaño, E. E., Henríquez, C., Sliuzas, R. & Qüense, J., 28 Feb 2020, In : ISPRS international journal of geo-information. 9, 3, p. 1-20 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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2
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From closed to claimed spaces for participation: Contestation in urban redevelopment induced-displacements and resettlement in Kigali, Rwanda
Nikuze, A., Sliuzas, R. V. & Flacke, J., 1 Jul 2020, In : Land. 9, 7, p. 1-19 19 p., 212.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Activities
LANDac Online Encounter 2020
Richard Sliuzas (Chair), Annelies Zoomers (Participant), Alda Salomao (Participant), Michael Rice (Participant), Salaheldin Abukashawa (Participant)3 Jul 2020
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
LANDac Online Encounter 2020
Richard Sliuzas (Organiser)29 Jun 2020 → 3 Jul 2020
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
LANDac Online Encounter 2020
Richard Sliuzas (Participant), Jaap Zevenbergen (Participant), Diana Reckien (Participant), Shuaib Lwasa (Participant), Kei Otsuki (Participant)2 Jul 2020
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
Caribbean Handbook on Risk Information Management
C.J. van Westen (Consultant), Victor Jetten (Consultant), R. Sliuzas (Consultant), M. Brussel (Consultant), D. Alkema (Consultant), Bastian Van den Bout (Consultant), Manzul Hazarika (Consultant)2013 → 2016
Activity: Consultancy
Press / Media
Building Climate Resilience in the Urban Poor
30/06/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
The cartography of control: Mapping the Calais refugee camp
17/06/16
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Uncharted Territory: The Power of Amateur Cartographers
8/08/13
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment