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Karen Waneska is a Brazilian PhD candidate at the Faculty of Landscape and Society (LANDSAM), Department of Urban and Regional Planning (BYREG). She holds a Master's degree in Building and Urban Design in Development from the Development Planning Unit (DPU) at University College London (UCL).
Her research critically analyses the green city transition, focusing on its global interconnections, particularly the dynamics of value production chains linking countries in the Global North and South. This research trajectory builds on a decade of architectural and urban planning training and professional practice in Brazil, Germany and the UK. Her interests centre on issues of just transition, housing, and urban planning, especially as they relate to green colonialism, and socio-spatial and environmental inequalities.
In addition, she has been teaching master's and bachelor-level classes, contributing to courses such as APL380 – Environmental Governance for Planners and APL280 – Urban Sociology.
Prior to her PhD, Karen worked on urban development projects in London, working as Estate Regeneration Senior Project Manager in the Regeneration and Environment team at Brent Council, and as Urban Design and Conservation Planner in the Major Development Planning team at Newham Council.
She has been awarded fellowships and scholarships from the:
- Empowered Futures research school;
- Chevening scholarship through the UK Government;
- Science Without Borders scholarship through the Brazilian Government;
- Santander scholarship in partnership with the ANDIFES academic mobility programme.
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