The titles and authors of all MSc in Urban Studies theses from successfully defended from the 2024 cohort are listed below. Those receiving an excellent or very high mark (17-20 in the Belgian system) are highlighted and available for download.
- The Cinderella effect: Gender, mobility & access to the night in Brussels Sofia Alonso
- The Kids Are Alright. Creating and Managing Lasting Greenspace in Schools Katherine Amber
- Airbnb’s Posterchild. Examining The Evolution of Tourist-Led Financialised Gentrification In Koukaki, Athens Phaedon Angelopoulos
- The Temptation of the Temporary: How professionalized nonprofits navigate and shape the changing temporary use scene in Brussels Anna-Lena Ball
- “On l'aime aussi comme ça notre quartier, c’est chez nous”. Personal narratives of social ties, meanings, and attachments in the historic heart of Molenbeek Ida Margarete Bandemer
- Palestine in Berlin – existing is resisting. Investigating human rights, everyday violences and (in)visibility in the city Emma Bleck
- Orchestrating the Underground. Exploring publicness through ambient music strategies and sonic experiences in public transport Ashley Blue
- Learning from streets: global review of school streets and exploration of implementation challenges, stakeholder perspectives, and scaling-up strategies in Barcelona Joan Cholbi Grimalt
- Resistance by Resilience: Centri Sociali in Bologna at the Times of Urban Commons Mattia De Stefano
- Pathways to nature connectedness in small green spaces of Brussels Larissa Gorbatikh
- Arrivals welcome? Interrogating the Duisburg-Marxloh arrival neighbourhood Lara Hartig
- Who cares? They care! The Ethics of Care in Women's Housing Projects in Germany Alexandra Heitplatz
- Demystifying the flagship. Exploring the entanglement of the public library in Calgary’s urban revitalization strategies Danica Herman
- Adding Value? Unraveling Complexities of Private Actors’ Placemaking Efforts in Brussels Kiona Keil
- Mapping social-environmental and ecological injustices in the Brussels Capital Region Joshua Le Bourhis
- Bridging urban green spaces perceptions and experiences, and greening practices. Opportunities and challenges for just urban green spaces creation in social housing neighbourhoods. Insights from Rennes Violette Lemieux
- Hunting in a Pack? An interrogation of the development of MaaS in Brussels through a normative claim to publicness and a focus on public transport Lucas Lyko
- Assessing the Socio-ecological Impact of Citizens-led Initiatives Toward an Urban Sustainability Transition. A Case Study of Brussels’ Inspirons le Quartier Initiative Francesca Massa
- Invisible Cities: The Digital Twin of Gothenburg as a Tool for Citizen Participation Matthew McCarthy
- Carefully Arranging the Blue Boxes. (Field) Notes on Lived Multiculturalism in Colignon´s Neighbourhood Shops Irene Midttun
- Complicit Spaces? Reproduction of Power through Violence in Berlin Universities in the case of Palestine Solidarity Ronja Neger
- The Impact of COVID-19 Safety Concerns on Public Transportation Usage Among Students Under 30 in Brussels Kathryn Novkov
- Tram 55, Métro Nord, and Accessibility Justice Perceptions of persons with reduced mobility of accessibility of Brussels public transport Jakub Osmanski
- Concrete Dreams. Migration, Construction Work and Agency in Brussels Elliott Papazahariakis
- Meals with Meaning: The Impacts of Community Kitchens in Brussels on Participants and Their Role in Promoting Food Democracy Frithjof Leander Paulsen
- Integrating nature-based solutions in urban circular economy models. An explorative case study of Brussels to improve decision support for urban greening and circularity planning in the built environment Steffi Peuckert
- How to Change a Running System: Investigating Attempts to Establish Commons Approaches in Brussels’ Institutional Landscape Gaia Camilla Pilia
- Transnational ties on wheels: The role of long-distance bus transport connecting Bosnia and Herzegovina and Germany Nanne Richardsen
- Why is my cappuccino €5? the geography of specialty coffee in Brussels Michiel Stegen
- Urban design experiments as new arenas for participation: a qualitative case study of the temporary Park Ouest Hanna Steyaert
- Access to co-housing: A case study on the potential of Vienna’s co-housing as commons Constantin Stoll
- The Aftermath of Pedestrianisation. The Case of The Boulevard Anspach. First Floor, Versus Second And Above Charlotte Tiberghien
- Children’s everyday spatial experiences and (independent) mobility in Flanders. The dangerous city and the rural idyll from a child’s perspective Ida Vanden Bulcke
- Billstrasse, a fire, an outcry, das ordnungsamt. Policing urban ‘revitalization’: analyzing the interplay of urban development aims and policing in the reordering of Billstraße, Hamburg Julius Vogelmann
- Soil nexus in EU territorial planning and policy: a systems thinking approach Tainá Wanderley
- Tour & Taxis: Perceptions, experiences, and exclusionary practices in the creation of a contemporary enclave Joseph Williams
- Towards Local Heritage & Well-being Strategies. A Qualitative Study of the Role of Lier’s Cultural Heritage in Supporting Resident Well-being Eda Nur Yilmaz