Joshua VARGAS
Joshua Vargas is currently a Research Assistant under the Agropolitan Territories of Monsoon Asia module at Future Cities Laboratory Global. He supports the development and deployment of ur-scape, FCL’s geospatial planning support tool created in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank and the Swiss Secretariat of Economic Affairs among others.
His interest in data-driven policymaking can be traced back to his experience as a representative of his hometown (Zamboanga City, Philippines) to the 2018 UNICEF Growing Up Urban Surabaya meeting of mayors, where he met researchers who help decision-makers craft evidence-based programmes to empower urban youth in Global South cities. This inspired him to apply to Yale-NUS College, where he has recently graduated with a degree in Urban Studies and Mathematical, Computational, and Statistical Sciences.
Research Interests
- Data-driven policymaking
- Economic geography
- Inclusive development
- Urbanisation in the Global South
Education
- BA (Honours), Yale-NUS College
Major in Urban Studies
Minor in Mathematical, Computational, and Statistical Sciences
Awards
- NUS Lee Kuan Yew Gold Medal (top student in cohort)
- NUS Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Prize
Social Media
- LinkedIn: external pageJoshua Rommel
- Twitter: external page@urbanjoshvargas
- Mastodon: external page@vargaseous
- Website: external pagehttps://www.urbanjoshvargas.com/