This blog by Annie Wilkinson, Principal Investigator of the project Shock Tactics: Urban Health Futures in the Wake of Ebola, discusses the implications of the coronavirus for residents of informal settlements for whom ‘crisis is already the…
As the Urban Transformations programme approaches its end, this brief introduction by Professor Michael Keith – excerpted from the longer report, The ESRC Urban Transformations Programme: An Overview – presents some of the key milestones and…
This blog by Professor Michael Keith, Coordinator of the Urban Transformations portfolio and Principal Investigator of the PEAK Urban project, is based on a paper presented by Michael Keith to the World Urban Forum on 10…
This interview with Neil Adger, one of the Principal Investigators of the MISTY: Migration and Sustainability project, explores some of the connections between migration, cities and sustainable development. This piece has been reposted from the T2S…
Migration is a key part of our society. With around 750 million migrants across the globe, migration should be incorporated into sustainable development planning, and in particular in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is…
In this picture blog, reposted from the SHLC website, Dr Arvind Pandey explores living conditions, from housing to craft culture, in Madurai city, India. His explorations paint a vivid picture of the beautiful city alongside some…
Ahead of the PEAK Urban retreat in Medellín, this blog by Santiago Mejía-Dugand gives an overview of the city’s growth and the central role of social urbanism in its development.This piece has been reposted from the…
In this blog Dr Kevin Winter describes how the WASTE FEW ULL (Waste Food-Energy-Water Urban Living Labs – Mapping and Reducing Waste in the Food-Energy-Water Nexus) project is supporting improved water use in South Africa through…
Is Smart about infrastructure? Or about effecting social change? Insights from Indore’s waste management revolution by Dr Morgan Campbell, part of the project UNDERstanding Indian Urban Governance REFORM: A Comparative Analysis of the Smart City Mission…
In July 2019, the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) Centre’s Prof Suzanne Fitzpatrick, Dr Peter Mackie, and Dr Jenny Wood published a CaCHE policy briefing on homelessness prevention in the UK. Combining original research…
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