How will our cities grow in the future? A new approach

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This blog by PEAK Urban’s Jairo Alejandro Gómez Escobar describes some of the work of the project’s Colombia team to model urban growth in the future in a context where the limited available data is ‘noisy’.…

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Is migration an untapped resource in transformations to sustainability?

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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…

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Sustainability through social power: Medellín as a case study

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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…

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The FEW-meter – An Integrative Model to Measure and Improve Urban Agriculture

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While there is increasing interest in the potential of urban agriculture, significant knowledge gaps persist. The FEW-meter – An Integrative Model to Measure and Improve Urban Agriculture, Shifting It Towards Circular Urban Metabolism aims to strengthen understanding…

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Book launch – The Politics of Memory in Brazil (19 November)

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19 November book launch: The Politics of Memory in Brazil Venue: Latin American Centre Author: Andreza de Souza Santos in conversation with Sandra Jovchelovitch (LSE) and Katerina Chatzikidi (Graduate Institute Geneva) Chair: Elizabeth Ewart, Head of…

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Knowing the 21st Century City

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This blog by Professor Michael Keith, Coordinator of the Urban Transformations portfolio and PI of the Building Capacity for the Future City in Developing Countries (PEAK) project, is reposted from the PEAK Urban website.  The hubris…

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PEAK Urban – Fostering a New Approach in Developing Cities

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In response to the increasingly complex development challenges posed by today’s cities, the ESRC-funded Building Capacity for the Future City in Developing Countries (PEAK) seeks to foster a new approach to urban policy making and research…

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Living in São Paulo Metropolitan Area: Understanding the Impact on Mental Health

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“São Paulo cannot stop.” This has been the motto of the richest and most populous city in Brazil since the beginning of its industrialisation in the early 20th century. Considered today as one of the most…

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‘Urban Energy Landscapes’ now published

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The ESRC-funded project Mapping Urban Energy Landscapes (MUEL) in the Global South, focusing on low carbon, inclusive energy systems in cities in China, India, Mozambique and Peru, explored how urban areas could improve their future energy…

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PEAK Urban through the eyes of its researchers

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The PEAK Urban (Building Capacity for the Future City in Developing Countries) programme, a multidisciplinary collaboration between researchers in China, Colombia, India, South Africa and the UK, now features more than 40 interviews with team members…

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