Climate change and health: Think globally, act locally

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This piece by PEAK Urban’s Samuel Yutong Cai outlines some of the discussions at a recent event on climate change and health. This blog has been reposted from the PEAK urban website. Last week I participated…

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Applications for ‘Future Cities’ PhD Studentships Now Open

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The University of Edinburgh and University of Glasgow have announced the launch of a collaborative series of PhD studentships of ‘Future Cities’, spanning some 20 different projects exploring various areas of cutting edge urban research. The…

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High-Rise Residential Development: An International Evidence Review

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Dr James White, CaCHE Co-Investigator based at the University of Glasgow, will lead an international evidence review on high-rise residential development. This blog provides more information about the project and how to get involved.  The number of…

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Municipal What?: Reflections on #municipalsocialism in the 21st century

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Bert Russell provides reflections on a how municipal socialist ideas, practices and projects can contribute to struggles for justice in the 21st century. This piece is reposted from the Urban Institute website.  The “Municipal Socialism in the…

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Videos of ‘The Good City’ conference now available

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Between 18 and 20 April 2018 Urban Transformations hosted a major event, ‘The Good City: Urban Transformations, Comparison and Value’, bringing together a broad range of leading urbanists to explore some of the key challenges facing…

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Urban Transformations profiled in Society Now magazine

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The latest volume of the ESRC’s Society Now magazine features a detailed profile of Professor Michael Keith, Coordinator of the Urban Transformations portfolio, and his thoughts on the ways that cities are now reshaping almost every…

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Making cities tick

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In this profile, first featured in Society Now and reproduced here, Arild Foss talks to Professor Michael Keith about the ESRC Urban Transformations network and his work on how cities function, how different interventions can improve…

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The Good City: Urban Transformation, Comparison and Value

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Between 18 and 20 April 2018 Urban Transformations is hosting a major conference, ‘The Good City: Urban Transformation, Comparison and Value’, in Oxford. The event will bring together a broad range of leading urbanists to explore…

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A new book series on the challenges facing today’s cities

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Urban Transformations has recently organised a number of workshops across the world on the key challenges facing cities in different regions, including in Brazil (November 2017) and South Africa (January 2018), with a forthcoming event in…

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New report from Urban Transformations on Urban Living Labs

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Urban Transformations has recently published a publication on the emerging landscape of ‘urban living labs’ in the UK, Europe and globally. Comparative International and Urban Living Labs – The Urban Living Global Challenge: A Prospectus is…

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