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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Wales Housing Research Conference 2020: Call for abstracts

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The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) is co-hosting with the WISERD Wales Housing Research Network, Shelter Cymru and the Welsh Government the Wales Housing Research Conference 2020.  Housing and homelessness are high on the…

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ESRC funding call to tackle the challenges of ageing in UK and China

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The ESRC has announced an interdisciplinary joint call, ‘Understanding and Addressing Health and Social Challenges for Ageing in the UK and China’, which invites high quality proposals between researchers in the UK and China which aim…

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Creating a movement for change: Fresh ideas for construction in the UK

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The ESRC-funded Transforming Construction Network Plus (N+) is hosting its 2019 Annual Conference, ‘Creating a Movement for Change‘, on Thursday 19 September at the Royal Society in London. This one-day conference seeks to stimulate new perspectives,…

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Exploring the golden thread of design in new housing development

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With design quality high on the agenda for government and the housing industry, research by UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) is exploring how design value is delivered at each stage in the development process.…

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New report by Jam and Justice explores how we can govern cities differently

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The ESRC-funded project Jam and Justice: Co-Producing Urban Governance for Social Innovation is now close to completion, and alongside a series of collaborative events the team has now released its findings in a major report. How…

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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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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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The PARCOUR Project to Feature in a Special Issue of European Planning Studies

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The Public Accountability to Residents in Contractual Urban Redevelopment (PARCOUR) project, a three-year collaborative project between the University of the West of England (USW), the University of Amsterdam and Universidade de São Paulo, has now been…

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An Evening with Jam and Justice – 3 July

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The Jam & Justice Action Research Collective are getting to ready to share findings and wider lessons, and celebrate the outcomes of our projects in Greater Manchester. Places are limited, so register now to reserve a place here.…

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