Governing the Future City: A Comparative Analysis of Governance Innovations in Large Scale Urban Developments in Shanghai, London, Johannesburg

Grants

Funded period: 01/16 – 01/18

A comparative study of developments in China, South Africa and the UK that explores the ways that competing concerns such as market-driven financing and public participation are balanced in different urban environments.

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Structural Transformation, Adaptability and City Economic Evolutions

Grants

Funded period: 12/15 – 06/18

A research project exploring the role of urban areas in driving economic growth, with a particular focus on their potential in the north of the UK.

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Jam and Justice: Co-Producing Urban Governance for Social Innovation

Grants

Funded period: 01/16 – 01/19

Research project to explore new ways of governing cities, with an emphasis on social innovation and inclusion of disenfranchised communities.

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New Urbanism in India: Urban Living, Sustainability and Everyday Life

Grants

Funded period: 11/13 - 12/16

Ethnographic study of modern urban developments in India and their integration of New Urbanism principles such as accessibility and diversity, with a particular focus on children and families.

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UrbanData2Decide: Integrated Data Visualisation and Decision Making

Grants

Funded period: 10/14 - 11/16

Statistical research project on the use and visualisation of complex information from social media and open data sources.

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RESOLUTION: REsilient Systems fOr Land Use TransportatION

Grants

Funded period: 7/15 - 6/17

A collaboration between British and Brazilian researchers to explore mobility, segregation and inequality in London and São Paulo.

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Impact of Urban-Rural Return Migration on Rural Development in China – with Implications for Vietnam

Grants

Funded period: 04/14 - 04/17

A study of the social and economic impacts or return migration on rural communities in China and its potential benefits on poverty reduction, with additional research on the implications in neighbouring Vietnam.

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Simulations for Innovative Mechanisms for the Self-organising City: Testing new tools for value capturing

Grants

Funded period: 09/14 - 08/17

Research analysis examining the impacts of planning reform in the UK and its implications for government, local authorities and communities.

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Incubators of Public Spaces

Grants

Funded period: 10/14 - 09/17

Research project to increase civic engagement in urban design through the creation of a user friendly online platform.

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Predicting Urban Food Insecurity under Climate Change in Brazilian Amazonia

Grants

Funded period: 01/14 - 12/16

Research project to improve the monitoring of food insecurity in isolated settlements in Brazil’s Amazonia region during periods of drought.

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