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More than 120 projects sit with the Urban Transformations portfolio. These cover a range of topics and places and so the easiest way to find what you are looking for is to use the filter function below:

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Urban Living Partnership – Newcastle and Gateshead City Region

Duration: 07/16 - 01/18

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Urban Living Project – Newcastle and Gateshead City Region aims to strengthen understanding of the complex and interdependent challenges confronting the region. Through the creation of a multi-stakeholder Newcastle City Futures Unit, bringing together government, industry,…

Urban Living Pilot – Leeds: Transformational Routemapping for Urban Environments (TRUE)

Duration: 08/16 - 01/18

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In a context of prolonged financial austerity and resource shortfalls, cities in the UK continue to struggle with the pressures of social exclusion, housing shortages, environmental degradation and other issues. Urban Living Pilot – Leeds: Transformational…

Urban Living Pilot – The Bristol Urban Area Diagnostics Pilot

Duration: 06/16 - 11/17

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While Bristol has shown considerable success in steering a path towards greater wellbeing and sustainability, reflected in its status as European Green Capital 2015, it has nevertheless struggled to fully realise its ambitions of urban transformation.…

Urban Living Pilot – From Citizen to Co-innovator, from City Council to Facilitator

Duration: 06/16 - 11/17

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As the largest city outside London, with a diverse and youthful population, Birmingham has the potential to set a new agenda for urban living. Yet the city has struggled for decades with economic difficulties, reinforced by…

Healthy Urban Living and Ageing in Place: Physical Activity, Built Environment and Knowledge Exchange in Brazilian Cities (HULAP)

Duration: 01/16 – 01/19

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With one of the most rapidly ageing populations in the world, Brazil now faces an emerging health crisis as non-communicable conditions such as obesity affect growing numbers of older urban residents. However, while the built environment…

Brazil-UK Healthy Urban Mobility (HUM)

Duration: 01/16 – 01/19

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While in recent years there has been growing interest in the ways planning can promote improved health and mobility, increased use of private vehicles in many cities has come at the expense of walking, cycling and…

Healthy, Secure and Gender Just Cities: Transnational Perspectives on Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) in Rio de Janeiro and London

Duration: 01/16 – 05/18

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Brazil has long struggled with high levels of violence against women, with thousands killed and injured each year. In turn, many migrant women in the Brazilian diaspora also face high levels of gender-based violence. Healthy, Secure…

Changing Socio-spatial Inequalities: Population Change and the Lived Experience of Inequality in Urban South Africa

Duration: 02/16 – 08/19

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While South Africa has made remarkable progress since the end of apartheid, the country continues to face acute levels of inequality. This is especially evident in urban areas, where rapid growth, migration from rural areas and…

Urban Transformation in South Africa Through Co-Designing Energy Services Provision

Duration: 02/16 – 01/19

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Many cities, particularly those with a legacy of underinvestment and inequality, are struggling with the transition to more sustainable and inclusive energy systems. This is particularly the case in South Africa, where a large majority of…

Community-led Upgrading for Self-Reliance in South Africa: Integrated Construction and Environmental Management Systems in Informal Settlements

Duration: 02/16 - 02/20

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Across Africa, informal settlements struggle with poor housing, limited services and environmental hazards. But despite an increasing emphasis on participatory upgrading, communities are often constrained by lack of resources or technical knowledge to lead these processes,…

Living the Urban Periphery: Investment, Infrastructure and Economic Change in African City-Regions

Duration: 02/16 – 06/19

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The peripheries of cities are playing an increasingly important role, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, where the majority of future growth is likely to be concentrated on the urban fringe. However, current research on these areas remains…

Mental Health, Migration and the Chinese Mega-City

Duration: 01/16 - 12/18

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The growth of Chinese cities, accelerated by internal migration, poses considerable challenges for urban citizens. Mental health, Migration and the Chinese Mega-city looks at the complex issues facing migration populations in Shanghai, in particular access to…

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