Projects – Urban Transformations

Designing Sponge Cities for Multiple Benefits: Integrating Nature Based Solutions to Create Sustainable Places (DeSCIPHER)

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With the onset of climate change, cities in China and Europe are now contending with increasing environmental stress and degradation. Designing Sponge Cities for Multiple Benefits: Integrating Nature Based Solutions to Create Sustainable Places (DeSCIPHER) seeks…

The Potential of Land Value Capture to Secure Sustainable Urban Development Supporting Air Quality Enhancement

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Transport and housing are both major contributors to urban air pollution, but addressing these issues can be costly and pose significant challenges to cities. The Potential of Land Value Capture to Secure Sustainable Urban Development Supporting…

Early Warning Service for Urban Pluvial Floods for and by Citizens and City Authorities (FloodCitySense)

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Early Warning Service for Urban Pluvial Floods for and by Citizens and City Authorities (FloodCitySense) aims to reduce the vulnerability of urban areas to flooding through the development of a citizen-led early warning system. The approach…

Waterproofing Data: Engaging Stakeholders in the Sustainable Governance of Flood Risks for Urban Resilience

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Waterproofing Data: Engaging Stakeholders in the Sustainable Governance of Flood Risks for Urban Resilience seeks to support more adaptive, community-approaches to flood preparedness through the development of closer links between citizens and data. Focusing on the…

How the Urban Poor Define and Measure Food Insecurity and Nutrition

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While urbanisation presents significant opportunities for low-income communities, increasing pressure on housing, infrastructure and local environments also pose a major risk for the most marginal city residents in particular. This in turn affects their ability to…

Understanding and Enhancing the Community Value of Traditional Retail Markets in UK Cities (Markets4People)

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While traditional retail markets have played an important role in the life of towns and cities for centuries, they now face increasing pressure as the rise of corporate retail, alongside public sector cuts, have left many…

Safe and Sustainable Cities: Human Security, Migration, and Well-being

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Despite making up a large share of urban growth in many developing cities, migrant populations are often overlooked by policy makers and local authorities. Safe and Sustainable Cities: Human Security, Migration, and Well-being aims to address…

Ageing Well in Urban Environments: Developing Age Friendly Cities and Communities

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With a global population that is both urbanising and ageing, the question of how cities can accommodate the needs of its older residents is more pressing than ever. But while new approaches in urban planning and…

Urban Education Live (UEL)

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The complex demands of urban communities today require stronger collaboration between different stakeholders to support innovation and inclusion. Urban Education Live (UEL) aims to promote partnerships and knowledge exchange through a consortium of academic organisations, NGOs…

Smart Governance of Sustainable Cities (SmartGov)

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Though the potential benefits of ICTs in promoting more efficient governance in cities is widely recognised, these approaches are still not well integrated into urban management approaches. Furthermore, relatively little is known about the effectiveness of…