Projects – Page 2 – Urban Transformations

Networks, Externalities and the Adoption of Improved Sanitation Solutions in Urban Slums

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Lack of sanitation in many dense low-income settlements in urban Africa is a major health hazard, contributing to high levels of infant mortality thorough the spread of diarrhoeal disease. However, despite significant investment by governments, international…

DEPICT: DEsigning and Policy Implementation for encouraging Cycling and walking Trips

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Walking and cycling represent the most sustainable forms of mobility for cities as they make the transition to low-carbon transport systems. Besides the environmental benefits, both can provide considerable health and wellbeing benefits to those who…

Reuniting planning and health: Tackling the implementation gaps in evidence, governance and knowledge

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Urban planning and health outcomes in cities are closely interlinked, with environmental factors such as sanitation, air quality and green space all acting as important determinants of physical and mental wellbeing. Despite this, however, the two…

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Public accountability to residents in contractual urban redevelopment (PARCOUR)

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Regulatory instruments such as contracts, deeds and by-laws are used as tools to manage partnerships between different stakeholders in urban regeneration projects. However, these contractual relationships have significant implications for the democratic legitimacy of these projects,…

JPI Climate: Collective Urban Governance, Innovation and Creativity in the Face of Climate Change (SELFCITY)

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Climate change adaptation and mitigation are led by three distinct groups – governments, markets and communities – which, though often operating in tandem, bring different skills and resources to this process. But while there is already…

Urban Living Pilot – York City Environment Observatory: Diagnostic Phase

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Despite increasing recognition of the influence of urban environments on health, equity and wellbeing, the measurements used to assess them frequently include only a limited set of indicators, with little integration between different fields. York City…

Urban Living Partnership – Newcastle and Gateshead City Region

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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)

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

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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…

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

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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…