Projects – Urban Transformations

Sustainable, Innovative, Resilient, and Interconnected Urban Food System (SIRIUS)

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Economic transformation, climate change and other forces have placed considerable pressure on urban food systems, yet the future of city food systems remain a relatively overlooked dimension of urban sustainability. Sustainable, Innovative, Resilient, and Interconnected Urban…

STEPS (Social, Technological and Environmental Pathways to Sustainability) Centre

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The STEPS (Social, Technological and Environmental Pathways to Sustainability) Centre is a collaborative, multidisciplinary consortium with hubs in Africa, China, Europe, Latin America, North America and South Asia. Focusing on a range of research areas, including…

Mental Health Literacy in Urban and Rural Communities in Kerala, India: An Interdisciplinary Approach Using Applied Theatre Methodology

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Mental Health Literacy in Urban and Rural Communities in Kerala, India: An Interdisciplinary Approach Using Applied Theatre Methodology is a collaborative research programme exploring the use of participatory theatre and media as tool to improve mental…

Tackling Fire in Informal Urban Settlements: An Interdisciplinary Approach

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Around a billion people across the world live in shack settlements where fire outbreaks pose a constant threat to life, health and property. In a context where many residents lack access to electricity and the absence…

Building the Barricades: An interdisciplinary Study on Mental and Substance Use Disorders in the Context of Armed Violence in Brazil

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In the Complex of Maré, an assortment of 16 peripheral communities on the margins of Rio de Janeiro, residents must contend with the daily reality of violence at the hands not only of local criminal gangs,…

Shock Tactics: Urban Health Futures in the Wake of Ebola

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The rapid growth of developing cities, including informal settlements with little or no access to public service provision, poses increasing health challenges. Overcrowding, exclusion and lack of information in particular create conditions that have contributed to…

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…

Centre for Sustainable, Healthy, and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods (SHLC)

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While urbanisation can drive poverty reduction in developing countries, in a context of rapid and inequitable growth many cities have seen certain groups, such as rural to urban migrants, increasingly marginalised from public services and other…

From the Margins: Exploring Low-income Migrant Workers’ Access to Basic Services and Protection in the Context of India’s Urban Transformation

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Millions migrate every year to Indian cities from rural areas and border regions, driven by poverty and lack of opportunities, in search of work. Yet for many, this journey poses new hardships as migrant populations find…

Resilience and Porosity of City Borders: A Psychosocial Investigation in Three Brazilian cities

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An important element in the right to the city is the ability to move freely through it, yet many poorer residents are isolated in marginalised neighbourhoods with limited access to other areas. Focusing on Porto Alegre,…