Projects – Urban Transformations

Urban Public Administration and ServiceS innovation for Innovative Urban Mobility Management and Policy (U-PASS)

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In a context of rapid urbanisation, cities face particular challenges in meeting the growing demand for transport, particularly through conventional approaches of private transport and road expansion. Urban Public Administration and ServiceS innovation for Innovative Urban…

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…

Bright Futures: Reinventing European Industrial Towns and Challenging Dominant Post-Industrial Discourses

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While discussions around post-industrial towns in Europe are frequently characterised by a discourse of decline, this overlooks the success of many small towns in navigating the changing economic realities of the last few decades. Bright Futures:…

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…

TAPESTRY: Transformation as Praxis: Exploring Socially Just and Transdisciplinary Pathways to Sustainability in Marginal Environments

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TAPESTRY: Transformation as Praxis: Exploring Socially Just and Transdisciplinary Pathways to Sustainability in Marginal Environments is an innovative project that examines how progressive change can help drive climate change adaptation and resilience. Focusing on vulnerable coastal…

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…

Governance and the Local Integration of Migrants and Europe’s Refugees (GLIMER)

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The ongoing migration of people from conflict zones such as Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria into the EU is routinely described as a crisis. Governance and the Local Integration of Migrants and Europe’s Refugees (GLIMER) explores how…

Development Frontiers in Crime, Livelihoods and Urban Poverty in Nigeria (FCLP)

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Conventional analyses of crime, based on European research models, are often poorly suited to assessing the specific dimensions of criminality in Africa. Development Frontiers in Crime, Livelihoods and Urban Poverty in Nigeria (FCLP) aims to provide…

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…