Projects – Page 5 – Urban Transformations

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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…

The Re-Making of Chinese Urban Neighbourhoods: Socio-Spatial Transformation and Access to Public Services

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Against a backdrop of far-reaching social change, China’s cities are being reshaped by migration, rapid development and widening inequality. The Re-Making of Chinese Urban Neighbourhoods: Socio-Spatial Transformation and Access to Public Services explores the ways cities…

Jam and Justice: Co-Producing Urban Governance for Social Innovation

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Research project to explore new ways of governing cities, with an emphasis on social innovation and inclusion of disenfranchised communities.

RESOLUTION: REsilient Systems fOr Land Use TransportatION

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A collaboration between British and Brazilian researchers to explore mobility, segregation and inequality in London and São Paulo.

Urban Africa: Risk Knowledge (Urban ARK)

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A collaborative initiative exploring the connection between social vulnerability and disaster risk in African cities.

Governing Food Systems to Alleviate Poverty in Secondary Cities in Africa

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A multi-country research project examining food security, poverty and urban governance in three secondary cities in Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe.