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…

Socio-Techno-Economic Pathways for Sustainable Urban Energy DeveloPment (STEP-UP)

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From rapid urbanisation in developing countries such as China to inert and inefficient governance and infrastructure systems in many European cities, the barriers to improving urban energy systems are complex. Socio-Techno-Economic Pathways for Sustainable Urban Energy…

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…

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…

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…

The Appropriateness, Usefulness and Impact of the Current Urban Planning Curriculum in South African Higher Education

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Well managed and equitable urban planning can help address many of the major economic, social and environmental challenges currently facing countries across Africa. This is particularly the case in South Africa, where a high level of…

Knowledge in Action for Urban Equality (KNOW)

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With over half of the world’s populations living in urban areas, improving the living conditions in every country depends on humanity’s capacity to address urban challenges. Knowledge in Action for Urban Equality (KNOW) is a response…

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…

Building Capacity for the Future City in Developing Countries (PEAK)

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In response to the increasingly complex development challenges posed by today’s cities, Building Capacity for the Future City in Developing Countries (PEAK) seeks to foster a new approach to urban policy making and research through the…

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…