Projects – Urban Transformations

Misty: Migration, Transformation and Sustainability

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While there is widespread discussion of both sustainability and migration, with the latter focused particularly on the potentially destabilising impacts of unmanaged movement, there is little understanding on the connections between the two. Misty: Migration, Transformation…

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…

Security on the Move: Everyday Security of IDPs in Rapidly Growing Somali Cities

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While the interplay between violent conflict and drought in Somalia is a central driver of internal displacement in the country, the resulting in-migration to cities creates further pressures on urban and rural environments. Security on the…

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…

Safe and Sustainable Cities: Human Security, Migration, and Well-being

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Despite making up a large share of urban growth in many developing cities, migrant populations are often overlooked by policy makers and local authorities. Safe and Sustainable Cities: Human Security, Migration, and Well-being aims to address…

Urban Development amid the ‘New Scramble’ for Africa

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Against a backdrop of rapid urbanization and increasing Chinese engagement in Africa, cities across the region are now being shaped profoundly by Chinese finance, investment and infrastructure development. Yet despite growing attention to China’s role in…

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…

“Bright Futures”: A Comparative Study of Internal and International Mobility of Chinese Higher Education Students (‘Euro-China UPC’)

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The migration of Chinese students in search of ‘bright futures’ through education, whether to cities within China or to countries in other regions such as Europe, has brought about profound change in the country. Besides bring…