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Realising Just Cities 2019: Lessons, Outcomes, and Impact

Between 13–18 October 2019, the Realising Just Cities team at the Urban Institute coordinated a succession of events as hosts of the 4th Mistra Urban Futures conference. Why did we meet and what did we achieve? Realising Just Cities UK impact officer Iona Hine reports:

Kelham Island: Industrial Heritage and Urban Transformation

Anders Hanson, local resident, walking tour guide and steering group member Kelham Island and Neepsend Neighbourhood Forum, 5 November 2019

Towards sustainable food: three inspirational projects in Liverpool

Our second guest post by Rene Meijer, Action Research Team member of SAFE, a project aiming to convene spaces for exchanging knowledge and amplifying work towards more urban food systems.

Exploring financialisation in and around central Manchester

By Richard Goulding, 30th October 2019

Central Manchester’s apartment boom has become a matter of running controversy in recent years. The city’s political leaders and development industry argue this has brought renewed growth after 20th Century decline brought on by deindustrialisation. Critics point to disconnect between cranes on the skyline and a crisis of street and ‘hidden’ homelessness, asking who benefits from the city’s regeneration.

People’s Republic of Energy walking tour of Manchester’s energy history and future, with Carbon Co-op and Jam and Justice

Written by Hannah Knox, 29th October 2019

Feeling the heat: tracing Sheffield's district energy network to its source

Dr Aimee Ambrose, Reader in Energy Policy, The Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research, Sheffield Hallam University, 25th October 2019

Reflections on the Co-production in Action Field Trip

By Adrian Ball - 23rd October 2019

Reducing Food Waste - Sharing experiences across the Pennines.

A guest post by Rene Meijer, CEO of FoodWorks and SAFE Sheffield Action Research Team member, reporting part of a series of visits to exchange knowledge on forms and impacts of surplus food redistribution

UK cities and the UN Sustainable Development Goals

23 July 2019 

by Dr Kristina Diprose, Research Associate, Localising the Sustainable Development Goals 
 

Putting people first: Why citizens are the lynchpin to achieving urban climate action

By Ryan Bellison, PhD Student 22nd July 2019

I, like most other researchers, am passionate about the topics I investigate. So when I was recently presented with an opportunity to participate in a TV programme, I was quite excited to share my work with a new audience.