Drawing on the findings of a scoping review, this blog by GCHU intern, Ava Peralta, argues that the transformative potential of cross-industry collaboration in urban built environment is limited not only by practical and behavioural challenges, but also by a shallow diversity of ontological perspectives.
Is London’s estate regeneration programme socially and environmentally sustainable?
In this blog, GCHU Research Associate Timothy J. Dixon examines whether continued estate regeneration (such as the Kidbrooke Village project) in London offers sustainable outcomes for residents.
Is Oxford an Age-Friendly City? A Student Perspective
In this blog, GCHU intern, Stefania Malos reflects on the lessons she learnt from the Age-Friendly Oxford project during her internship at the GCHU.
Healthy cities are not built – they are lived: Enactment, negotiation and urban systems in Barton and beyond
In this blog, GCHU Visiting Research Associate, Dr Mirjam Schindler, reflects on how healthy cities are not simply designed, but continuously enacted through everyday socio-spatial practices, negotiation, and wider urban systems, drawing on research from Barton and beyond.
Urban Form, Climate and Health: Reflections from Oxford and the Global South
In this blog, GCHU Global Visiting Research Associate, Dr. Karol Carminatti Baumgärtner, explores how urban form, climate and public health can be integrated to support more effective planning in small and medium-sized cities facing the climate crisis.
Visions for reconstructing Gaza’s urban infrastructure: Phoenix from the ashes?
In this blog, GCHU Research Associate Timothy J. Dixon examines the competing visions for Gaza’s future and looks at the implications for reconstructing urban infrastructure, including health services.
What do Britain’s new towns teach us about healthy urbanism?
GCHU intern Hannah Poultney reflects on some of the lessons learnt from Britain’s new towns which offers benefits beyond providing housing to improving health and well-being, protecting biodiversity and addressing the climate change challenge.
Building Greener New Towns: Implementing Sustainable Supply Chains in New Urban Development
In this blog, GCHU intern Hannah Smith elaborates on the significance of innovative methods of sustainable supply chain management in building sustainable new towns.
Can citizen-led urban planning help us create healthy and adaptive cities?
Ahead of the next GCHU Public Seminar in January 2026, this blog explores how a more deliberative (or citizen-led) approach to urban health adaptation planning can help create cities that are healthier and more responsive and resilient to climate change.…
Does the government’s target of 1.5 million new homes add up? The role of brownfield, grey belt, and greenfield sites
In the run up to the UK Budget on 26th November, this blog explores the data around the Government’s housing target and asks, do the figures add up in terms of land use? There has been a lot of scepticism about the UK…