Based on GCHU Director of Research Dr Juliet Carpenter’s ‘Picture this: Exploring photovoice as a method to understand lived experiences in marginal neighbourhoods’ research article in the Urban Planning journal, undergraduate students at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have created an infographic on the background, method, and findings of the paper.
Envisioning Community Wellbeing (ECoWell) launch
ECoWell, led by Dr. Astrid Krisch and Ark-T, received funding for innovative research on community wellbeing in OX4. This participatory arts-based project aims to amplify unheard voices, guide Ark-T’s programs, and foster long-term community engagement and change.
Beware the buzzword: how can community engagement actually improve housing?
GCHU Intern and BA Chinese Studies student Rebecca Gardner investigates how the UK’s housing crisis, extending beyond supply shortages to encompass monocultural estates and the pitfalls of community engagement, necessitates a nuanced approach, proposing Regional Building Hubs as a potential solution to empower communities, foster collaboration with small-medium sized builders, and address the multifaceted challenges inhibiting effective participation in housing planning.
Towards the regionalisation of Community Land Trusts (CLTs)
GCHU Intern and MSc Global Governance and Diplomacy student Helena Catalán Busquets investigates the benefits of the Community Land Trust model to address housing problems in the UK.
Regional building material hubs: embedding viable circularity in the construction sector in the UK
GCHU Intern and DPhil Sustainable Urban Development candidate Yaseen Raad discusses the UK construction industry’s waste challenge, advocating for circular economy principles and the establishment of circularity hubs to promote resource exchange and awareness for sustainable urban development.
Environmental Stewardship and Housing in the UK
GCHU Intern and Master of Public Policy (MPP) student Cynthia Wamukota explores the interplay between environmental stewardship and housing needs in the United Kingdom.
Environmental impacts of Regional Building Hubs: a long-term scope
GCHU Intern and BA Geography student Erika Nakata Moussis explores the long-term environmental impact of the Regional Building Hub concept.
Supply chain integration crucial to advancing sustainable housing in the UK
GCHU Intern and BA Geography student Matthew Grigg explores the role of supply chain integration in developing sustainable housing in the UK.
What environmental factors affect transmission of respiratory viruses?
In our latest GCHU Guest Blog, MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care Course Director and Kellogg Fellow Dr Annette Plüddemann explores the extent to which environmental factors affect the transmission of respiratory viruses.
ENACT 15mC – New project launched on the 15 minute city
Dr Juliet Carpenter introduces the ENACT 15mC project, funded by UKRI through the EU’s Driving Urban Transitions programme, it aims to transform urban public spaces by experimenting with different approaches to support the ’15 minute city’ concept, focusing on walkability, proximity, and quality of life in local neighborhoods.