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.
GCHU summer school: Venice as a sustainable, healthy city?
GCHU Co-Director Dr David Howard outlines the format for the 2024 Summer School in Venice hosted by the European Cultural Academy and organised by the GCHU and The King’s Foundation.
Exploring the Transformative Power of Urban Climate Experiments: A Case Study of Graetzlmarie, Vienna
GCHU Postdoctoral Research Fellow Astrid Krisch outlines the insights of her newest research paper published in the journal ‘European Urban and Regional Studies’
Urban futures and net zero politics: how can city visions help us achieve consensus?
In a world where the urgency of climate action is paramount, recent political controversies have cast a shadow on our collective efforts. Populist right-wing views have driven a wedge into the consensus around climate change, challenging even the feasibility of net zero targets. Visiting Fellow Tim Dixon explores these challenges and the importance of creating shared, long-term visions for our cities, transcending short-term politics, and fostering consensus through deliberative democracy in his thought-provoking blog.