blue infrastructure – Global Centre on Healthcare and Urbanisation

The economic impacts of green and blue infrastructure: a long-term view

GCHU Intern Hope Steadman, an MSc Nature, Society and Environmental Governance student at the University of Oxford, discusses the economic impact of GBI (green and blue infrastructure).

07 Jul

What is an adaptive city and what would it look like if you saw one?

In this blog, GCHU Research Associate Timothy J. Dixon explores the evolution of the smart city concept and why, in an era of escalating climate, social, and economic shocks, cities must go beyond tech-driven solutions to become adaptive urban systems.

23 Jun

How can deliberative democracy support climate justice? A panel discussion

GCHU Research Associate Dr Alison Chisholm shares insights from the Deliberative Democracy and Climate Justice panel discussion held in Oxford as part of the Right Here Right Now global summit.

15 May

Interning at the GCHU: What I Learned About Oxford’s Housing Challenges

GCHU intern Callum Young shares insights from his spring internship placement, exploring Oxford’s housing challenges and the potential of empty homes to ease local pressures.

06 May

Dream Cities, Real Costs: Funding the Next Generation of Garden Cities and New Towns

In this blog, GCHU intern Amrin Golam revisits the UK’s long-standing ambition to design urban spaces that harmonise housing, employment, and green space.

14 Apr

Banking on Better Cities: Financing Sustainable Urban Growth

In our latest blog, GCHU intern Maria Chow explores diverse financial models used across the Global North and South to fund sustainable urban development, critically examining their effectiveness, limitations, and potential for scalability through global cooperation and innovative tools like digital finance.

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