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Using big data to tackle the air pollution problem

James EvansThomas BannanDavid Topping By , and Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Digital Futures, Science and Technology Posted:

Data-driven policy has the potential to maximise positive outcomes on the environment, public health and the economy. In this blog, Prof David Topping, Prof James Evans and Dr Thomas Bannan explore the benefits of using big data tools as well as the challenges facing the implementation of data techniques to inform air quality policy in […]

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How to build healthy cities

James EvansDavid ToppingSheena CruickshankJamie Anderson By , , , and Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Urban Posted:

Cities are key places. Changing the way we plan and develop cities will be essential to meet our net zero targets as well as improve the health and lives of people in urban areas. In this blog, Professor James Evans, Dr Luke Munford, Professor David Topping, Professor Sheena Cruickshank and Dr Jamie Anderson explore the […]

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Manchester: On the road to becoming a cycling city

James Evans By Filed Under: Urban Posted:

To celebrate the launch of the Manchester Urban Institute, and to highlight  the expertise of its academics in terms of urban research, MUI have joined up with Policy@Manchester to deliver a series of blogs focused on the Manchester urban area.  Manchester, the home of British Cycling, is finally beginning to fully embrace two wheels, says […]

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The rise of urban experiments: window dressing or catalysts for change?

James Evans By , and Filed Under: All posts Posted:

The UK housing crisis is a key challenge for our times – demand far outstrips supply and   Ministers are seeking solutions, such as plans to create new ‘garden cities’.  But are policy-makers taking enough notice of the urban experiments that have already taken place around the world and are the right questions being asked? James […]

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Can Manchester become a cycling city?

James EvansGabriele Schliwa By and Filed Under: Featured Posted:

For cities such as Manchester to operate a fully sustainable transport system they must make cycling mainstream, say Dr James Evans and Gabriele Schliwa. Their study into how to make the vision reality has policy implications for the whole of the UK. Manchester may be the home of British Cycling, but does the city fully […]

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