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Improving air quality in urban areas

Sheena Cruickshank By Sheena Cruickshank Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Urban Posted: February 3, 2022

Air pollution is the biggest environmental threat to health in the UK, thought to cause between 28,000 and 36,000 deaths a year. It has also been linked with the development and worsening of coronary heart disease, stroke, respiratory disease and lung cancer, exacerbates asthma and hay fever, and worsens the outcomes of respiratory infections such […]

Tagged With: #BuildingUtopia, air quality, environment, Health inequalities, inequalities, Lydia Becker Institute, MERI, public health, SoSS, urban

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How to build healthy cities

James EvansDavid ToppingSheena CruickshankJamie Anderson By James Evans, Luke Munford, David Topping, Sheena Cruickshank and Jamie Anderson Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Urban Posted: January 31, 2022

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 […]

Tagged With: #BuildingUtopia, air quality, climate change, environment, Lydia Becker Institute, MERI, micra, MUI, public health, SEED, urban

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Incorporating health and wellbeing into housing developments

Caglar Koksal By Caglar Koksal Filed Under: Cities and Environment, Urban Posted: January 27, 2022

Despite the health, social and environmental benefits of high-quality housing developments, delivering healthy and sustainable homes and neighbourhoods remains a challenging task. In this blog, Caglar Koksal outlines how housing developers and local authorities can work together to create healthy, high-quality homes while also addressing long-standing health and housing inequalities. High-quality developments deliver positive public […]

Tagged With: #BuildingUtopia, Health inequalities, housing, inequalities, MUI, SEED, urban

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Digital platforms, COVID-19 and the reshaping of urban mobility

Headshot of Andy LockhartHeadshot of Mike HodsonHeadshot of Andy McMeekin By Andy Lockhart, Mike Hodson and Andy McMeekin Filed Under: All posts, Science and Technology, Urban Posted: January 12, 2022

When COVID-19 struck, it caused unprecedented disruption to urban transport systems. Stay-at-home and social distancing orders had dramatic impacts on urban mobility. Cities around the world ground to a halt, and many saw a sudden and prolonged emptying out of urban centres. In this blog Dr Andy Lockhart, Prof Mike Hodson and Prof Andy McMeekin […]

Tagged With: AMBS, consumption, digital, infrastructure, Levelling Up, SCI, transport, urban

The Child of the North: Building a fairer future after COVID-19

By Luke Munford, Pamela Qualter and Matt Sutton Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Education, Growth and Inclusion, Health and Care, Health and Social Care, Urban Posted: December 20, 2021

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, growing evidence has shown the effects of the disease, and measures to contain it, have not been felt equally across the UK, with the North of England one of the hardest hit regions. Even before the pandemic, the North suffered from higher levels of poverty, poor health, and inequality compared to […]

Tagged With: #IHPO, AMBS, Children & Young People, COVID-19, economy, Greater Manchester, Health & Social Care, housing, inequalities, Levelling Up, productivity, schools, SEED, SoSS, welfare, Youth mental health

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Air pollution: a place-based community-centred approach

Sheena Cruickshank By Sheena Cruickshank Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Health and Care, Urban Posted: November 23, 2021

There are major disparities in the impacts of air pollution, with low-income communities facing greater health risks due to higher exposure to air pollutants. In this blog, Professor Sheena Cruickshank, an immunologist and Academic Lead for Public Engagement with Research at The University of Manchester, outlines the disproportionate health effects of air pollution on marginalised […]

Tagged With: air quality, environment, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, inequalities, Lydia Becker Institute, SoSS

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Dark figure of crime: do police-recorded crime statistics serve all areas of Greater Manchester equally?

Picture of Miss Yongyu ZengPicture of Dr Angelo MorettiPhoto of Dr David Buil-GIl By Yongyu Zeng, Angelo Moretti and David Buil-Gil Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Urban Posted: September 6, 2021

Unrecorded crime is one of the greatest challenges facing policing today. Ineffective police-recording of crimes can break trust between the Police and public, and lead to failing crime prevention strategies. After facing criticism about crime-data management, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) recently implemented measures aimed at improving its crime-recording system. In this blog, Yongyu Zeng, Angelo […]

Tagged With: communities, crime, Greater Manchester, inequalities, policing

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The impact of COVID-19 on Rochdale’s Pakistani communities

Picture of Sophina Choudry By Sophina Choudry Filed Under: All posts, Growth and Inclusion, Health and Social Care, Urban Posted: July 20, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light increased health risks among groups labelled Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME), exposing many stark inequalities. Lockdown measures are impacting all aspects of life, but differentially impacting students and families from disadvantaged areas. Here, Dr Sophina Choudry, Professor Erica Burman, Professor Julian Williams, Sidra Iftikhar and Dr Yasmeen […]

Tagged With: communities, COVID-19, education, Greater Manchester, Health & Social Care, Health inequalities, Levelling Up, Racial Inequalities, The Manchester Institute of Education

Why the success of a green recovery requires engaging with – and learning from – minority communities

By Sherilyn MacGregor and Nafhesa Ali Filed Under: All posts, Ethnicity, Inclusive Growth, Urban Posted: April 21, 2021

 Although the UK has world-leading net zero targets, simply setting the target is not enough. Achieving it requires the participation of all sectors of society. However, racialized minority communities are underrepresented in mainstream approaches to achieving environmental sustainability. To redress this marginalization, Dr Sherilyn MacGregor and Dr Nafhesa Ali from the Sustainable Consumption Institute explain […]

Tagged With: climate change, communities, energy, immigration, inclusive growth, inequalities, inequality, Levelling Up, SCI, SoSS, sustainability

How can we drive businesses to deliver on Net Zero?

By Jonatan Pinkse Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Energy and Environment, Renewables, Urban Posted: February 3, 2021

Nearly a fifth of the UK’s carbon emissions are generated by businesses. With global emissions expected to be just 4% lower than in 2019, urgent action is required across all sectors to achieve net zero goals. But how can we push businesses to sustainability when their bottom line is at stake? Here, Professor Jonatan Pinkse, […]

Tagged With: AMBS, Business Energy & Industry, carbon reduction, climate change, employment, energy, innovation, MIOIR, net zero, sustainability

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