Manchester Urban Institute blog
Catch up on the most recent posts from our 'Urban' and 'Growth and Inclusion' blogs located on the Policy@Manchester website.
Global Development Institute blog posts in partnership with MUI
The Global Development Institute works closely with the Manchester Urban Institute, with many colleagues affiliates of both institutions. Read more about some of our joint events.
Dealing with COVID-19 in the towns and cities of the global South.
Global Development Institute - 25 March 2020
What creates a pro-poor politics and the possibility of participatory planning?
Global Development Institute - 14 May 2019
GDI Lecture: Ambitious and ambiguous public investments in African cities with Edgar Pieterse
Global Development Institute - 10 May 2019
External blog posts by colleagues
Next COVID casualty: Cities hit hard by the pandemic face bankruptcy
Mark Davidson, Kevin Ward - 30 July 2020
Beyond the rainbows: the missing voices of children and young people in this pandemic
Deborah Ralls - 10 July 2020
Temporary urban solutions help us deal with crisis – and can lead to radical shifts in city space
Michael Martin, Iain Deas, Stephen Hincks - 15 April 2020
Nature rebounding in the peri-urban landscapes that the industrial revolution left behind: North West England’s carbon landscape
Janice Astbury, Joanne Tippett - 3 January 2019
I Have Seen the Future
Diana Mitlin - 24 September 2018
Egypt is building a new capital city from scratch – here’s how to avoid inequality and segregation
Nuno Pinto, Aya Badawy - 24 September 2018
Transforming Beijing through eco-urbanisation: the development of Xiongan New Special Zone, China’s ‘second capital’
Zhan Wang, Xiangzheng Deng, Cecilia Wong, Jiancheng Chen - 14 July 2017
Beijing’s green infrastructure – addressing climate change in a rapidly urbanising megacity
Wei Zheng, Cecilia Wong - 6 July 2017
The challenges of sustainability and well being in the context of rapid urbanisation: the situation in Beijing
Miao Qiao - 3 July 2017 (First published at Blogged Environment, the blog of the Built Environment journal)
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Sharing the load: How work sharing can reduce unemployment, improve gender equality, and benefit mental health
3 August 2020
The need to build back better has received widespread endorsement, not only because the COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity for change but also because it has revealed the high price paid by those facing inequality in the labour market, including inequality by gender. Here, Professor Jill Rubery, Director of the Work and Equalities Institute, discusses […]
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Bogus self-employment and COVID-19: an added layer of insecurity
20 July 2020
The outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis has raised concerns about its impact on precarious and vulnerable workers when most of them have been at the front line during the crisis and their work has been revealed as essential. Dr Marti Lopez-Andreu, from the Work and Equalities Institute, investigates some of these key workers in areas […]
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How resilient were UK regions to the 2008 financial crisis? Recovery policies for COVID-19 crisis
14 July 2020
Dr Marianne Sensier, Professor Fiona Devine and Dr Elvira Uyarra have conducted research comparing the economic resilience of UK sub-regions in recovery from the 2008 financial crisis. In this blog, they map the resilience across the UK in recovery from the financial crisis and suggest policies for increasing resilience for recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. […]
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The retrofitting challenge in Manchester
13 July 2020
During January-March 2020, Mateusz Ziembla, together with Dr Elvira Uyarra and Professor Jonatan Pinkse, undertook a study for the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), funded by Research England, aimed at analysing the challenges associated with improving the energy efficiency of existing housing stock in order to articulate recommendations for policy action. Cost-effective decarbonisation of domestic […]
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#HereToDeliver: Valuing food delivery workers in the future
25 June 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the fore a new cadre of valued workers. And it’s not the corporate CEO or senior business leader but the delivery workers that are helping cafes and restaurants stay open (in some form) during lockdown. Cristina Inversi, Aude Cefaliello and Tony Dundon of the Work and Equalities Institute (WEI) […]
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The voluntary and community sector and COVID-19: Going to war without ammunition?
16 June 2020
COVID-19 has forced us all to rethink how to maintain social connections in the neighbourhoods where we live and work. For the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE), this has meant a rapid rethink in how to provide services whilst observing social distancing guidelines. In this blog, Sophie Yarker and Kirsty Bagnall, along with Tine Buffel, Patty […]
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COVID-19 and the future of urban mobility
12 June 2020
COVID-19 has comprehensively disrupted urban mobility systems. Public transport authorities are running skeleton services, while streets are less congested. In the midst of lockdown conditions, urban mobility systems look unrecognisable. Here, Dr Mike Hodson and Professor Andrew McMeekin reflect on how different areas have responded to the lockdown, and discuss key considerations that will shape […]
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Building back a gender balanced better – devolution, growth and equalities
11 June 2020
As the initial period of lockdown is slowly relaxed, the policy agenda in all parts of the UK is turning to examine recovery from the economic devastation caused by the pandemic. Policymakers in our major city regions are considering how to start up and stimulate economic activity where safe to do so; help firms and […]
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Recognising the value and significance of cleaning work in a context of crisis
10 June 2020
In this blog, Professor Miguel Martínez Lucio of the Work and Equalities Institute and the Alliance Manchester Business School and Dr Jo McBride of Durham University discuss the question of how we have failed to value the work and importance of those in the area of cleaning and hygiene-related employment more generally. The need now […]
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COVID-19 and the challenge of crisis urbanism | James Evans, Karen Lucas, Jim Walker and Bronwen Thornton
8 June 2020
The post COVID-19 and the challenge of crisis urbanism | James Evans, Karen Lucas, Jim Walker and Bronwen Thornton appeared first on Manchester Urban Institute blog.
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Not enough beds, not enough care: putting New York City’s COVID-19 crisis in context | Caitlin Henry
8 June 2020
The post Not enough beds, not enough care: putting New York City’s COVID-19 crisis in context | Caitlin Henry appeared first on Manchester Urban Institute blog.
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COVID-19: What should transport and mobility responses be now and beyond?
3 June 2020
The measures we put in place around transport and mobility are critical to how we emerge from this pandemic and rebuild in the coming years. In this blog, Dr Ransford A. Acheampong examines how to make transport safe as some of the most vulnerable groups are returning to work, and shows that active travel is […]
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The COVID-19 lockdown has forced us to decentralise work: let’s not go back | Matthew Harrison
27 May 2020
The post The COVID-19 lockdown has forced us to decentralise work: let’s not go back | Matthew Harrison appeared first on Manchester Urban Institute blog.
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Build in haste, repent at leisure? Post-pandemic planning at the precipice
27 May 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to discussions on what shape planning should take post-crisis. Here, Prof Iain White, Prof Graham Haughton, and Dr Nuno Pinto outline how current regulations have exacerbated difficulties for some people in lockdown, discuss how opportunistic developers or politicians may seek to hijack the policy responses, and suggest solutions to ensure […]
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease and COVID-19: experiences of those well versed in social distancing | Poppy Budworth.
21 May 2020
The post Inflammatory Bowel Disease and COVID-19: experiences of those well versed in social distancing | Poppy Budworth. appeared first on Manchester Urban Institute blog.
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Pandemic-3.0 and the Cities Game – from crisis to transformation | Joe Ravetz
13 May 2020
The post Pandemic-3.0 and the Cities Game – from crisis to transformation | Joe Ravetz appeared first on Manchester Urban Institute blog.
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Levelling up regional resilience
12 May 2020
Dr Marianne Sensier and Dr Elvira Uyarra have conducted research comparing the economic resilience, community wellbeing, sustainability and governance of Greater Manchester and Preston in recovery from the 2008 financial crisis. The financial crisis provided a window of opportunity for some places to develop new arrangements to adapt and diversify regional economies. In this blog, […]
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A tale of cities: Local diasporas hold a key to strengthening international outreach
5 May 2020
The publication of Government guidance on social distancing saw a delay between the release of the English language version and the guidance being provided in different languages. In this blog, Professor Yaron Matras examines this disparity and suggests a new policy to prevent a similar issue arising in the future. The release of social distancing […]
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How has coronavirus changed cities? Using urban data to understand lockdown | Manchester Urban Observatory
21 April 2020
The post How has coronavirus changed cities? Using urban data to understand lockdown | Manchester Urban Observatory appeared first on Manchester Urban Institute blog.
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Whose park is it anyway? Social distancing and park users during the Covid-19 pandemic | Ian Mell
15 April 2020
The post Whose park is it anyway? Social distancing and park users during the Covid-19 pandemic | Ian Mell appeared first on Manchester Urban Institute blog.
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