Managing the Future of Cities

Our academics research sustainable urban innovation, focusing on clean and efficient energy and transport, circular economies, and infrastructure governance to improve environmental and economic wellbeing.

Our research addresses the sustainability, resilience, and innovation challenges facing urban environments. We are exploring how cities can be powered and connected through cleaner, more efficient energy and transport systems, including advanced modelling of hybrid energy storage solutions and innovative approaches to infrastructure planning. We investigate circular economy transitions, sustainable production and consumption patterns, the governance of infrastructure and utility markets, and financial sustainability of urban economies to reduce environmental impacts and enhance economic and societal wellbeing.
 
Water droplet and ripples

Collaboration for innovation in the water-sector (Theme 7 of the TWENTY65 research programme)

Kamal Birdi (Institute of Work Psychology) and colleagues are working on Theme 7 of TWENTY65 which addresses the issue that the transformative aims of providing tailored water for all demand radically innovative new approaches requiring creative and integrative collaborations between Water Companies and their major stakeholders.
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InterACT Made Smarter Network+

Professor Vania Sena leads the team of researchers working on the implication of digitalization on the future of the economy.