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Austerity
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Latest Urban Radar podcast available: Brexit, austerity and youth futures

In this episode Professor Sarah Marie Hall from the University of Manchester reflects on ten years since Brexit and specifically how austerity has altered the lifecourses of young people in Barcelona, Sardinia and Greater Manchester.

Urban Political podcast
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Urban Political podcast on 'Corridors, Logistics, and Circulation’

Jon Silver recently appeared on the Urban Political podcast as part of the third episode of the Cities and Geopolitics.

Homeless in winter
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Key note talk: Over-exposure: Enforcement, the Climate Emergency, and Entangled Urban Inequalities

You are invited to join an online key note delivered by Sam Burgum on Wednesday 1 July 1530-1700 that explores ore the entanglements of inequalities to understand something like ‘homelessness’ in its complexity.

Ganza
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New Video and Blog: Insights from Our Fieldwork in China for PLURALIZE

In November 2025, the PLURALIZE research team conducted fieldwork in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan, China, as part of our project on Environmental Justice and Green Transition in Ganzi.

We Need to Look After the World

Cities in an era of climate crisis: Prospects for transformation and justice

Learn about urban climate governance, and the unequal vulnerability to the climate crisis amongst urban dwellers.

Co-Producing City Regional Intelligence

Co-producing city-regional intelligence: new open access paper out in Regional Studies

Congratulations to Beth Perry and Warren Smit, from the African Centre for Cities, for their new paper in Regional Studies on co-producing city-regional intelligence.

Regions in Recovery

Regions in Recovery: from climate action to cultural heritage

During the week of 21st March 2022, UI staff Linda Westman and Beth Perry were invited to contribute to the Regional Studies Association Conference 2022
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IPCC report release

The report of the Working Group II for the 6th Annual Assessment Report of the IPCC has been published. It examines the evidence on impacts of climate change and adaptation actions, published in scientific work since 2014.

Irakasandra Lake Bangalore India

Blaming ghosts of the past not productive in protecting Bengaluru lakes

The latest IPCC report cites work on postcolonial urban trajectories in Bengaluru, India conducted by UI researchers Vanesa Castan Broto and Hita Unnikrishnan.