urbanization

Developing scenarios: Bangalore urban metabolism project (BUMP)

SEI podcast / Learn how the Bangalore Urban Metabolism Project combines data, modelling and local collaboration to address water challenges in rapidly growing Bangalore.

The impact of walking in different urban environments on brain activity in older people

Journal article / This study uses mobile electroencephalography (EEG) to understand the different impacts of busy, quiet and green urban spaces on brain activity.

Dryland nature based solutions for informal settlement upgrading schemes in Africa

Other publication / This policy brief shares ten practical recommendations for urban policy makers, planners, designers and local authorities in dryland areas in Africa.

Chiquitania rural water supply: Considering decentralized water infrastructure and land use change in hydrologic analysis

SEI brief / Urban and agricultural growth in Bolivian dry forests are putting pressure on groundwater and surface water supply. SEI research seeks to quantify the problem.

Research for city practice

Journal article / This article introduces the first issue of <i>Cities & Health</i> volume 4. It covers topics such as urban density, active travel and climate change adaptation.

Health and wellbeing in cities – Cultural contributions from urban form in the Global South context

Journal article / This paper explores the links between urban public realm spaces, both natural and built, and residents' wellbeing in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs).

Seizing the urban opportunity: how national governments can recover from Covid-19, secure shared prosperity and tackle the climate crisis through cities

Other publication / Cities provide critical venues to advance climate resiliency and decarbonize. We examine six economies and propose how cities can lead on climate action.

Socially inclusive urban policy making for climate resilient dryland Africa

Other publication / This policy brief shares ten practical recommendations for urban policy makers in dryland Africa to use when planning, developing and implementing policies.

A tale of two cities: inequalities in urban wellbeing in the Global South

Feature / City planning needs to consider livability and resident well-being alongside equality of environmental and economic development.