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Overcoming barriers to sustainable charcoal in Kenya

SEI brief / The growing gap between supply and demand for charcoal in Kenya will only expand unless action is taken. This brief discusses routes ahead.

Air pollution leads to millions of emergency room visits for asthma attacks worldwide

Press release / Air pollution leads to tens of millions of emergency room visits for asthma attacks. First study to quantify global burden of asthma linked to air pollution.

What is “legislative theatre”, and can it help tackle air pollution?

Perspective / In Mukuru, Kenya, people and policy-makers came together on stage to build understanding and generate solutions to air pollution in their local area.

Women and transportation in East Africa

Project / This project explored linkages between sustainable urban planning, public transport, mobility, and gender in East Africa.

Housing and life experiences: making a home on a low income

Other publication / This is the UK first study to provide a detailed qualitative longitudinal analysis of the interaction between poverty and housing over lifetimes.

Stop calling it the housing ladder. For those on low incomes, it’s a treadmill

Media coverage / Guardian Op-Ed on how lack of affordable housing in the UK seriously affects people's lives

Co-designing urban living solutions to improve older people’s mobility and well-being

Journal article / This co-design study reports on how urban spaces and infrastructure impacts mobility and well-being for older residents in the UK.

Moving towards a circular economy in Asia: Connecting the city with the farm

Perspective / Asia Pacific urbanisation has led to increasing waste and emissions and natural capital degradation. A circular economy can address these growing hazards.

SEI Initiative on City Health and Well-being

Initiative / This initiative investigates how rapidly growing cities affect residents' wellbeing and how this interacts with the overall health of city systems.