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“The infrastructure of everyday life” – has the time come for the foundational economy?
The last few years has seen growing interest in what has been termed the ‘foundational economy’ and its potential value for achieving economic security and social sustainability. Accounting for around ….
Heating Clydebank via the Clyde: renewable heat in the COP26 host city
In less than ten months’ time, the eyes of the world will be on Glasgow, as the city plays host to the UN’s 26th ….
Healthy ageing: how health inequality can be tackled at the local level
Older people make up a significant portion of our population, and projections show the proportion of people over the age of 60 within the ….
Building sights: how offsite construction could help solve the housing shortage
Long waiting lists, high rents, thousands sleeping rough, millions living in ….
Cross-border handshakes: what’s next for digital contact tracing?
As we enter a new year, and a new phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are reminded of the need to follow public health advice to stop the spread of the ….
Why are we still talking about healthy places?
In recent years, there has been a wide ranging debate across the housing, planning, health and infrastructure sectors about the development of healthy places in both regeneration and newly approved projects.
In 2016, Town and Country Planning ….
Guest post: Sustainable cities after COVID-19: are Barcelona-style green zones the answer?
Guest post by Anupam Nanda, University of Manchester
The lockdowns ….
Season’s Greetings from The Knowledge Exchange
The Knowledge Exchange Information Service will be closed from 25 December, and will reopen on Monday 4 January. We wish all our readers a very happy Christmas, and best ….
The year of living differently: reviewing The Knowledge Exchange blog in 2020
2020 has been a year like no other. A microscopic virus – 10,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair – has dominated, disrupted and redefined the way ….
