Projects

Associated projects: Using Urban Metabolism to analyse Fuel Poverty in Reading (2018) Principal investigator: Daniela Perrotti, with Eugene Mohareb. The project aims to apply models for urban metabolism analysis to…Read More >

PhD researcher: Christina Bristow This doctoral research project features an exploration of resource requirements in UK cities using urban metabolism modelling methods. As such, an “organism” metaphor will be employed…Read More >

Associated projects: Urban metabolism modelling for sustainable green infrastructure development in rapidly urbanized mid-sized cities in Brazil (2018) Principle investigator: Daniela Perrotti with Federal University of Mato Grosso (Brazil), University…Read More >

Lead investigator: Hiral Patel The purpose of the PhD research was to study adaptations of a building after it was constructed, and, in doing so, to explicate a novel conception…Read More >

Lead Investigator: Hiral Patel The  research project focuses on the DEGW archive, capturing the first 25 years of the work of the spatial and architectural consultancy DEGW. The research mobilises the…Read More >

Examining the role of BREEAM Communities in green infrastructure evaluation Lead investigator: Rosalie Callway, with Tim Dixon and Dragana Nikolic Evaluation of Green infrastructure (GI) is reported to improve decision-making…Read More >

Building on previous work led by Tim Dixon for the European Investment Bank on social sustainability in urban regeneration, this work has developed (with Social Life) a social sustainability assessment…Read More >

Lead Investigator: Tim Dixon This work was funded by RICS Research Trust and led by Tim Dixon. The interconnected agendas of smart cities, big data and open data, on the…Read More >

Associated projects: Transferring Urban Metabolism Knowledge from Research to Practice. A Real-World Test in Helsinki (2013) Principle researcher: Daniela Perrotti Research Grant: Kone Foundation. Aalto University, Department of Architecture, Finland.

The Reading 2050 project was established in 2013 to deliver a strategic, long-term vision that will support growth and prosperity in Reading, and help ensure that a truly smart and…Read More >