Events, happenings and conference reports

Event - Austerity, warmth and well-being: connecting fuel poverty and urban health

In Energy, Health and Housing on 04.02.2014
Contributed by Alex Wharton

Join cities@manchester for an Urban Forum focusing on the health aspects of fuel poverty. A panel of experts will provide insights on these interrelated problems, followed by a discussion with the audience, and an opportunity for informal socialising.

Global conference on urban health to hit Manchester in 2014

In Economy, Health and Society on 17.12.2013
Contributed by Steve Connor

March 2014 will see policy makers and experts on urban health from across the world gather in Manchester for the 11th International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH).

Turn Up the Volume: Experiments in Local Economics

In Economy, Energy and Food on 09.12.2013
Contributed by Alex Wharton

What can be done to support local economies? Alex Wharton reports on Rethinking Prosperity - Experiments in Local Economics, a recent workshop held at the Centre for Sustainable Living.

Greater urban resilience: we need a cure

In Buildings, Economy, Education, Energy and Society on 21.11.2013
Contributed by Jessica Symons

Jess Symons attends the launch of the rebadged, refocused and remastered Centre for Urban Resilence and Energy at the University of Manchester.

Mapping for green growth across Old Trafford

In Food, Green & blue spaces and Society on 12.11.2013
Contributed by Debbie Ellen

Old Trafford resident and foodie activist Debbie Ellen reports on the inspiration local residents are taking from the city of New York in their bid to 'Grow Old Trafford'.

So what's so special about Manchester then, Bruce?

In Economy, Nature and Society on 02.11.2013
Contributed by Jessica Symons

Jess Symons reports on 'An audience with Bruce Katz' and the Metropolitan Revolution reshaping America, and Manchester.

Post-melt dystopia and the Literature Festival

In Culture, Education, Energy, Nature and Society on 21.10.2013
Contributed by Karen Regn

Karen Regn reports on how the Manchester Literature Festival is tackling climate change with 'Shackleton's Man Goes South' and a concerted effort around its own sustainability.

Rethinking prosperity? This could be the conference for you

In Economy and Society on 29.09.2013
Contributed by Steve Connor

Event alert: a one-day conference is being held at MERCi’s Bridge 5 Mill in November to explore alternative ways to shape our local economy and measure progress beyond the narrow confines of Gross Domestic Product

Urban garden, Biospheric Foundation, Salford

Turn Up the Volume: Food and the City

In Education, Food and Living on 02.08.2013
Contributed by Alex Wharton

What role can urban agriculture play in the creation of sustainable cities? Alex Wharton reports on Food and the City, one of a series of events held at the Biospheric Foundation during MIF13.

Turn Up the Volume: An Economy for All

In Economy on 14.07.2013
Contributed by Alex Wharton

How can we create an economy for all? Alex Wharton reports on the CLES Summit 2013.

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