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Belonging at the Heart of Sustainability: London’s Communities Show the Way
Laura Wendling, Karina Corada Perez, Mehri Khosravi Sustainability research Institute (SRI), University of East London London is often celebrated for its green ambitions, from net-zero commitments to its expanding parks, community gardens, and circular-economy projects. But the real strength of this city lies in its people. In London, any vision of sustainability must begin with belonging. A community cannot be sustainable if some people are pushed out of belonging. East Lond
5 days ago3 min read


Paving the way for nature-positive cities using tools for urban renaturing.
For a long time, urban development has largely separated human populations from nature, with only a few specialist (non-human) species able to persist in urban areas. Recently, there has been increasing recognition of the impact of the loss of nature on our communities and the cost of trying to replace these lost benefits. Renaturing approaches are now gaining more popularity, with green roofs and walls appearing across our cities, and biodiverse areas like wildflower meadows
Oct 153 min read


Our Journey to a Smarter, Greener Future of Urban Design
One of the most pressing problems in urban development is how to construct the infrastructure and homes that our communities require...
Aug 123 min read


From Intern to Innovator: Supercharging Urban Nature Plans with the UNP+ Portfolio Explorer
For two months this summer, I had the incredible opportunity to work as an intern at the University of East London's Sustainability...
Aug 113 min read


Greening Europe's Cities: Inside the Urban Nature Plans+ Project in Paris
What is the UNP+ Project? Under the EU Biodiversity Strategy and supported by the Nature Restoration Regulation, the European Commission...
Apr 303 min read


The SRI Family Grows
This month the SRI has launched its new Affiliates Programme. The programme is designed to provide an opportunity for researchers in...
Feb 272 min read


The Rise of Reported Overheating: Why We Need Better Public Risk Communication
Summertime overheating in homes has been identified as a health risk in many temperate regions where domestic air-conditioning is rare,...
Feb 103 min read


(Almost) A treaty on plastic waste
Biodiversity is adversely affected by the torrent of plastic pollution in every aquatic environment from the smallest stream to the...
Feb 14 min read
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