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Birmingham workshop
December 4, 2019  |  By Alison Gilchrist

Birmingham responds positively to findings and policy recommendations

On the 28th of November, 36 practitioners, policy-makers, funders and academics gathered to share our research findings. We looked at how smart urban intermediaries ‘make things happen’ and considered implications for policy.

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Copenhagen green space
November 20, 2019  |  By Alison Gilchrist

Socially smart cities: Making a difference in urban neighbourhoods

The ‘smart cities’ movement has emphasised the contribution that technologies can make to tackling complex problems at the interface between urban institutions and the people who live and work in cities.

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Birmingham lab
July 19, 2019  |  By Alison Gilchrist

Birmingham’s final local lab – some concluding reflections

Smart urban intermediaries came together in Birmingham in May 2019 for their final ‘local lab’ workshop. The event was a chance for participants to reconnect with one another and share their thoughts and experiences.

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City Farm Balsall Heath
February 27, 2018  |  By Alison Gilchrist

Discovering Sparkbrook and Balsall Heath

Alison Gilchrist, the research fellow on the Birmingham team, describes her initial explorations of their ‘anchor neighbourhood’ just to the east of the inner-city. She shows how the combined Sparkbrook/Balsall Heath area meets the project’s criteria for somewhere that is vibrant, diverse and active in finding solutions to local challenges.

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  • Birmingham responds positively to findings and policy recommendations December 4, 2019
  • Socially smart cities: Making a difference in urban neighbourhoods November 20, 2019
  • Birmingham’s final local lab – some concluding reflections July 19, 2019
  • Different countries – shared challenges and shared learning July 16, 2019
  • Deepening dialogue on the contradictions of local urban practice and the complexities of community-making April 24, 2019

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