Blog, interviews and comment SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities What is urban metabolism? Interview with Ling Min Tan Ling Min Tan is a mechanical engineer who researches how to make cities more sustainable. In order to do this, she is using the idea of urban metabolism. Urban metabolism examines cities with regard to resources, consumption and waste. We interviewed Ling Min as she […] Read More
Blog, interviews and comment Latest News SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities SDG 2 Zero Hunger Let’s reduce food waste in schools Food waste is a big problem for the environment. And public places, like schools or hospitals, create a significant proportion […] Read More
Blog, interviews and comment Latest News Research SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities Green barrier to reduce air pollution for children Something amazing is happening at Hunters Bar Infant School in Sheffield. A living wall of plants is appearing in the […] Read More
Blog, interviews and comment SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities SDG 13 Climate Action Air pollution in Sheffield: interview with Rohit Chakraborty Did you know that air pollution in parts of Sheffield is the equivalent of a smoking habit? Or that domestic […] Read More
Latest News Publications SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities SDG 2 Zero Hunger Grantham Centre scientist calls for sustainable sandwiches to be more nutritious Grantham Scholar Fiona Graham has called for sustainable sandwiches to be more nutritious. Fiona made this call during an interview […] Read More
Latest News Policy SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities Our experts give evidence on soil and plastic to Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Grantham Centre experts have given evidence to the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST). Topics covered by our experts […] Read More
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities Public prefers glass milk bottles to plastic Our Plastics: Redefining Single-Use team work closely with local dairy Our Cow Molly. Together they’re looking into how to make […] Read More
Publications SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities NEW PAPER: Greenspace spatial characteristics and human health in an urban environment Grantham Supervisor Anna Jorgensen has co-authored a new paper. You can read the full paper here https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105464 Highlights: Landscape metrics […] Read More
Latest News Policy SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities SDG 15 Life On Land Soil erosion ‘greatest threat to planet’ ‘By the time you’ve finished reading this paragraph, the world will have lost another football pitch of soil. At current […] Read More
Events Latest News SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities SDG 13 Climate Action Sheffield Air Symposium 2019 25th June 201912:30pm Organised by Urban Flows Observatory, Urban Institute & The Grantham Centre Tue, 25 June 2019, 12:30 Join us for an […] Read More