SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

icon for SDG 11 sustainable cities and communities We work towards SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities through our Grantham Scholars projects.

For example, Maria del Carmen Redondo Bermudez is creating green barriers of plants to reduce air pollution in urban settings.

And our Plastics: Redefining Single-Use research project works towards this goal through an innovative rethinking of single-use plastic.

Blog: Trams and electric vehicles can team up to save energy

Grantham Scholar Fiona McBride researches the potential to power electric vehicles using the energy generated by trams and metro trains. In this blog, Fiona explains how exactly electricity gets wasted by trams and metro trains and how we can save the energy by using it to charge fleet electric vehicles. […]

Green infrastructure, schools and air pollution papers from Grantham Scholar

Congratulations to Maria del Carmen Redondo Bermudez on her 2 papers about green infrastructure in schools and air pollution.

Rachael Rothman who gave evidence about plastic waste to EFRA

South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre: Interview with Rachael Rothman

Our director Professor Rachael Rothman is the director of the new South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre. We talk to Rachael about […]

Disability, housing and sustainability: Interview with Abraham Mariech

Grantham Scholar Abraham Mariech researches disability, housing and sustainability in Kenya, where he was born and grew up.

Two storey extensions could help housing crisis and reduce carbon emissions

A study led by Grantham Scholar Charles Gillott shows two storey extensions on buildings could provide an extra 175,000 homes […]

Rohit: creator of a warning system for woodburner air pollution

First UK warning system for woodburner air pollution

Grantham Scholar Rohit Chakraborty launches Burner Alert, the UK’s first warning system for woodburner air pollution.

Charles Gillott on Institution of Structural Engineers’ sustainability map

Grantham Scholar Charles Gillott‘s work on vertical extension included in the Institution of Structural Engineers’ Sustainability Resource Map. The Institution […]