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The Case for Urban Manufacturing

Cornelia Forsthuber-Aumayr -
With cities growing and due to skyrocketing demand for housing, vast areas of industrial land have been rezoned. So, what is still being produced in cities? And why does it matter? Here’s why cities...
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Co-location: How Mixed Spaces Benefit Urban Manufacturing

Karl Dickinson -
Urban manufacturing needs a range of suitable spaces to thrive. Diversifying the uses within buildings, blocks, and neighbourhoods opens up considerable gains: we should consider co-location as a primary tool for making cities more...
Circularity

How Urban Manufacturing Can Contribute to a Circular Economy

Cornelia Forsthuber-Aumayr -
Increasingly, cities have become aware of the fact that the current linear use of resources (taking raw materials from the environment, making products from them, and eventually throwing them away as waste) is no...
Research

How Can Cities Support Manufacturing with Intelligent Transport Design?

Karl Dickinson -
Transport is integral to urban manufacturing. It is the gateway to resources and the marketplace. Businesses rely on the logistics that links them with staff, partners, and clients. Cities aiming to (re)build and develop...
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Why Your City Needs a Curator

Karl Dickinson -
Cities of Making advocates for establishing the role of a city Curator to change perceptions, fight urban manufacturing’s corner, and facilitate its growth. But what exactly can this champion achieve, and how can you...
Circularity

How Can Urban Manufacturers Make from Waste?

Karl Dickinson -
Manufacturing in its many manifestations creates mountains of waste. This presents an opportunity. With the correct systems in place, waste becomes a resource and opens the door to innovative businesses, job creation, and economic...
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Urban Manufacturing: The Challenges

Iris Fiebiger -
Urban manufacturing presents many benefits. To have it reach its full potential, however, we need to tackle several challenges. From defining the concept to bringing together myriad actors – here come the top six...
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How to Establish a Curator in Your City

Karl Dickinson -
A Curator has the power to unlock a city’s manufacturing potential, but how exactly can we go about getting one in place? We look at who best fits the role in your city, set...
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Urban Manufacturing in London

Iris Fiebiger -
London has a long history of manufacturing. Its industrial activity continues up to this day in areas like Haringey, Old Oak & Park Royal, and the Maker Mile. The Cities of Making project examined...
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Why and How Should Urban Manufacturers Collaborate?

Iris Fiebiger -
Urban manufacturers hardly collaborate. Fair enough. Who wants to share trade secrets after all? The Cities of Making project challenges this perception. Their findings indicate that exchange between urban manufacturers brings plenty of benefits....
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Urban Manufacturing: Grey or Green?

Iris Fiebiger -
Is urban manufacturing bad for the environment? Or can it be green and play a role in the fight against climate change? We look at the current picture of production to see how sustainably...
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Urban Manufacturing: Facts & Figures

Iris Fiebiger -
Are you wondering why urban manufacturing matters? Still trying to understand what it is all about? We are here to help. Digging through the extensive material of the Cities of Making project, we have...
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Lessons from Urban Manufacturing Through Time

Karl Dickinson -
The 21st-century European city is an amalgamation of the old and new. Contemporary manufacturing is heavily influenced by what came before. This heritage is key to its identity, survival, and revival, but time has...
Inclusive Cities

Policy Recommendations & Mechanisms That Support Urban Migrant Experiences

Karl Dickinson -
The challenges for migrants arriving in a new country seem endless. The more vulnerable their situation, and precarious their legal status, the deeper these problems run. Social and structural barriers and discrimination prevent newcomers...
Migration

Tools for Cities to Facilitate Migrant Integration in European Communities

Karl Dickinson -
In 2019, JPI Urban Europe established a call for research into urban migration in Europe, with the aim of understanding how it affects and is affected by the life and functioning of cities. As...
Migration

The Role of NGOs in Facilitating Migrant Integration in European Cities

Karl Dickinson -
JPI Urban Europe put out a call for projects researching urban migration in Europe. The outcome is a current knowledge base that gives insights into how migration impacts the lives and workings of a...
Inclusive Cities

Gendered Issues in Urban Migration & Integration in European Cities

Karl Dickinson -
It’s a fact! Cities are designed by men for men. This skews power relations in the built environment and the systems that govern them, curtailing women’s social and economic mobility. Added to this, intersectional...
Housing

Challenges & Solutions for Migrant Housing in European Cities

Karl Dickinson -
In a hostile environment where migrants are denied access to the services and basic rights others enjoy, finding secure, quality, safe, and affordable long-term housing remains one of the biggest challenges. As where and...
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