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Urban Manufacturing

Urban Manufacturing: Grey or Green?

Iris Fiebiger - February 11, 2025

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...

Circularity

How Can Urban Manufacturers Make from Waste?

Karl Dickinson - February 11, 2025

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...

Circularity

How Urban Manufacturing Can Contribute to a Circular Economy

Cornelia Forsthuber - February 11, 2025

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...

Urban Manufacturing

Urban Manufacturing in London

Iris Fiebiger - February 11, 2025

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...

Urban Manufacturing

Lessons from Urban Manufacturing Through Time

Karl Dickinson - February 11, 2025

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...

Urban Manufacturing

Urban Manufacturing: The Challenges

Iris Fiebiger - February 11, 2025

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...

Urban Manufacturing

How Can Cities Support Manufacturing with Intelligent Transport Design?

Karl Dickinson - February 11, 2025

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...

Urban Manufacturing

Co-location: How Mixed Spaces Benefit Urban Manufacturing

Karl Dickinson - February 11, 2025

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...

Car-Free

London’s Road to Recovery: Car-Free After COVID

Lauren McAskie - January 15, 2021

On deciding how to emerge from the global pandemic, London announced it was going to build back a healthier and safer city by making drastic improvements to its walking and cycling infrastructure. It now...

Car-Free

“Healthy Streets Everyday” Keeps the Cars Away: How a London Project Is Transforming Urban Neighbourhoods

Lauren McAskie - January 18, 2021

What are the 10 evidence-based essential ingredients for a "healthy street", and how can you make sure yours tick all the boxes? What Are "Healthy Streets"? The Healthy Streets approach, developed by public health and transport specialist Lucy...

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