Welcome to GURC
Bottom-up, multi-disciplinary, research on urban globalisation, poverty, inequality and exclusion.
Latest News and Events
- Coming Seminar on post-earthquake reconstruction urban policies in Chile, 28 May 2013. Jorge Inzulza will present the preliminary findings of his current research on the post-reconstruction efforts after the 2010 earthquake in Chile at 4.00-5.30pm in room 1.27 HBS Building
- Workshop on ‘Researching Conflict: Methods and Ethics’, 18 April 2013 GURC is co-organising at methods@manchester workshop on ‘Researching Conflict: Methods and Ethics’. This workshop is aimed at doctoral students and early career researchers. To sign up please go to the website.
- Recent Publications:
- Moser, C. and Stein, A. (2013) ‘Measuring urban adaptation to climate change: experiences in Kenya and Nicaragua’ in Holland, J. (ed.) Who counts? The power of participatory statistics.
- Mitlin, D. and Satterthwaite, D. (2012) Urban Poverty in the Global South: Scale and Nature.
- Lombard, M. (2013) ‘Citizen participation in urban governance in the context of democratization: Evidence from low-income neighbourhoods in Mexico’, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 37 (1), 135-150.
- Professor Diana Mitlin new Director of GURC. In September 2012, Professor Diana Mitlin took over as Director of the Global Urban Research Centre. For further information on Professor Diana Mitlin’s profile see website
- Jorge Inzulza International Fellowship in GURC, February-June 2013. Jorge Inzulza, a visiting scholar from the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, University of Chile is carrying out a research fellowship in GURC.For further information on Jorge Inzulza’s profile see website
About GURC
Established in 2007, GURC is a research centre that focuses on critical urban transformations, to inform urban development debates and influence policy and practice.
The centre has a multidisciplinary staff including academics and research-focused practitioners.
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Our Research
Building on our extensive expertise, GURC’s research agenda is based around the following themes:
- Asset accumulation and urban poverty reduction
- Urban climate change adaptation
- Insecurity, violence and conflict in cities
- Transnational migration in cities
- Asset planning in cities
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Resources
GURC resources include a working paper series, briefing papers, conferences and links to our publications and other multimedia resources.
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Postgraduate
GURC’s postgraduate programme relates to its research areas. We welcome enquiries from prospective PhD students and post-doctorate research fellows.