News & Events
SME procurement and supply-chain links study published
Our study of SME procurement and supply-chain links in the City of London (conducted in conjunction with Bones Wells Urbecon has now been published and can be viewed from here
Policy guidance on Fast food outlets produced
Our policy briefing for the GLA Fast food takeaways: a review of the wider evidence base has now been completed and can be downloaded here
Evaluation Guide for Community Alcohol Partnerships(CAPs)
Following our evaluation of the Islington Community Alcohol Partnership we have been asked by the CAP national support office to produce a guide, model evaluation framework and research tools that can be used by CAPs across the UK.
Living Places
Cities Institute has been commissioned to undertake a detailed mapping and place-making strategy in L.B.Havering aspart of the national Living Places initiative. The study builds on the methodology developed for the national Cultural Mapping toolkit undertaken for the DCMS
www.culture.gov.uk/what_we_do/research_and_statistics/7290.aspx#Culture
New Publications
Sue Bagwell (2013) Healthier Catering initiatives in London, UK: An effective tool for encouraging healthier consumption behaviour? Critical Public Health
Clare Ellul (with Jo Foord, John Mooney) (2013) Making metadata usable in a multi-national research setting, Applied Ergonomics
Jo Foord (2012) The new boomtown? Creative city to Tec City in east London. Cities
Joan Smith (with Muhic Dizdarevic )(2011) Young Homeless People in the Czech Republic: A Comparative Perspective, European Journal of Homelessness 5(1) 67-85
Events
A well attended workshop in our Mega-Events series entitled 'Back to the Future' was held on 8th March. Copies of the presentations can be downloaded from our Mega-Events webpage
Fortcoming events
In early May Emeritus Professor Ken Worpole will be giving the keynote lecture at the annual Play Wales conference in Cardiff, under the title: The Great Attachment: places and its meanings fo the child.
Later that month, on 23 May, Ken will be chairing a seminar at the Austrian Cultural Institute at which writer Iain Sinclair and film-maker Andrea Zimmerman will discuss the work of Austrian photographer/media artist, Hubert Blanz.
Meanwhile on Tuesday, 21 May 2013, there will be a launch at the new Canada Water Library, Southwark, of Ken Worpole's new book, Contemporary Library Architecture. Speakers include Ken and architect Piers Gough of CZWG Architects.
