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EVENT project policy brief now available in English and Greek

The relationship between domestic energy vulnerability and economic austerity in Greece is discussed in a new policy document issued by a recently completed research project.

austerity, energy vulnerability, Greece, Poverty

Energy, austerity, informality workshop report

On the 21st of May 2014, the Centre for Urban Resilience and Energy (CURE) hosted a workshop on Energy, austerity, informality: … More

austerity, Energy, Greece, Poverty

Call for participants: Workshop on ‘Energy, austerity, informality: Exploring the everyday politics of urban infrastructure’

The Centre for Urban Resilience and Energy at the University of Manchester is organising a one-day workshop on ‘Energy, austerity, informality: … More

alternative economies, austerity, economic crisis, Energy poverty, Greece

The AAG in Tampa: Energy geographers take over

Following its overwhelming presence at the last three Annual Conferences of the Royal Geographical Society, energy geography research is now … More

AAG, american, conference, Energy, geographers

EVALUATE workshop on European energy vulnerability in Brussels

The EVALUATE project will be organizing a workshop on ‘Energy vulnerability in Europe’ at DG Energy in Brussels, on the … More

Announcing three CURE events in February and March

CURE will be organizing two seminars and an urban forum during February and March. More details can be found on the new events tab on this website. We hope you can join us!

10 days is a long time in energy and climate policy

CURE Directors Joe Ravetz and Stefan Bouzarovski connect the recent CURE launch event (featuring a lecture by Durham University geography professor Harriet Bulkeley) with topical developments in the UK energy sector.

Climate, Energy, harriet bulkeley

Urban climate resilience – conserving and enhancing the contribution of hinterland landscapes

CURE Co-Director Jeremy Carter reflects on the different ways in which one of our ongoing projects – Climate Proof Cities – engages with issues of resilience, urban change and the regional landscape.

cities, Climate, landscape, proof, regional, resilience

Changing local perceptions of energy poverty in Greece

The EVENT project is well underway. The contribution below, written by project team member Dr Alexandra Prodromidou, reflects on our recent project activities.

Announcing a new project: Community Approaches to Retrofit in Manchester – CHARISMA

An estimated 75 to 80 per cent of the current housing stock in the UK will exist in 2050. There … More

carbon, community, housing, Manchester, Poverty, retrofit, social, Vulnerability

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