“Whilst current smart city innovations are almost exclusively focused on harnessing big data and new technologies to improve city services... [more]
Want a smarter city? Then it’s time to indulge in time travel A new planning tool in development will let... [more]
Principal Investigator: Tom Jefferies Co-Investigators: Ulysses Sengupta, Liangxiu Han, Bamidele Adebisi Researchers: Eric Cheung, Jane Anderson, Khaled M. Rabie Funding:... [more]
Principal Investigator: Deljana Iossifova Co-Investigators: Ulysses Sengupta, Heide Imai Junior Researchers: Magdalena Atanasova, Adam Brennan, Daniel Kempski, Paulina Kowalska, Diana... [more]
The ESRC Strategic Network: Data and Cities as Complex Adaptive Systems (DACAS) seeks to promote a more holistic approach through the integration of a wide range of data sources. By bringing together an international group of researchers from a range of different fields, the project supports the development of an innovative and cross-disciplinary set of tools to gather and interpret emerging data sources. The findings will benefits policy-makers, academics and other actors seeking to develop evidence-based responses to urban issues through the use of open data sources.
How do senior citizens in Bulgaria cope under conditions of diminishing pensions, rising living costs, uncertain health care provision, dilapidating housing and truncated family ties? This project uncovers the main concerns of Bulgaria’s abandoned elderly in cities, towns and villages. It provides much-needed insights into the challenges that senior citizens face in their everyday lives.
