by Cairn Macfarland | 24th November 2023
Thesis Title: Contesting dispossession by damp: Life experiences and media representations in London Housing Association estates Abstract: In recent years, household damp and mould have come to dominate housing discourses. Those enduring dampness often face severe and...
by Cairn Macfarland | 8th December 2022
Thesis Title: Postcolonial geographies of urban precarity: race, pollution, and everyday life in Hounslow Abstract; Foregrounded by decades of austerity and ecological degradation, COVID-19 drew back the veneer of the welfare state and revealed with stark clarity the...
by admin | 7th March 2022
Thesis title: Digitisation of life: addressing behavioural shortcomings in agent-based activity-travel models Abstract: Participation in activities has become less constrained to physical location and time in the digital era. Such activities as teleworking, distance...
by Cairn Macfarland | 7th March 2022
Thesis title: Everyday urban spaces, social inclusion and transnational connection: The shaping of the urban lives of refugees in London Abstract: Against the contexts of hostile politics and of forced displacement, this research project will explore the everyday...
by admin | 7th March 2022
Thesis title: The relational geographies of food poverty in the UK Abstract: This small scale, in-depth study will focus on exploring the multi-dimensionality of food in the context of women’s experiences of food poverty, in order to demonstrate that food poverty is...
by admin | 19th July 2021
Thesis title: What does the 21st Century Settlement look like? Abstract: The Settlement Movement in England began in the early 1880s providing neighbourhood services such as education, training, home medicine and recreational activities. Pembroke House is one of the...
by admin | 19th July 2021
Thesis title: Renters unions against the neo-liberal city: can new renters’ organisations in Barcelona and London build mass movements? Abstract: My project seeks to understand the rise of renters unions and their capacity to build mass housing movement organisations...
by admin | 19th July 2021
Thesis title: Investigating the Cultural Ecosystem Services of Urban Water Bodies and their use in Environmental and Land Use Planning Abstract: This is an interdisciplinary PhD exploring the use of Cultural Ecosystem Services (CES) for improving environmental policy...
by admin | 19th July 2021
Thesis title: The Crisis of Affordable Workspace in London Abstract: The unaffordable commercial rent levels in London have been slowly but steadily dismantling the unique and vibrant commercial fabric of the city. Independent shops, decades-old family businesses and...
by admin | 19th July 2021
Thesis title: Improving Efficiency and Equity of Ambulance Services through Advanced Demand Modelling Abstract: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Etiam et purus a risus ultrices dapibus. Curabitur sit amet elit quis ipsum tincidunt dapibus...
by admin | 19th July 2021
Thesis title: Staying Afloat? Making Home and Creating Place on London’s Canals and Rivers (a CASE project with the Canal & Rivers Trust and The Geffrye Museum) Abstract: The past 30 years have seen dramatic changes to London’s residential landscapes and...
by admin | 19th July 2021
Thesis title: Playing or being played? Abstract: Play and playfulness are increasingly conspicuous in contemporary urban spaces. In work spaces play is used to foster creativity, socialise and retain employees, build emotional intelligence and alleviate boredom, and...