Centre for Urban Research (CURB)

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The Centre for Urban Research focuses on ‘majority-urban’ centres (the kinds of urban settlement where most people live) of all sizes to provide a space for discussion, action and research to inform and improve places for people. The Centre's work covers a wide range of areas but with a particular emphasis on:

• Urban political life and policy
• Crime, social disorder and insecurity
• Social life, culture and consumption in city spaces
• Urban design and planning

The Centre was created in order to bring together key academics with established profiles in urban research and analysis at the University of York. Instigated at a time of major social upheaval and crisis that is already impacting upon urban centres and populations globally, The Centre aligns critical urban research with advanced teaching on cities.

The Centre for Urban Research seeks to be a critical observatory, tracking important changes and developments in urban and regional economies, societies and environments in order to identify and examine the issues likely to become key challenges in the near future. A program of frequent events provide forums for diverse communities, policy-makers and academic colleagues to exchange ideas and present developments cutting-edge urban research.

The Centre aims to provide a means whereby academic research and analysis can be applied to promote incisive thinking and action around urban social problems.

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University of York
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