REALISING JUST CITIES

We understand that we must be responsive and timely, undertaking research that responds to the specific conditions in which we find ourselves. Research must look to be visionary, driven by the necessity to overcome these conditions and challenge the limits of what we consider socially possible... Our distinctive approach has been to create platforms for organising knowledge from different urban stakeholders to support sustainable transitions. These Local Interaction Platforms (LIPs) work to co-produce knowledge and action through transdisciplinary and comparative urban research. LIPs are based in Gothenburg, Skane, Kisumu, Cape Town and Sheffield-Manchester... The action research was co-designed by Sophie King in partnership with Mums Mart and Lower Broughton Savers - two women-led community associations based in Manchester and Salford respectively. Over time a number of other womens and residents associations becane involved across Manchester, Salford and Stockport. The research..