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Centre for Researching Cities
Our Mission
Cities are the concentration of
social
infrastructural,
and
economic
activity in space. Defined by
density
proximity,
and
juxtaposition
, cities act as
accelerators of change
. They concentrate vulnerabilites and amplify inequalities. These attributes put cities in the forefront of efforts to address overarching societal and global challenges.
These challenges do not simply happen in
cities.
Cities exacerbate or ease them.
We have a unique understanding of cities which brings together
urban systems
and
technologies
with
social
and
spatial governance
and
justice
The purpose of  the Centre for Researching Cities is to add value by harnessing and integrating Newcastle University’s existing world- class expertise in urban research to better address these pressing multi-disciplinary and international challenges. Developing a unique understanding of cities as complex and open systems, the Centre will bring together research on urban systems and technologies with work on social and spatial governance and justice. Its scope is necessarily broad, reflecting the cross-cutting nature of cities as research objects, alongside the diverse and complementary strengths of cities research at Newcastle.
Rather than seeking to incorporate the range of research topics and questions that may be located in cities, the Centre is focused on research about cities, advancing cities research both theoretically and empirically and addressing distinct urban challenges and themes.
Our mission is to harness and integrate our
world-class expertise
in
urban research,
to better address these pressing multidisciplinary and international challenges. We want to work on cities, with cities and for cities to envisage and enable just, inclusive and sustainable urban futures.
Our research
Our cities research focuses on three challenges and three cross-cutting themes.
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We form research partnerships with professionals, policymakers, businesses, and communities.
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