GCHU Report – Page 2 – Global Centre on Healthcare and Urbanisation

GCHU Report – Preventable deaths involving cyclists in England and Wales

GCHU is pleased to share the report: ‘Preventable deaths involving cyclists in England and Wales: Solutions to improve their safety’ written by Louis Odgers and Georgia Richards.

03 Oct

Rethinking Tronchetto: Sustainable Textiles for Venice’s Future

As part of the GCHU’s Summer School blog series, Mia Frleta's explores reimagining Venice's Tronchetto island, proposing a sustainable textile factory, Algitura, that uses algae to create eco-friendly fibers, addressing over-reliance on tourism while revitalizing the city’s historical textile industry and offering diverse employment opportunities.

03 Oct

A patchwork of participation: Community-led solutions for Venice’s Tronchetto

As part of the GCHU’s Summer School blog series, Merit Zimmermann proposes a community-led redevelopment of Tronchetto in Venice that prioritizes local residents' needs by promoting affordable housing, vibrant cultural hubs, and environmental stewardship, while addressing the challenges posed by overtourism and climate change.

03 Oct

Lungs of Venice: Reimagining Tronchetto as a model of urban wellbeing

As part of the GCHU’s Summer School blog series, Vanja Pandurevic's explores a proposal to transform Venice's Tronchetto island into an ecologically sustainable "Communal Backyard," integrating green spaces, urban agriculture, and cultural hubs to enhance community wellbeing, preserve Venetian heritage, and position the city as a global leader in sustainable urbanism.

03 Oct

Working Across Boundaries: Findings in Applying a Multidisciplinary Integrated Strategy Towards a Sustainable Tronchetto, and Venice

As part of the GCHU’s Summer School blog series, Jessica Zhang writes about her collaboration on a multidisciplinary design project to revitalize the Tronchetto area by integrating green and blue infrastructure, fostering community engagement, and addressing social and environmental challenges.

03 Oct

Tronchetto Reimagined: A blueprint for sustainable practices in Venice

As part of the GCHU’s Summer School blog series, Roxana Sala describes her participation in the workshop where she developed a proposal for revitalizing Venice’s Tronchetto island, focusing on water management, community-led design, and food resilience through a rain garden prototype, community gardens, and sustainable urban strategies.

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