Urban, Digital and Creative Futures
The Urban, Digital and Creative Futures theme encompasses the work of social, cultural and digital geographers as well as urban and regional planners. We are developing creative solutions to emerging challenges facing 21st century cities, particularly in the context of rapid technological and climate change.
Our work examines cross-cutting themes around creative and cultural economy, neurourbanism and AI, smart cities, digital methodologies, political ecology, urbanity and wellbeing, and questions around spatial and strategic urban design and planning. We examine the impacts of rapid urban change on a range of different demographics, including children, older people, the incarcerated, migrants and vulnerable communities across minority and majority contexts.
As a group, we contribute to social and political impact by engaging with communities, public agencies, industry, and national and international policymakers.
Specific research interests
Specific research interests
- Digital geographies
- Childhood and youth geographies
- Smart cities
- Urban and regional planning
- Transport Planning
- Travel behaviour and sustainable mobility
- Neurourbanism
- Urban analytics and AI for planning
- Creative and cultural economy
- Arts and embodiment
- Virtual realities
People who work in these areas
People who work in these areas
Academic Staff
Professor Sophie Hadfield-Hill
Researcher Associates and Doctoral students
- Yuhao Sun
- Yueyue Wu
- Alistair Parr
- Dr Janak Parmar
- Sanoji Rathnasekara
- Weijian Xu
- Sampadha Bathula
- Ross Bangs
- Mackenzie Thompson
- Yohan Won
- Wei-Chieh (Jack) Tsai
- Holly Gowland
- Linhang Liang
- Xitong Ding
- Zixuan Zhou
- Minghui Ma
- Muhammad Kurniawan
- Yangbo Bi
- Lihui Ji
- Abdullah Alturki
Relevant UKRI industrial strategy sectors
Relevant UKRI industrial strategy sectors
- Creative industries
- Digital and technologies
- AI
- (Defence and national security)
Relevant Pillar II Horizon Europe clusters
Relevant Pillar II Horizon Europe clusters
- Health
- Culture, creativity and inclusive society
- Digital, industry and space
- Climate, energy and mobility