Digital exclusion and poverty in the UK: How structural inequality shapes experiences of getting online
Digital Geography and Society have published a paper by Drs Hannah Holmes and Gemma Burgess. The paper focuses on the complex relationship between digital exclusion and poverty, and examines how a range of spatial, material, and temporal factors related to experiences of poverty shape opportunities...
Smart city governance and the ethical dimension of smart city decision-making in Cambridge, UK
Dr Sabina Maslova presented findings from CCHPR's research into the ethics of smart city governance at the European Urban Research Association 2022 Conference in Milan, on 17 June 2022. Smart city governance and ethical decisionmaking_SM.pdf Smart city governance and ethical decisionmaking_SM.pdf
'Demarginalising’ a territorially stigmatised neighbourhood?: The relationship between governance configurations and trajectories of urban change
Gentrification and territorial stigma are understood to be closely linked, yet the workings of the governance networks which underlay this relationship have seldom been explored in depth. This paper, by Dr Hannah Holmes, seeks to develop understandings of this relationship by showing how the...
The relationship between housing inequality and digital exclusion in the UK
Dr Hannah Holmes gave a presentation at the 2022 Housing Studies Association Conference in Sheffield on behalf of herself and Dr Gemma Burgess. The presentation looked at how housing circumstances shape and impact people's experiences of digital exclusion.
The Centre for Digital Built Britain has published a blog by CCHPR researchers, based on their recently published paper, The ethical underpinnings of Smart City governance: Decision-making in the Smart Cambridge Programme, UK. The blog explores the crucial ethical issues faced by decisionmakers...
The ethical underpinnings of Smart City governance
Published in Urban Studies, The ethical underpinnings of Smart City governance: Decision-making in the Smart Cambridge programme, UK explores the ethical debate around Smart Cities. The authors present the case for extending the debate to include the ethical content which can be traced in decision-...
Towards a co-creative stakeholder framework for Smart City projects: presentation
Dr Richmond Juvenile Ehwi gave a talk on a co-creative stakeholder framework for Smart City projects at a HTA Design LLP evening event in August 2021. HTA Design LLP is an organisation of housing design specialists with expertise in areas such as community-led design, urban and estate regeneration...
Hannah Holmes contributed to a recent article in The Big Issue looking at how digital exclusion could also mean financial exclusion for some as cryptocurrencies edge closer to the mainstream.
Digital exclusion and the importance of getting online
CCHPR’s third report for New Horizons focuses on digital inclusion, which encompasses access to suitable devices and internet connections, as well as digital literacy and a range of other factors. It draws on interviews with coaches and participants from the New Horizons project, to show how...
Dr Richmond Juvenile Ehwi and Dr Hannah Holmes presented their work on problem-framing in UK Smart Cities at the II Digital Geographies Conference in October 2021. The presentation considered how areas of focus – or verticals – for smart initiatives are selected by those involved in urban...
Hannah Holmes took part in a podcast hosted by Emma Rosser, Estate Gazette's residential editor, in August 2021. Resi Talks: How to unlock MMC at scale discusses the benefits of MMC, the barriers to growth and getting housebuilders on board with rolling out MMC on a larger scale.
Ageing well - meeting the needs of the next generation of older adults
An Evidence Review authored by Gemma Burgess, Hannah Holmes and Phoebe Stirling has been published by Research in Practice. Ageing well: Housing options and alternative models of living for later life is a think-piece on housing options and alternative modes of living for later life. It provides an...
Deploying modular housing in the UK: exploring the benefits and risks for the housebuilding industry
Faced with an ongong undersupply of housing in the UK, the use of digital technologies has been widely promoted as a key solution to the challenges faced by the construction industry. Particular emphasis has been placed on the potential of offiste manufacture for increasing and improving the...
Mind the gap: the digital divide is getting bigger
Mark Scott, chief tech correspondent for Politico, spoke to Gemma Burgess and Hannah Burgess about the Digital Divide, and quoted them both in his March post: COVID-19 disinformation - Digital divide .
A review of Ageing in Place: design, planning and policy response in the Western Asia- Pacific
Hannah Holmes review of ‘Ageing in place: design, planning and policy response in the Western Asia-Pacific’, Edited by Bruce Judd, Kenichi Tanoue, and Edgar Liu, has been published by the International Journal of Housing Policy. The book highlights the importance of creating a suitable physical...
The House of Lords Select Committee on COVID-19 published its evidence report in April 2021. The inquiry focused on those aspects of our lives that are known to have an impact on our wellbeing: mental and physical health, social interaction, work and education. Other overarching issues, including...
Homelessness Prevention through One-to-One Coaching
Homelessness Prevention through One-To-One Coaching: The Relationship between Coaching, Class Stigma, and Self-Esteem by Hannah Holmes and Gemma Burgess has been published by Housing, Theory and Society.
Locating OSM: Offsite construction is firmly on the agenda, but where exactly is ‘offsite’?
Locating OSM: Offsite construction is firmly on the agenda, but where exactly is ‘offsite’?, a blog by Hannah Holmes and Gemma Burgess, has been published by CCHPR.
New Horizons: Long term impact of coaching & the wider context of structural poverty
Hannah Holmes and Gemma Burgess 's report for New Horizons looks at the longer term impact of the project. The latest findings of the evaluation of the New Horizons programme provides valuable insights into the multiple long term benefits for people who received coaching. It also explores the...
Stakeholder Engagement Plan: West Cambridge Digital Twin Research Facility
Commissioned by the CDBB, the document sets out a comprehensive plan for stakeholder engagement activities for the Digital Twin Research Facility (DTRF) to be set up at West Cambridge.
Stakeholder Engagement for Smart Cities and DIPs: National Guidance Document
Our paper looks at the importance of effective stakeholder engagement, and sets out guidance on identifying stakeholders and appropriate forms of engagement across the lifetime of Smart Cities and Digital Infrastructure Projects.
