Urban Futures Now
Blog & Comment — Paul Chatterton
Essays and comment pieces from Professor Paul Chatterton on urban futures, housing justice, climate action and community organising in Leeds.
16 pieces
Everything Must Go
Local Government Debt and the Public Asset Fire Sale — The Case of Leeds
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What Keir Starmer's speech could have said after the 2026 local elections
A fictional speech based on radical, but entirely feasible, evidence based ideas.
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The power of Public-Civic Partnerships (PCPs)
How cities can shift from austerity and unlock fairer, greener and more resilient communities
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Transforming city travel - mobility justice for all
A Conversation with Hannah Kettle-Pettavel on the 'WHAT in the World' podcast
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What can UK New Towns learn from Community led housing?
Ecological Design, Democratic Governance, and Community Ownership in Next‑Generation Settlements
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Doughnut economics, degrowth and decoloniality
New directions for the Doughnut Portrait method
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RETHINKING CITIES IN AN AGE OF CRISIS
An interview with Miray Özkan in 'City and Society' Magazine
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Urban regeneration, Lilac Grove and the future of housing
BBC Rethink podcast
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Leeds Plan B
A manifesto for the People and city of Leeds
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Creating the social city
Listen now on the 'A is for Architecture' podcast
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A CIVIC PLAN FOR A CLIMATE EMERGENCY Building the 1.5 degree city
A discussion document for policy makers & civic leaders in the wake of COP30
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Coronavirus: we’re in a real-time laboratory of a more sustainable urban future
What we still need to do to learn from the 2020 pandemic. [first published in The Conversation 2020)
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Beyond Emergency Mode
Lessons from grassroots climate action in Leeds for COP30 in Belem
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What’s the solution to Broken Britain?
Ideas for the autumn budget and beyond
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From motorway city to active travel city.
Some reflections on how to build a safe, sustainable future
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No more #punchgates.
We need a safe country for the many not just the few
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