Research Library
This research library has been created over years in partnership with various researchers, communities, and organisations. This library is a site of living knowledges; a realm where knowledge finds a sanctuary to flourish, evolve, and expand beyond the confines of conventional repositories. It is a dynamic space dedicated to storing and nurturing knowledge in a manner that allows it to adapt, transform, and grow with the passage of time. Every piece of information is treated as a seed, capable of germinating, branching out, and cross-pollinating with other ideas.
What would an NPPF look like from an Ecological Justice framing?
Taking on an Ecological Justice approach to the NPPF requires a foundational shift to the role and motivations around planning and the relationship with land in the UK.
Envisioning a Healthier Urban Way of Living: Indigenous Sovereignty in Los Angeles and Beyond
Tribal law scholar, Grace Carson writes in the first person about restoring the Indigenous identities and cultures to Los Angeles, where it has been systemically erased.
Urban Sacrifice Zones & The Right to Pollute
The purpose of this data led study is to bring attention to everyday people those who have the right to pollute in their neighbourhoods, so that people can make more informed decisions when it comes to voting and priorities for our shared health and climate change action points.
Planetary Dysregulation, Capitalism, & Healthcare
The intention of this audio project is to discuss the links between systems and imaginations rooted in supremacy, the dysregulation of planetary systems, and the poor health outcomes being experienced by peoples who are racialised and minoritised.
Decarbonisation, Natural Gas, and Health
A data-led article on the toxification of Land in the UK at the hands of industrialisation whilst the general public is shamed and gaslit for their systemic need to get into a motor vehicle. All the while, millions of tonnes of chemicals are churned out into the environment.
Place & Health
This report will focus primarily on the role of the built environment because practitioners have a significant influence on the ability of citizens to build healthy relationships between health and place.
COVID-19 & Biological Inequality; a London Data Study
This paper looks to approach the inequitable prevalence of COVID-19 from a biological perspective, drawing a clear throughline between human health and urban environments. Specifically, its relation to COVID-19 in BAME communities of London.
Impoverished Neighbourhoods & PTSD
PTSD is growing in urban environments and its prevalence is disproportionately higher within impoverished neighbourhoods. Our research question is: are some urban environments so inadequate they can cause physical and psychological trauma?
Responding to the UK Government’s Consultation on the NPPF
This paper sets out Centric Lab’s responses to questions and policy changes proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework on 30 July 2024. It included questions and proposed changes on a number of topics, which have implications for people’s health and wellbeing.