Research project

Metamorphosis Global

Project overview

Funder:
IMC Worldwide Limited on behalf of the Department for International Development, in partnership with SCC.

This project, which was undertaken in conjunction with the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, took the ideas and concepts developed through the EU 'Metamorphosis: transforming neighbourhoods' project to Low Income Countries.

In particular, further trials were conducted to make the neighbourhoods around two schools in Bangladesh more child-friendly, through contributory activities developed with the schools and local parents and children. This was supplemented by the development and implementation of an on-line ‘Toolkit’, which provided practical case studies as well as very useful guidance for the further development of child-friendly neighbourhoods, and that acted as a local language prototype for other Low and Middle income Countries to adopt.

This research was conducted as part of the High Volume Transport applied research programme in Transport – Technology Research Innovation for International Development (T-TRIID).

Staff

Lead researchers

Professor John Preston

Professor in Rail Transport

Research interests

  • Demand, capacity and cost modelling for sustainable transport infrastructure.
  • The design, monitoring and evaluation of transport interventions designed to promote sustainable choices.
  • The determination of pathways for future mobility transitions to net zero carbon.
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Other researchers

Dr Alan Wong

Research Fellow

Research interests

  • the development of people-friendly, sustainable and liveable cities, that inter-link urban with transportation planning;
  • improving the de-carbonisation of road transport, with the associated improvements on air quality;
  • encouraging more sustainable modes of travel, including walking, cycling and taking public transport, with the health benefits these can also bring;
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Research outputs