Mr Richard Bellingham

Director Sustainable Cities & Eng Policy

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Personal statement

My focus is on projects and teaching that can improve the quality of human life in cities across the world. I enjoy delivering research and consultancy that delivers tangible positive and meaningful impact for citizens globally.

Particular areas of focus include development of programmes and strategies to make cities more sustainable and resilient; the creation of healthier urban environments; the use of data analytics to optimise the design of city systems and infrastructure; and the design of smarter cities.

A fast growing sector for us currently is international development - with a focus on the achievement of sustainable development goals through creation of holistic urban development strategies in developing world countries.

Our work is often taken forward in partnership with commercial, governmental, public and academic organisations - both in the UK and internationally. We are always open for a discussion.

Publications

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Publications

Energy poverty : estimating the impact of solid cooking fuels on GDP per capita in developing countries - case of sub-Saharan Africa: Garba Ifeoluwa, Bellingham Richard; Energy Vol 221 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.119770
Clean cooking fuel and sustainable development in developing countries : an overview: Garba Ifeoluwa, Bellingham Richard; 42nd IAEE International Conference (2019)
The energy poverty situation : a review of developing countries: Garba Ifeoluwa, Nieradzinska Kamila, Bellingham Richard; Advanced Studies in Energy Efficiency and Built Environment for Developing Countries (2019) (2019); https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10856-4_4
The impact of lack of clean cooking fuels on sustainable development in developing countries: Garba Ifeoluwa, Bellingham Richard; ASME 2018 12th International Conference on Energy Sustainability collocated with the ASME 2018 Power Conference and the ASME 2018 Nuclear Forum (2018); https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2018-7112
The investigation of the impacts of optimized energy policy and energy business models on large-scale urban programs in developing countries: Garba Ifeoluwa, Bellingham Richard; 3rd Annual Future Wind and Marine Conference (2017)
Smart & sustainable cities: Bellingham Richard, Purshouse Nicholas; Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary Vol 37, pp. 59-66 (2013)

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Research

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Professional Activities

Strategic Themes - EPSRC (Critical Mass) - Sustainable & Circular Materials & Manufacturing: Participant; 11/2/2025
Strategic Themes - EPSRC (Critical Mass) - IES Workshop: Participant; 7/2/2025
Strategic Themes: EPSRC Critical Mass Programmes to Drive a Sustainable Future: Participant; 30/1/2025
The Institute of Energy (External organisation): Advisor; 1/1/2023
COP26 AIG/Wood/Strathclyde Sustainable and Resilient Cities: Participant; 1/3/2022
United Nations (External organisation): Advisor; 1/10/2020

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Projects

Louisville/Jefferson County Metro: Priority Climate Action Plan development for the EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Program: Bellingham, Richard (Principal Investigator) Andriosopoulos, Dimitris (Co-investigator) Ferguson, Neil (Co-investigator) Li, Sheng (Co-investigator) Rogerson, Robert (Co-investigator) Tuohy, Paul Gerard (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2024
Sustainability and Resilience Solutions Initiative for Cities: AIG/Wood/Strathclyde: Bellingham, Richard (Principal Investigator); 01-Jan-2022
Developing Smart Cities in India: Bellingham, Richard (Principal Investigator) Beverland, Iain (Co-investigator) Ferguson, Neil (Co-investigator) Riccardi, Annalisa (Co-investigator) Rogerson, Robert (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2019 - 31-Jan-2020
Bengal Chamber of Commerce MOU: Bellingham, Richard (Principal Investigator); 01-Jan-2019
New Town Kolkata Development Authority MOU: Bellingham, Richard (Principal Investigator); 01-Jan-2019
Government of West Bengal, Environment Department MOU: Bellingham, Richard (Principal Investigator); 01-Jan-2019