全球南部城市建筑和城市化研究集群（CRAUCGS）由Ashraf M. Salama教授于2014年建立。我们的研究基于这样一个事实，即1990年代的信息和电信技术的革命导致了理论家所说的“时空压缩”和“全局流”。全球秩序，全球南部的城市经历了戏剧性的城市转型，引发了有关城市更新和改造，城市生活质量，健康，宜居性，身份认同和多元文化主义的关键问题。我们的目标是与斯特拉斯克莱德大学的未来城市研究所（IFC）一起，成为全球南部城市的国际奖学金和知识转移的知识枢纽。该集群进行的研究专注于全球范围南。在地理上定义
The Cluster for Research in Architecture and Urbanism of Cities in the Global South (CRAUCGS) at the University of Strathclyde includes research expertise in the socio-spatial practice of migrant and minority communities, lifestyle trends and housing transformations, urban traditions and user-centred assessment, and architectural design pedagogy.<br><br>Our goal is to develop quality research and to maximise impact through dissemination and research-led teaching, while influencing policy and decision-making. We strive to respond to critical questions, central to the global south, on urban growth, continuity and fragmentation, regenerating historic cities, the quality of urban life, health and liveability, architectural identity and multiculturalism.