Archive - Urban Studies

Profiling caregivers: caregiving workload, mobility, …

When we think about moving through a city, either …

Ignacio Tiznado-Aitken, Giovanni Vecchio, … 15th September 2025

Gender Inequality Planning Policy Transport

New Jackson, Manchester. Photo taken by Chiara Prevete

Residential vertical urbanisation: The intertwining of …

The skylines of many global cities are dominated …

Susan Bright, Sarah Blandy and Fabiana Bettini 3rd July 2025

Finance/Financialisation

How financialisation-led densification is spurring …

Sometimes, there is a false impression of …

Jakub Zasina and Konrad Żelazowski 3rd July 2025

Built Environment Finance/Financialisation Housing

Social representation, self-identity, and anticipated …

Hong Kong’s transit-driven vibe inspired this …

Tommy Chan 1st July 2025

Built Environment Diversity/Cohesion/Segregation Inequality Public Space

Red flags in front of a building and trees

From entrepreneurial to managerial statecraft: New …

New blog post by Wu et al explains the political-…

Fulong Wu, Handuo Deng, Yi Feng, Weikai Wang, … 1st May 2025

Community Finance/Financialisation Governance Local Government Politics

Drone Shot of City. Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Residents’ expectations from the municipality in an …

New work brings to light the complexities …

Tal Alster, Harel Nachmany and Nufar Avni 17th March 2025

Displacement/Gentrification Economic Processes Policy Politics Race/Ethnicity

People on the beach in front of buildings. Tel Aviv, Israel - city in the sun

Towards a dialogue between planetary gentrification …

How do we understand urban phenomena in diverse …

Yael Shmaryahu-Yeshurun 26th February 2025

Displacement/Gentrification Economic Processes Policy Politics Race/Ethnicity

Charming Street View of Historic Gothenburg, Sweden

Defensive for whom? Rethinking value in urban public …

A deep dive into Gothenburg’s Brunnsparken …

Stefan Molnar and Karl de Fine Licht 25th February 2025

Built Environment Crime/Social Order Displacement/Gentrification Public Space Redevelopment/Regeneration

When cities grow informally: New research sheds light …

How do informal settlements maintain low prices …

Yihao Wu 31st January 2025

Community Housing Informality

City skyline with icy waters. New York, USA

Subverting speculative urbanism: Cityscape in New …

Blog post on new article: Subverting speculative …

Ali Riza Taskale 27th January 2025

Culture/Arts/Creativity Finance/Financialisation Governance Politics Theory

Uncovering Urban Mobility Injustices in the Global …

New blog post discusses new paper: Uncovering …

Pedro da Cunha Rego Logiodice and Mariana … 27th January 2025

Class Race/Ethnicity Social Justice Transport

Playground surrounded by trees and colourful buildings in the sunshine

From ‘poor devil’ to middle class? Navigating …

New blog post on navigating resettlement and (in)…

José Rafael Nunez Collado 21st January 2025

Architecture Built Environment Displacement/Gentrification Informality Redevelopment/Regeneration

The Spectre of Growth in Doughnut Economics

New blog post on: The spectre of growth in urban …

Benedikt Schmid 6th January 2025

Development Economic Processes Governance Local Government Theory

Will low-carbon transformation cause income inequality?…

New blog post by Dong Liang et al discussing …

Dong Liang, Yu Liu, Shuo Zhang and Boyang Chen 20th December 2024

Employment/Labour Environment/Sustainability Inequality Policy

Figure 5. Olav Selvaags plass (Tjuvholmen), Oslo. Source: Sverre Bjerkeset.

Hello, stranger? How attraction trumps interaction in �…

New blog post by Sverre Bjerkeset discusses his …

Sverre Bjerkeset 16th December 2024

Community Development Planning Policy Public Space

Busy road between buildings with cars and pedestrians. Photo by Thor Balkhed, Linköping University

Exploring the horizontal tensions of complex smart …

New blog post by Desirée Enlund and Katherine …

Desirée Enlund & Katherine Harrison 13th December 2024

Environment/Sustainability Governance Infrastructure Technology/Smart Cities

Entrance of glass building. Trolley laden with baggage going through doors into building.

Vestiges, ventures, and visibility of the new private …

New blog post introduces the November special …

Randy K Lippert, Debra Mackinnon, and Stefan … 7th November 2024

Editorial Governance Politics

Self-governance of condominiums in urban China: A …

Ngai-Ming Yip and Yang Zheng discuss their paper: …

Ngai-Ming Yip and Yang Zheng 17th October 2024

Community Governance Neighbourhood Politics

Have City Deals delivered higher productivity in …

Raja & Larsson discuss their paper: Have City …

Sanjay I Raja and Johan P Larsson 4th October 2024

Economic Processes Governance Infrastructure Local Government Policy

picture shows a dried fish vendor bargaining with a buyer.

How informal economies are shaped by global capital: A …

McDermott discusses his article: Difference …

Joshua Lew McDermott 23rd September 2024

Economic Processes Employment/Labour Planning Transport

A consistent façade of two-storey buildings on Richmond Street in London, Ontario, Canada housing multiple restaurants. A person walks by wearing a mask, along with a young family not far behind. A large sign hangs in one of the ground floor windows advertising delivery and takeout from Garlic’s restaurant.

What contributed to restaurant survival during the …

In Canada, the pandemic prompted government …

Alexander Wray, Godwin Arku, Jed Long, Leia … 16th September 2024

Economic Processes Employment/Labour Planning Transport

Empty road in between tall city buildings

Assessing downtown recovery rates and determinants in …

Why are some downtowns thriving while others …

Amir Forouhar, Karen Chapple, Jeff Allen, … 12th September 2024

Economic Processes Employment/Labour Planning Transport

Aerial Photography of the Jiaozi Ring of Chengdu in China

Migration across the urban hierarchy: Has China’s …

What is the current stage of China’s urbanisation …

Jun Wen, Sylvia JT Jansen, Harry van der Heijden … 31st July 2024

Agglomeration/Urbanisation Demographics Development Migration Planning

People walking under trees. Brisbane, Australia. Renee Zahnow and Jonathan Corcoran Figure 1

Familiar stranger encounters in everyday urban life: …

Zahnow and Corcoran draw on a survey of 278 …

Renee Zahnow and Jonathan Corcoran 31st July 2024

Built Environment Community Diversity/Cohesion/Segregation Neighbourhood Public Space

Unequal access to childcare in cities: Is equal public …

Anyone who has children knows how important and …

Astrid Pennerstorfer, Dieter Pennerstorfer and … 30th July 2024

Education Inequality Infrastructure Neighbourhood Policy

Examining collaborative planning processes and …

How does collaborative planning unfold in China? …

Xiaomeng Zhou, Yanliu Lin, Jochen Monstadt, … 27th July 2024

Governance Planning Redevelopment/Regeneration

Scandinavian House in Efrem, Sweden. Jönköping, Jonkoping County, Sweden. Photo by Efrem Efre via Pexels.

Seeking opportunity or socio-economic status? Housing …

Residential mobility is tied to school choice, …

Fredrik W Andersson, Selcan Mutgan, Axel Norgren … 26th July 2024

Community Demographics Diversity/Cohesion/Segregation Education Housing

Figure 1. Physical characteristics of the selected gated communities in Zhanjiang, China.

Invisible fish: Invisible citizens in the new Chinese …

Yixin Liu and Rowland Atkinson reflect on their …

Yixin Liu and Rowland Atkinson 25th July 2024

Built Environment Class Housing Inequality Public Space

A View of Buildings in Beijing, China. Photo by zhang kaiyv via Pexels.

Local state leadership: State-leading groups in …

China’s urban development has been …

Jie Guo, Hong’ou Zhang, and Yongchun Yang 28th May 2024

Governance Local Government Politics Redevelopment/Regeneration

Blue Cylindrical Building of National Arts Center in Mexico City

Infrastructural politics: A conceptual mapping and …

When reading the literature on infrastructure, …

León Felipe Téllez Contreras 15th May 2024

Infrastructure

The role of analytical models and their circulation in …

Using and building analytical models of cities …

Clémentine Cottineau, Michael Batty, Itzhak … 17th April 2024

Agglomeration/Urbanisation Economic Processes Migration Networks Theory

Automatic for the people? Problematising the potential …

Cities, and the planning thereof, have …

Ruth Potts, Alex Lord, and John Sturzaker 16th April 2024

Community Inequality Planning Technology/Smart Cities Theory

Unbundling tenure security and demand for property …

Many developing countries invest in programmes of …

Martina Manara and Tanner Regan 10th April 2024

Development Informality Policy

Contemporary skyscrapers located in city. London, UK.

Urban poverty and the role of UK food aid …

Austerity-based policy measures have exacerbated …

Morven G. McEachern, Caroline Moraes, Lisa … 20th March 2024

Diversity/Cohesion/Segregation Place Branding Poverty/Exclusion

A House with a Wooden Door. Albarracín, Spain

Accommodating ‘generation rent’: Unsettling …

In contemporary urban areas, a growing ‘…

Lorenzo Vidal, Javier Gil, and Miguel A Martínez 5th March 2024

Housing Inequality Policy Politics

Hukou type, hukou place, and labour market …

The household registration (hukou) system in …

Qiujie Shi, Tao Liu and Rongxi Peng 29th January 2024

Employment/Labour Inequality Policy

View of the Estatua de Tiradentes between Trees and Apartment Buildings in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Informality through the state: How overregulation and …

The relationship between the state and informal …

João Tonucci 24th January 2024

Informality Land Use Policy Politics Real Estate

Stone Sheep Statues on Pavement. Lahti, Päijät-Häme, Finland.

Mapping policy pathways: Urban referencing networks in …

Our paper, “Mapping policy pathways: Urban …

Noga Keidar and Daniel Silver 20th December 2023

Culture/Arts/Creativity Globalisation Networks Policy Public Space

Traffic on the Freeway in Downtown Los Angeles, California, USA

How land use patterns keep driving cheap: Geographic …

Urban planners often prescribe compact, walkable …

Adam Millard-Ball and Purva Kapshikar 18th December 2023

Built Environment Environment/Sustainability Land Use Transport

Cities for citizens! Public value spheres for …

In the pursuit of achieving the UN’s …

Rico H Herzog, Juliana E Gonçalves, Geertje … 4th December 2023

Planning Policy Public Space Theory

Student Housing Building Johanna at Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands

For whom do we densify? Explaining income variation …

Compact urban development plays a crucial role in …

Vera Götze, Josje Anna Bouwmeester and Mathias … 7th November 2023

Built Environment Displacement/Gentrification Housing Planning

A black and white photo showing mural of Rab C Nesbitt on a shop

Conceptualising ‘street-level’ urban design …

Today’s cross-cutting policy challenges, …

Robert Richardson 3rd November 2023

Built Environment Governance Local Government Planning Policy

White and Blue Buildings Near Body of Water. Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Australia.

Character contradiction: The exclusionary nature of …

Brisbane, Australia, is a subtropical city at …

Rachel Gallagher, Thomas Jason Sigler and Yan Liu 9th October 2023

Built Environment Development Housing Land Use Planning

Bustling Karachi Street during Rush Hour. Pakistan

Hot Climates in Urban South Asia: negotiating the …

With global warming, temperatures are rising in …

Soha Macktoom, Nausheen H Anwar and Jamie Cross 13th September 2023

Built Environment Environment/Sustainability Inequality Planning Public Space

‘Beyond GDP’ in cities: Assessing alternative …

Decades of traditional growth-oriented urban …

Richard Crisp, David Waite, Anne Green, Ceri … 14th August 2023

Community Economic Processes Governance Local Government Policy

Reimagining Urban Living Labs: Enter the Urban Drama …

Urban Drama Lab pilot in Drammen, Norway. Photo …

Cecilie Sachs Olsen 3rd August 2023

Culture/Arts/Creativity Method Planning Policy Politics

Sector connectors, specialists and scrappers: How …

In recent years, Tijs, David and I have all been …

Darius Ornston, Tijs Creutzberg, and David A Wolfe 3rd August 2023

Development Economic Processes Governance Networks Technology/Smart Cities

Modern Building in City. Taipei Performing Arts Center in Taiwan.

A performing arts centre for whom? Rethinking the …

The Taipei Performing Arts Centre (TPAC) is a new …

Inge Goudsmit, Maria Kaika, and Nanke Verloo 31st July 2023

Architecture Built Environment Place Branding Politics Public Space

Libertecture: A catalogue of libertarian spaces

We started writing this article by observing what …

Rowland Atkinson and Liam O’Farrell 24th July 2023

Architecture Finance/Financialisation Globalisation Governance Inequality

Carceral connections: The role of policing in the …

Growing up in New York City public housing, I …

James Rodriguez 20th July 2023

Crime/Social Order Displacement/Gentrification Housing Local Government Policy

Who owns the city? Neoliberal urbanism and land …

Real estate is the world’s most significant …

Meher Bhagia and Mallika Bose 18th July 2023

Housing Inequality Land Use Planning Real Estate

The Right to the Smart City in the Global South: A …

This paper is personal to us. While writing it, …

Alizadeh Tooran and Deepti Prasad 14th July 2023

Inequality Informality Planning Theory

The local multiplier of income support paid in a …

Emerging from social activism, ‘new-…

Mercè Roca, Marta Segura, Jordi Puig and Susana … 15th June 2023

Development Local Government Method Policy Poverty/Exclusion

How does exposure to diverse community leaders …

During 2018 we were engaged in a peacebuilding …

Noam Brenner 1st June 2023

Community Diversity/Cohesion/Segregation Governance Neighbourhood Politics

Cycling equity and the city

Cycling is not only good for the environment, but …

Ansgar Hudde 31st May 2023

Environment/Sustainability Inequality Transport

Obliged smart freedom: The Singaporean experience of …

This paper grew out of my interest in technology …

Aisha Sobey 9th May 2023

Governance Networks Place Branding Public Space Technology/Smart Cities

Gentrifying with family wealth: Parental gifts and …

Previous studies have shown that young adults …

Wouter Van Gent, Rik Damhuis and Sako Musterd 25th April 2023

Class Displacement/Gentrification Housing Inequality

Writing to Publish Workshop

Date: 9-14 June 2023 Location: International …

4th April 2023

How buses alleviate unemployment and poverty

Between March 2020 and April 2021, the …

Fei Li and Chris Wyczalkowski 23rd March 2023

Employment/Labour Inequality Infrastructure Neighbourhood Poverty/Exclusion Transport

Citizen security and urban commuting in Latin America

During recent decades, there have been many …

Lucía Echeverría, J. Ignacio Gimenez-Nadal and … 22nd March 2023

Crime/Social Order Neighbourhood Transport

Urban commoning, degrowth and parks in Asia

As the debate on the best strategies to avert …

Manisha Anantharaman and Marlyne Sahakian 14th February 2023

Agglomeration/Urbanisation Displacement/Gentrification Environment/Sustainability Inequality Public Space

Storage as infrastructure: Water and electricity …

Figure 1: Water storage items in Pipeline, Buru …

Moritz Kasper 2nd February 2023

Infrastructure

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Profiling caregivers: caregiving workload, mobility, …

Residential vertical urbanisation: The intertwining of …

How financialisation-led densification is spurring …

Social representation, self-identity, and anticipated …

From entrepreneurial to managerial statecraft: New …

Residents’ expectations from the municipality in an …

Towards a dialogue between planetary gentrification …

Defensive for whom? Rethinking value in urban public …

When cities grow informally: New research sheds light …

Subverting speculative urbanism: Cityscape in New …

Uncovering Urban Mobility Injustices in the Global …

From ‘poor devil’ to middle class? Navigating …

The Spectre of Growth in Doughnut Economics

Will low-carbon transformation cause income inequality?…

Hello, stranger? How attraction trumps interaction in �…

Exploring the horizontal tensions of complex smart …

Vestiges, ventures, and visibility of the new private …

Self-governance of condominiums in urban China: A …

Have City Deals delivered higher productivity in …

How informal economies are shaped by global capital: A …

What contributed to restaurant survival during the …

Assessing downtown recovery rates and determinants in …

Migration across the urban hierarchy: Has China’s …

Familiar stranger encounters in everyday urban life: …

Unequal access to childcare in cities: Is equal public …

Examining collaborative planning processes and …

Seeking opportunity or socio-economic status? Housing …

Invisible fish: Invisible citizens in the new Chinese …

Local state leadership: State-leading groups in …

Infrastructural politics: A conceptual mapping and …

The role of analytical models and their circulation in …

Automatic for the people? Problematising the potential …

Unbundling tenure security and demand for property …

Urban poverty and the role of UK food aid …

Accommodating ‘generation rent’: Unsettling …

Hukou type, hukou place, and labour market …

Informality through the state: How overregulation and …

Mapping policy pathways: Urban referencing networks in …

How land use patterns keep driving cheap: Geographic …

Cities for citizens! Public value spheres for …

For whom do we densify? Explaining income variation …

Conceptualising ‘street-level’ urban design …

Character contradiction: The exclusionary nature of …

Hot Climates in Urban South Asia: negotiating the …

‘Beyond GDP’ in cities: Assessing alternative …

Reimagining Urban Living Labs: Enter the Urban Drama …

Sector connectors, specialists and scrappers: How …

A performing arts centre for whom? Rethinking the …

Libertecture: A catalogue of libertarian spaces

Carceral connections: The role of policing in the …

Who owns the city? Neoliberal urbanism and land …

The Right to the Smart City in the Global South: A …

The local multiplier of income support paid in a …

How does exposure to diverse community leaders …

Cycling equity and the city

Obliged smart freedom: The Singaporean experience of …

Gentrifying with family wealth: Parental gifts and …

Writing to Publish Workshop

How buses alleviate unemployment and poverty

Citizen security and urban commuting in Latin America

Urban commoning, degrowth and parks in Asia

Storage as infrastructure: Water and electricity …