Urban Planning Against Poverty
[Open access book] Urban planning was implemented in Europe and Northern America during the nineteenth century with the objective of bringing order and coherence to cities that were experiencing a … Continue reading
Towards an urban degrowth
The planning processes that drive urban development have yet to be questioned from a degrowth perspective. To clear a path for a degrowth urban agenda, this paper rethinks the institutions … Continue reading
Informality, Inequality, and Feminization of Labor
Using two novel datasets of the size of the informal economy and income inequality, this study provides evidence on the nexus of informality and inequality with particular attention to the … Continue reading
Planning for a world beyond COVID-19: Five pillars for post-neoliberal development
Our five priorities are not meant to be exhaustive, but aim to stimulate debate on the key levers needed to place communities, nations and indeed the globe on a different … Continue reading
De-Democratisation and the Rights of Street Vendors
For a large segment of the urban poor in Kampala, Uganda, street vending has long served as a key livelihood strategy in the absence of formal employment opportunities and a … Continue reading
The Disabling City
This collection of short essays explores the connections between urban studies and critical disability studies. Despite an increasing interest in the role of embodiment, affect and sensorial urbanism, urban studies … Continue reading
Towards an urban political economy of ‘education cities’
Prevalent notions of ‘education cities’ and ‘education hubs’ are vaguely defined, operate at blurry scales and tend to reproduce promotional language. The article contributes to theorising the geographies and spaces … Continue reading
Is Singapore Truly Sustainable?: Greenwashing in the ‘City in a Garden — Urban Asia Blog
As ‘Asia’s Greenest City,’ Singapore has promoted itself as a leader in environmental sustainability, even exporting its expertise to other cities around the world. With lush greenery and advanced eco-friendly … Continue reading
