The Rise of Progressive Cities in Asia
Michael Douglass – With Asia expected to add more than a billion people to its urban population by mid-century, attention is turning toward cities as spheres of governance for meeting … Continue reading
Capturing Urban Change: Contrasts, Lapses, and Contradictions
Is it possible to capture and analyze urban change by observing the urban landscape? If so, how does that look? We argue that there are “material clues” that pinpoint theprocess … Continue reading
Bangkok: On Transformation and Urbanism
This book presents reflections and projects elaborated by staff and students within the MSc BUDD during 2010-2015 and stemming from the partnership with Community Organisations Development Institute (CODI) in Thailand, … Continue reading
It takes a city: The case for collaborative climate action
In 2016, 533 cities disclosed their climate-related data through CDP’s cities program. The CDP annual global report, analyzes this data with a view to showing cities, regional governments, companies and investors … Continue reading
Cities and refugees: The German experience
The reality is that refugees disproportionately settle in large cities, where they have better job prospects and existing social connections. Ultimately, it is those communities, rather than national governments, that … Continue reading
The City as Platform – How Digital Networks are Changing Urban Life and Governance
Free ebook – The 2015 Aspen Institute Roundtable on Information Technology gathered 31 distinguished leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs in Aspen Colorado to discuss how digital networks are changing urban life … Continue reading
Cities, Violence and Order
How will security in cities be understood in the future? For whom will it be provided? What are the ways by which urban security provision will be governed? And, what … Continue reading
Defining Smart City Governance
Slides from keynote address by Igor Calzada at the Smart City InFocus held in China in September 2016. The presentation revolved around governance of smart cities by pointing out a critical … Continue reading
Rethinking sustainable cities: Accessible, green and fair
Sustainable urbanisation has moved to the forefront of global debate, research and policy agendas over recent years. Rapid urbanisation throughout China, India and many other low and middle income countries … Continue reading
Reading Development 