Local state constructions of urban citizenship
Liela Groenewald – This study explores local state constructions of citizenship for the residents of informal settlements in urban South Africa during the first decade of local democracy, with a … Continue reading
Cities and Sustainability: Is Intensification a Good Policy?
Phil McDermott – This post examines the idea that we can promote sustainability by increasing the densities of large cities around their centres. This compact city paradigm presumes that we … Continue reading
The Next Big Infrastructure Crisis? Age-Proofing Our Streets
Emily Badger – Age-proofing cities will be a cultural challenge as much as an urban design one. How do you get urban planners, transportation engineers, and anyone running around a … Continue reading
Can there be Science in City Planning?
Klaus Philipsen – Between urban theories that “have no principles” (Wells), which are messy and speculative and a universal formula as the one from Wells/Bettencourt, there must be some middle … Continue reading
Why Do Cities Struggle to Replicate Best Practices?
Mike Pagano – Cities, urban regions, suburban communities and rural towns have only one thing in common and following a Pied Piper is not one of them. Besides being composed … Continue reading
Foreign Policy Goes Local
How Globalization Made São Paulo into a Diplomatic Power The key to realizing these new diplomatic goals is what is known as paradiplomacy, or subnational foreign relations. With the strengthening … Continue reading
Urban world: The shifting global business landscape
Emerging markets are changing where and how the world does business. For the last three decades, they have been a source of low-cost but increasingly skilled labor. Their fast-growing cities … Continue reading
Can Sustainable Cities be Secure Cities?
Mike Jenks – The debate about cities and security often concentrates on crime. However there is more to it than that. The quality of life for citizens will also depend … Continue reading
Writing Invisibility: Conversations on the Inner City
Eight writers and journalists from South Africa, Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya and the United States have contributed stories drawing on themes within social science research. These stories cover a range of … Continue reading
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