Housing and Hope
Arjun Appadurai – The deep significance of housing lies thus in its intimate connection to dwelling, dignity and the cultural design of physical intimacy; housing provides the link between kinship, reproduction … Continue reading
Development and dissent in China’s ‘urban age’
Hyun Bang Shin – As China enters an ‘urban age’ for the first time in its entire history, a new set of urban conflicts over identity, development and inclusion are emerging … Continue reading
Privately Owned Public Space: The International Perspective
Although local governments around the world are rewarding FAR bonuses to private developers for decades if they in turn agree to produce and maintain publicly usable urban spaces, most research … Continue reading
Head of the Dragon: The Rise of New Shanghai
Daniel Brook – As it did a century ago, the city’s embrace of modernity is breeding groups that will be hard to control. There is only so far the gap … Continue reading
How democracy is forcing itself onto the global urban agenda
If the question of identity has emerged so strongly in urban planning this year, it is because it reflects the need for a major overhaul of how the wider public … Continue reading
Japan’s demographic disaster
Japan is faced with an unprecedented population challenge that will have social, economic, and political consequences for years to come. Projections by the Japanese government indicate that if the current … Continue reading
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