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Figure 2. Typical apartment buildings in La Nueva Barquita, consisting of four-story walk-up structures. Each apartment ranges from 50 to 70 square meters, offering significantly more space compared to most slum resettlement schemes worldwide. Source: Gobierno Danilo Medina

From ‘poor devil’ to middle class? Navigating ...

New blog post by José Rafael Nunez Collado discusses: From 'poor devil' to ...

José Rafael Nunez Collado 21st January 2025
Doughnut model taken at a workshop

The Spectre of Growth in Doughnut Economics

New blog post by Benedikt Schmid discusses: The spectre of growth in urban ...

Benedikt Schmid 6th January 2025
Drone Shot of Shenzhen City, China

Will low-carbon transformation cause income inequality?...

New blog post by Dong Liang et al discussing their new paper: Will low-carbon ...

Dong Liang, Yu Liu, Shuo Zhang and Boyang Chen 20th December 2024
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 new paper on strangers' ...

Sverre Bjerkeset 16th December 2024
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 Harrison discusses their recent ...

Desirée Enlund & Katherine Harrison 13th December 2024
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 issue: The new private urban ...

Randy K Lippert, Debra Mackinnon, and Stefan ... 7th November 2024
Tall buildings

Self-governance of condominiums in urban China: A ...

Ngai-Ming Yip and Yang Zheng discuss their paper: Self-governance of ...

Ngai-Ming Yip and Yang Zheng 17th October 2024
8 Bishopsgate in London

Have City Deals delivered higher productivity in ...

Raja & Larsson discuss their paper: Have City Deals delivered higher ...

Sanjay I Raja and Johan P Larsson 4th October 2024
picture shows a dried fish vendor bargaining with a buyer.

How informal economies are shaped by global capital: A ...

McDermott discusses his article: Difference between Global South cities: Mexico ...

Joshua Lew McDermott 23rd September 2024
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 action to protect public health. ...

Alexander Wray, Godwin Arku, Jed Long, Leia ... 16th September 2024
Empty road in between tall city buildings

Assessing downtown recovery rates and determinants in ...

Why are some downtowns thriving while others struggle post-pandemic recovery? ...

Amir Forouhar, Karen Chapple, Jeff Allen, ... 12th September 2024
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 process? Do demographic ...

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