Latest Urban Studies news 04/11/19

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Negotiating polyvocal strategies: Re-reading de Certeau through the lens of urban planning in South Africa by Lauren Andres, Phil Jones, Stuart Paul Denoon-Stevens and Melgaço Lorena

An examination of the planning profession in South Africa as a strategic territory with considerable power to shape urban environments with a reading of De Certeau.

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Private government, property rights and uncertain neighbourhood externalities: Evidence from gated communities by Geoffrey K Turnbull and Velma Zahirovic-Herbert

This article shows that greater exogenous amenity uncertainty yields stronger house price capitalisation in gated subdivisions than in open neighbourhoods.

Book reviews now available on Urban Blog

Book review: Athens and the War on Public Space: Tracing a City in Crisis by Klara Jaya Brekke, Christos Filippidis & Antonis Vradis and reviewed by Maria-Nerina Boursinou “…A great read for anyone who wishes to examine the continuity and complexity of the politics of recession in Europe from a top-down perspective that deconstructs the dominant narrative based on the case study of Greece.”