Latest Updates on Urban Studies 02/09/19

Chinese translations of Best Articles 2018 now available

The Urban Studies 2018 Best Articles have now been translated into Chinese. Read the translated papers on our Videos page.

View more Chinese translations here and read about Urban Studies China Strategy here.

Latest articles on OnlineFirst

The role of the state in China’s post-disaster reconstruction planning: Implications for resilience by Jiang Xu and Yiwen Shao

This article is part of the forthcoming Special Issue: New directions of Urban Studies in China

Drawing on an empirical study of state-led reconstruction #planning, Xu and Shao argue that it is the deep and active involvement of the state, rather than its retreat, that helps promote #resilience building in China’s earthquake-hit areas.

Read the blog here.

The dynamics of poverty, employment and access to amenities in polycentric cities: Measuring the decentralisation of poverty and its impacts in England and Wales by Meng Le Zhang and Gwilym Pryce

What are the implications of decentralisation on access to employment opportunities and proximity to amenities?

Heterogeneity of public participation in urban redevelopment in Chinese cities: Beijing versus Guangzhou by Lin Zhang, Yanliu Lin, Pieter Hooimeijer and Stan Geertman

Redressing the lack of systematic investigation into the #heterogeneity of public participation in urban redevelopment in Chinese cities.