Latest Urban Studies news 17/05/21


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17 May 2021, 12:21 p.m.
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Urban Studies Best Article 2020

The editors are pleased to announce that Dr Mary Lawhon, University of Edinburgh, and Professor Yaffa Truelove, University of Colorado Boulder, are the winners of the Urban Studies Best Article 2020 for their article, Disambiguating the southern urban critique: Propositions, pathways and possibilities for a more global urban studies.

This article along with the other ten shortlisted papers are free to view on the Journal’s website.

 

Latest articles on OnlineFirst

Displacement through development? Property turnover and eviction risk in Seattle by Alex Ramiller

Ramiller considers the argument that eviction provides a mechanism for property owners to facilitate displacement prior to property redevelopment and neighbourhood change.

 

Manufacturing urbanism: Improvising the urban–industrial nexus through Chinese economic zones in Africa by Tom Goodfellow and Zhengli Huang

Goodfellow and Huang argue that Chinese zones are key sites of urban-industrial encounter.

 

Mapping and making gangland: A legacy of redlining and enjoining gang neighbourhoods in Los Angeles by Stefano Bloch and Susan A. Phillips

Bloch and Phillips explores the legacy of redlining and enjoining gang neighbourhoods in Los Angeles. 

 

The constitution of the city and the critique of critical urban theory Debates Paper by Allen J. Scott

New debates paper by Scott discusses the potential lacunae of critical urban theory with respect to the logic of urbanisation and the concept of the city.

 

New reviews on Urban Blog

Advanced Introduction to Social Innovation book cover

Book review: Advanced Introduction to Social Innovation

reviewed by Judith Schnelzer and Yvonne Franz

"Frank Moulaert and Diana MacCallum share their three-decade-long experience of social innovation (SI) research in their recent book, Advanced Introduction to Social Innovation. This publication is not merely conceptualised for an academic readership but rather for anyone interested in a holistic understanding of SI theory and practice."

Read more book reviews on the Urban Studies blog.

 

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