Latest Urban Studies news 25/10/21

New issue out now

The November (Volume 58, Issue 14) of Urban Studies Journal is now available online. Read the full issue here.

Articles include:

Transnational education zones: Towards an urban political economy of ‘education cities’ by Jana M Kleibert, Alice Bobée, Tim Rottleb, Marc Schulze

Kleibert et al review the role of universities in the political economy of cities and understands them as transnational urban actors.

The politics of recognition and planning practices in diverse neighbourhoods: Korean Chinese in Garibong-dong, Seoul by Hyunji Cho

Cho argues that participatory processes need to understand more carefully how the processes of group identification, as practiced by state planners and officials, are integral to the transformation of group relations.

Read the full November issue here.

Latest articles on OnlineFirst

Comparison and political strategy: Internationalism, colonial rule and urban research after Fanon by Stefan Kipfer

This article is part of the forthcoming Special Issue: Comparative Methods for Global Urban Studies
How do political strategies produce comparative perspectives?

The academic effects of chronic exposure to neighbourhood violence by Amy Ellen Schwartz, Agustina Laurito, Johanna Lacoe, Patrick Sharkey, Ingrid Gould Ellen

Schwartz et al provide credible evidence that repeated exposure to neighbourhood violence harms tests scores in New York City.

New reviews on Urban Blog

Book review: Built Up: An Historical Perspective on the Contemporary Principles and Practices of Real Estate Development reviewed by Richard Harris "Built Up is a curiosity. Two types of book have been written about real estate. There are course texts, designed for aspiring professionals, and there are academic assessments of the process and/or outcome of land development. The former, exemplified by the series that Ronald Racster has written or co-authored, cover the nuts and bolts and are neutral or positive in tone. The latter, whether empirical or theoretical in character, pay more attention to the consequences and are almost invariably critical. Built Up tries to bridge the two."

Book review: New Workplaces – Location Patterns, Urban Effects and Development Trajectories. A Worldwide Investigation reviewed by Mina Di Marino and Thérèse Bajada "This book provides the opportunity for readers to gain knowledge about the complexities of the nexus between new workplaces and urban and regional changes."

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