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Circular Ecologies book cover. Modern factory building next to dilapidated shack in field.
Book Review

Book Review: Circular Ecologies: Environmentalism and ...

Amy Zhang, Circular Ecologies: Environmentalism and Waste Politics in Urban ...

Ran Mei 12th February 2025
Drone Shot of Shenzhen City, China
Article

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
picture shows a dried fish vendor bargaining with a buyer.
Article

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.
Article

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
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Article

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
A View of Buildings in Beijing, China. Photo by zhang kaiyv via Pexels.
Article

Hukou type, hukou place, and labour market ...

The household registration (hukou) system in China serves as a means of ...

Qiujie Shi, Tao Liu and Rongxi Peng 29th January 2024
Book Review

Rubbish Belongs to the Poor: Hygienic Enclosure and ...

Patrick O’Hare, Rubbish Belongs to the Poor: Hygienic Enclosure and the ...

Taenaz Shakir 26th October 2023
Book Review

Internal other: Re-imagined class in urban spaces

Supriya RoyChowdhury, City of Shadows: Slums and Informal Work in Bangalore, ...

Sankar Varma 27th July 2023
Article

How buses alleviate unemployment and poverty

Between March 2020 and April 2021, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit ...

Fei Li and Chris Wyczalkowski 23rd March 2023
Book Review

Stitching the 24-Hour City: Life, Labor, and the ...

Seo Young Park, Stitching the 24-Hour City: Life, Labor, and the Problem of ...

Laam Hae 16th September 2022
Article

Pursuing Dreams in an Asian Global City: Does Host ...

Abstract: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00420980221092873#...

Jin Jiang and Hon-Kwong Lui 27th May 2022
Article

Migrant Worker Recreational Centres, Accidental ...

Abstract: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00420980221081336#...

Daniel P.S. Goh and Andrew Lee 6th April 2022