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Questioning pandemic recovery: A regional second city ...

New research shifts focus onto the experiences of regional second cities in an ...

Charles Williams and Mark Pendras 6th February 2025
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Hello, stranger? How attraction trumps interaction in �...

New blog post by Sverre Bjerkeset discusses his new paper on strangers' ...

Sverre Bjerkeset 16th December 2024
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Book review: The Urban Question in Africa: Uneven ...

Padraig R Carmody, James T Murphy, and Richard Grant, et al., The Urban ...

Patrick Brandful Cobbinah 25th November 2024
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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.
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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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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
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Book review: The Computable City: Histories, ...

Michael Batty, The Computable City: Histories, Technologies, Stories, ...

Yuna Lee 10th September 2024
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5. Walking the city with… Zara Shabrina & Mike ...

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2nd September 2024
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3. Walking the city with… Dallas Rogers and spooky ...

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2nd September 2024
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Book review: Postindustrial DIY: Recovering American ...

Daniel Campo, Postindustrial DIY: Recovering American Rust Belt Icons, New ...

Frandica Panjaitan, Rizki Feroza Maruddani and ... 30th August 2024
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Migration across the urban hierarchy: Has China’s ...

What is the current stage of China's urbanisation process? Do demographic ...

Jun Wen, Sylvia JT Jansen, Harry van der Heijden ... 31st July 2024
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Examining collaborative planning processes and ...

How does collaborative planning unfold in China? Xiaomeng Zhou et al present a ...

Xiaomeng Zhou, Yanliu Lin, Jochen Monstadt, ... 27th July 2024