Who owns our cities – and why this urban takeover should concern us all
“The corporatising of access and control over urban land has extended not only to high-end urban sites, but also to the land beneath the...
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The Alternative Road to Paris: A Recap on the UN Climate Summit
While the event was intended to focus on the climate summit scheduled to take place in Paris next month, the tragedy that occurred there...
Productivity in the Urban Economy, a lecture by Michael Cohen
The Global Urban Futures Project is glad to invite you to the Urban Economics Seminar series Fall 2015, December 1st, 2:00pm, 6 E 16th...
Cities and the Syrian refugee crisis
In all the column inches on the crisis, one point has barely received a mention: the overwhelming majority of Syrian refugees are not in...
Jobless Growth in India: Urban Dimensions, a lecture by Sheba Tejani
The Global Urban Futures Project is glad to invite you to the Urban Economics Seminar series Fall 2015 on November 18, 2015 2:00 - 3:30pm...
The Alternative Road to Paris: Examining the UN Climate Summit
Monday, November 16, 2015 from 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM As the world turns to Paris for the United Nations Climate Summit in December, this...
Spatial Justice and the Right to the City – An interview with Edward Soja
JSSJ's interview with Edward Soja on Spatial justice and the right to the city. As someone who has been promoting this spatial turn for...
Visualizing Pace of Urban Expansion
Sustainable Cities Colelctive article titled "Mesmerizing Visualizations Document Pace of Urban Expansionis" shows rapid urban growth of...
Urbanization and Urban Policies: Navigating between two extremes a lecture by Gilles Duranton
The Global Urban Futures Project is glad to invite you to the Urban Economics Seminar series Fall 2015, November 5, 2:00 - 3:30pm, Room...
Citiscope Coverage of the Urban Thinkers Campus
The Urban Thinkers Campus, held on October 24 at the New School, drew a crowd of nearly 300 participants for a full day of presentations...
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