Interviews with scholars of urban studies about their new books
The poor have always been with us, even in a rich country and a prosperous time. I ask Ben Metcalf,
In his book, In the Skin of the City: Spatial Transformation in Luanda (Duke UP, 2022), António Tomá
Nobody who sits in traffic on Sedona, Arizona's main stretch or stands shoulder-to-shoulder in its m
Cities are nothing without the streets—the arteries through which goods, people, and ideas flow. Nei
When Ed Goodwin moved with his parents to Greenwood, Tulsa, in 1914, his family joined a growing com
The uniquely inspiring story of a beloved neighborhood bar that united the communities it served. Co
Helen Redmond is a Harlem-based documentary filmmaker, journalist, licensed clinical social worker,
This is the second Peoples & Things episode featuring a guest host. In this case, it is M. R. “M
Over the past several decades, the vibrant, multiethnic borough of Queens has seen growth in the com
Today, the word "neoliberal" is used to describe an epochal shift toward market-oriented governance
In the early twentieth century, Miami cultivated an image of itself as a destination for leisure and
Today I talked to Ricardo Tranjan about his book The Tenant Class (Between the Lines, 2023).It’s wel
In this episode, we discuss how myths of suburbia, the American West, and the American Dream informe
Many a scholar and policy analyst has lamented American dependence on cars and the corresponding lac
“New Babylon” is an architectural and urban planning project designed by the Dutch artist Constant N
Writer and design critic Alexandra Lange talks about her book, Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside Hi
The City Authentic: How the Attention Economy Builds Urban America (U California Press, 2023) is the
The third entry in Belt's urban cartography series, Buffalo in 50 Maps (2023) offers a truly unique
Today I talked to Gabriel Schwake about his book Dwelling on the Green Line (Cambridge UP, 2022).Con
Intensifying droughts and competing pressures on water resources foreground water scarcity as an urg
