Interviews with scholars of urban studies about their new books
Public spaces tend to over-represent facilities and spatial design for the young and the middle-aged
Based on extensive field research in Turkey, Istanbul, Christopher Houston's new book Istanbul, City
The US population is estimated to grow by more than 110 million people by 2050, and much of this gro
In contemporary Manila, slums and squatter settlements are peppered throughout the city, often pushi
Increased redevelopment, the dismantling of public housing, and increasing housing costs are forcing
What is the role of the ambulance in the American city? The prevailing narrative provides a rather s
Who built Africa’s cities? Going beyond the colonial archive and the planner’s gaze, David Morton’s
Buses can and should be the cornerstone of urban transportation. They offer affordable mobility and
How has the expansion of the Black American middle class and the increase in the number of Black imm
Desert Paradises: Surveying the Landscapes of Dubai’s Urban Model (Routledge, 2019) explores how des
In A. K. Sandoval-Strausz’s recent work, Barrio America: How Latino Immigrants Saved the American Ci
In her new book, The Digital City: Media and the Social Production of Place (NYU Press, 2019), Germa
In her new book Broke: Hardship and Resilience in a City of Broken Promise (St. Martin's Press, 2019
The “smart city,” presented as the ideal, efficient, and effective for meting out services, has capt
In his provocative new book, Public City/Public Sex: Homosexuality, Prostitution, and Urban Culture
Evan Friss, an associate professor of history at James Madison University, historicizes the bicycle’
Beyond Mobility: Planning Cities for People and Places (Island Press, 2017) by Robert Cervero, Erick
In Imagining Seattle: Social Values in Urban Governance (University of Nebraska Press, 2019), the ge
Today I talked to Thaisa Way about her new books The Landscape Architecture of Richard Haag: From Mo
Making an Urban Public: Popular Claims to the City in Mexico, 1879-1932 (University of Pittsburgh Pr
