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Facing reduced revenues because of COVID-19, many local governments ignored best practices and returned to strategies from past recessions to make cuts.
In the spring of 2020, in addition to the COVID-19 public health emergency, US state governments were also facing […]
Movie studios are good neighbors – if you like rising house prices
The growth in the film industry outside Hollywood raises questions about its impact on local communities. Using Atlanta Georgia, […]
Evidence from Philadelphia shows that eviction destabilizes communities and may lead to increased crime rates in US cities
Every year, more than two million Americans face eviction. In addition to the negative implications of eviction for individuals […]
A summer of unease and uncertainty for New York City’s housing politics
In many cases the COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated existing inequalities and threats experienced by those in low income communities. […]
Book Review: The Creative Underclass: Youth, Race and the Gentrifying City by Tyler Denmead
In The Creative Underclass: Youth, Race and the Gentrifying City, Tyler Denmead reflects on his role in founding New Urban Arts, […]
From smart to good cities: shifting the focus from technology to quality of life
People now use a number of terms to classify cities. The commonly used ‘smart city’ is preferred by tech […]
Book Review: How Ten Global Cities Take On Homelessness: Innovations That Work by Linda Gibbs, Jay Bainbridge, Muzzy Rosenblatt and Tamiru Mammo
In How Ten Global Cities Take On Homelessness: Innovations That Work, Linda Gibbs, Jay Bainbridge, Muzzy Rosenblatt and Tamiru Mammo […]
Public participation in budgeting can have benefits, but the incentives are not always there for local governments to use it
By creating processes which allow for public participation, governments can better involve citizens in their decision-making. Iuliia Shybalkina looks […]
Lockdown shows us it is not work that attracts us to big cities – but the social life
COVID’s effect on the social lives of city dwellers – being able to meet at the pub, restaurants or […]
Book Review: The Ghetto by Bryan Cheyette
In The Ghetto, Bryan Cheyette offers a new addition to the Oxford University Press series of ‘Very Short Introductions’, […]
How state governments talk about the COVID-19 pandemic helps them tackle it.
Much of the responsibility for tackling the COVID-19 pandemic in the US has fallen on states and their governments. Michael […]
Self-interest often drives US states’ adoption of Evidence Based Policy measures
In the US, lawmaking at the state level is often heavily linked to the ideology of the party which […]
Do skyscrapers make economic sense?
The vast majority of tall buildings—even if they appear out of scale given contemporary perceptions—have a solid economic case, […]
Book Review: Feminist City: Claiming Space in the Man-Made World by Leslie Kern
In Feminist City: Claiming Space in the Man-Made World, Leslie Kern delves into the interlocking inequalities and systems of […]
Why California’s ‘superstar’ cities may have a quick recovery despite being hard hit by COVID-19
California’s ‘superstar’ cities and regions – which together make up nearly 90 percent of the state’s GDP – have […]
Book Review: The City by Robert E. Park and Ernest W. Burgess
Andrew Karvonen revisits the classic urban studies book The City by Robert E. Park and Ernest W. Burgess, originally […]
Economic inequality can help predict COVID-19 deaths in the US
COVID-19 has not affected everywhere in the US equally, there are significant disparities in Covid-related illnesses between the states. […]
Covid-19 is an unfolding health and financial crisis for US local governments.
With disputes between the US federal and state governments as to how best to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic […]
Book Review: How to Run a City like Amazon and Other Fables edited by Mark Graham, Rob Kitchin, Shannon Mattern and Joe Shaw
In How to Run a City like Amazon and Other Fables – available to download here – editors Mark Graham et al offer […]
Why states should concentrate on job creation schemes over other forms of business incentives.
Most US states offer financial incentives to attract businesses to their communities and to encourage the growth of those […]
Book Review: Ghetto: The History of a Word by Daniel B. Schwartz
In Ghetto: The History of a Word, Daniel B. Schwartz traces the genealogy of the term ‘ghetto’, showing its changing meaning […]
Book Review: Total Urban Mobilisation: Ernst Jünger and the Post-Capitalist City by Krzysztof Nawratek
In Total Urban Mobilisation: Ernst Jünger and the Post-Capitalist City, Krzysztof Nawratek offers a collection of essays exploring the post-capitalist city, […]
The Ballpark Podcast Extra Innings: New York City’s Planning Challenges for 2020 and Beyond with Marisa Lago
In this Extra Inning of the Ballpark, we are joined by Marisa Lago, the Director of the New York […]
When local newspapers suffer, so do local elections
In recent years, local newspapers in the US have seen closures and significant declines in staffing. In new research, Meghan Rubado and Jay Jennings find that the […]
