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EXPERIENCING MORE-THAN-PANDEMIC WATERSCAPES: An Intra-urban Comparison of Water Practices and Geographies in Nairobi
While many African cities, such as Nairobi, fared comparatively well during the pandemic years, urban residents still faced compounded uncertainties and an unequal distribution of burdens that were infrastructurally co-mediated, for example, within and through place-specific waterscapes and their socio-technical...
REFUGEE CAMP SITING AND THE EMERGENCE OF NIMBY MOVEMENTS: A Mixed-method Analysis of the Role of ‘Top-down’ Governance and Media Influence in Greece
Studies on the association between spatial planning and local NIMBY responses dating back to the late 1970s have focused on NIMBY mobilizations against various unwanted facilities, with less attention to NIMBY responses to refugee accommodation units. This article seeks to examine the role of the implementation of a...
PLACE LEADERSHIP AND BRANDING-DRIVEN URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA: A Political Economy Approach
City branding serves as a strategic tool for urban development by conveying an appealing image of the city, enhancing its external awareness and reputation, and attracting both investors and visitors. Effective city branding requires strong and capable leadership to fully leverage available resources and capabilities....
JANUARY ISSUE
A detail from a contribution to the ‘Siamo Tutte Elettra’ project exhibition, which featured manifestos, collages, brochures and other new materials created from archival collections (source: Design students of ISIA (Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche di Firenze), 2023)
Floating complaints: citizens stage a creative protest by floating paper boats in a pothole, directed at the state agency responsible for road maintenance (reproduced with permission of Vinay Vangala)
A detail from the A-Fence art project around the construction site of a future mixed-use tower at Alexanderplatz, Berlin (Germany) (source: Claudia Seldin, July, 2021)
