Blog co-authors reflect on their contributions to Special Issue 52(1) - they emphasise that participation in recovery is not the same as consultation, and inclusive recovery needs action, delivery and the collective shaping of more just and resilient futures.

As Yasser Elsheshtawy writes in the first of his three blogs "Arab cities are more than skylines and statistics; they are shaped by memory, rupture, hope, and reinvention". Following the path of his new book Arab Modernism(s): Cities, History, and Culture, over three downloadable pieces he traces the evolution of modernism...

Kirk Enu, contributor to 51/4, comments on the issue and reflects on the hopeful as well as the more sobering insights.

Editors of Issue 51.3 - John L. Renne, Billy Fields, & Nacima Baron - on the importance of Building Resilient Streets and what is at stake for the future.

Dan Durrant introduces issue 51(1) on the theme of post-growth, offering reflections about the contributors’ agenda and drivers for engagement with the new direction for planning.

As part of the Golden Anniversary celebrations, I reviewed a half decade of Built Environment contributions on the theme of Inclusion. This involved revisiting an expansive set of works that touched on inclusive urban design and spaces as well as the ways to greater equity in cities, and the violence of exclusive practices...

In a mini-series of podcasts, guest editors Wray & Natarajan join podcast guru Sam Stafford and three case study authors from the Special Issue on the Power of Plans.

Urban Planning & Public Health' Guest Editors introduce the enormously relevant articles and themes of Special Issue 49 (1).

This blog ‘Domestic Destruction’ on the violence around housing builds on the framings of violence in issue 40(3) Urban Violence and 37(1) Informal Urbanism, both guest-edited by our very own Editorial Board member, Yasser Elsheshtawy. Blog authors, University of Columbia Graduates Polina Stepanova (MArch) and Catherine...

HOSTING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT SPECIAL ISSUE: PUBLIC SPACES OF THE GLOBAL NORTH AND SOUTH In 2023, the Southern Urbanism Research Group Ensemble (SURGE) continues with its webinar series. This series brings together Southern scholars, practitioners and activists from the global South. Date: 08/06/2023 – Time 8.00 Mexico...