Introducing ‘Inclusive Recovery from Crises and Disasters’
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.
By Camerin, Córdoba Hernández, Grelle, Hassan, Lancrenon, Natarajan & Panayotopoulos-Tsiros 23 Mar 2026
WHY ARAB CITIES MATTER
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...
By Yasser Elsheshtawy 8 Feb 2026
Perspectives on Urban Greenspace: Is the Grass Really Greener Now 20 Years On?
Kirk Enu, contributor to 51/4, comments on the issue and reflects on the hopeful as well as the more sobering insights.
By Kirk Enu 17 Dec 2025
Building Streets for a Resilient Future
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.
By John L. Renne, Billy Fields, & Nacima Baron 11 Sep 2025
The Post-growth Turn & the Role of Planning
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.
By Dan Durrant 8 Feb 2025
50 Years of Inclusion in the Built Environment
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...
By Lucy Natarajan 11 Nov 2024
The Power of Plans podcasts - Shenzhen, Dublin and New York
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.
By Ian Wray & Lucy Natarajan 30 Aug 2023
Unravelling the relationship between urban planning and public health
Urban Planning & Public Health' Guest Editors introduce the enormously relevant articles and themes of Special Issue 49 (1).
By Heeseo Rain Kwon, Kathy Pain, Cecilia Wong and Caglar Koksal 13 Aug 2023
Domestic Destruction: Violent Acts towards Self-Built Homes in Cairo and Los Angeles
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...
By Polina Stepanova & Catherine Weilein 24 Jul 2023
An engine for ‘The Power of Plans’
John Walls reflects on Wray and Natarajan’s editorial, from the latest issue on the Power of Plans, and envisions an engine for change.
By John Walls, MRICS (Rtd) and MRTPI (Rtd) 23 Feb 2023

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