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An Open Call for Submissions: Special Issue of Journal of Urban Affairs on “Human Dynamics in Smart and Connected Communities” Special Issue Guest Editors: Daniel Sui, Ohio State University, USA (Sui.10@osu.edu) & Shih‐Lung Shaw, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA (sshaw@utk.edu) Abstracts due: July 15, 2017 Aims and Scope Advancements in location‐aware technology, information and communication… Continue reading Call for Papers: Special Issue on Human Dynamics in Smart and Connected Communities

Special Issue: Promoting Social Justice and Equity in Shrinking Cities Guest Editor: Robert Mark Silverman Submission Deadlines: Abstracts - December 19, 2016 Full Manuscripts - May 15, 2017 There is an expanding body of scholarship focusing on shrinking cities. The phenomenon is global, with notable examples in Europe, North America, Asia, and other parts of… Continue reading Call for Papers: JUA Special Issue on Promoting Social Justice and Equity in Shrinking Cities

By 2030 more than 60% of the world population is projected to live in urban areas. The urbanized world of the future promises to be more diverse but also more unequal both in terms of population distribution as well as the distribution of resources and opportunities.  In addition to the rural-to-urban migration that is shaping… Continue reading Call for Papers: JUA Special Issue on Refugees and the City