Journal of Urban Affairs

This article can be found in the current issue of the Journal of Urban Affairs regarding Smart Governance in the Contemporary Era. How community mobilization mediates conflict escalation? Evidence from three Chinese cities, by Xiaolin Wu, Lin Ye & Xuelei Zhang Abstract Urban communities in China have undergone fundamental transformations with increasing awareness of property… Continue reading Now available from our current issue, Smart Governance in the Contemporary Era! How community mobilization mediates conflict escalation? Evidence from three Chinese cities, by Xiaolin Wu, Lin Ye & Xuelei Zhang

This article can be found in the current issue of the Journal of Urban Affairs regarding Smart Governance in the Contemporary Era. Paying for infrastructure in the post-recession era: Exploring the use of alternative funding and financing tools, by Akheil Singla, Jason Shumberger & David Swindell Abstract While municipalities in the United States face many… Continue reading Now available from our current issue, Smart Governance in the Contemporary Era! Paying for infrastructure in the post-recession era: Exploring the use of alternative funding and financing tools, by Akheil Singla, Jason Shumberger & David Swindell

This article can be found in the current issue of the Journal of Urban Affairs regarding Smart Governance in the Contemporary Era. Smart city initiatives: A comparative study of American and Chinese cities, by Qian Hu & Yueping Zheng Abstract Taking a comparative approach, this study conducted text-mining and content analysis of smart city initiatives to… Continue reading Now available from our current issue, Smart Governance in the Contemporary Era! Smart city initiatives: A comparative study of American and Chinese cities, by Qian Hu & Yueping Zheng

Articles from our current Special Issue, Smart Governance in the Contemporary Era, have been posted! Please see all the links below for an introduction to all of our articles in this issue. Introduction By: Kevin C. Desouza, Naim Kapucu & Jiannan Wu In the 21st century, we have seen an increase in activity around making… Continue reading Special Issue Preview: Smart Governance in the Contemporary Era

Advanced Introduction to Cities, by Peter Taylor, Cheltenham, UK, Edward Elgar, 2021. Reviewed by: Paul L. Knox, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Peter Taylor confides in the Preface that he had fun writing this book. It shows. Like many of us, he finds endless fascination in cities, and in this book he brings a… Continue reading Take a Look at this Preview of an Upcoming Book Review: “Advanced Introduction to Cities”, reviewed by Paul L. Knox

This article can be found in the current issue of the Journal of Urban Affairs regarding Activist Scholarship. Metropolitan planning in a vacuum: Lessons on regional equity planning from Baltimore’s Sustainable Communities Initiative, by Nicholas Finio, Willow Lung-Amam, Gerrit-Jan Knaap, Casey Dawkins & Elijah Knaap Abstract The main policy initiative of the Obama administration’s first-term urban… Continue reading Now available from our current issue, Activist Scholarship! Metropolitan planning in a vacuum: Lessons on regional equity planning from Baltimore’s Sustainable Communities Initiative, by Nicholas Finio, Willow Lung-Amam, Gerrit-Jan Knaap, Casey Dawkins & Elijah Knaap

This article can be found in the current issue of the Journal of Urban Affairs regarding Activist Scholarship. Surviving suburban redevelopment: Resisting the displacement of immigrant-owned small businesses in Wheaton, Maryland, by Willow S. Lung-Amam Abstract In the past several decades, the suburbs of many U.S. metropolitan regions have seen rising levels of poverty, immigration, and… Continue reading Now available from our current issue, Activist Scholarship! Surviving suburban redevelopment: Resisting the displacement of immigrant-owned small businesses in Wheaton, Maryland, by Willow S. Lung-Amam

This article can be found in the current issue of the Journal of Urban Affairs regarding Activist Scholarship. The role of social justice frameworks in an era of neoliberalism: Lessons from youth activism, by Barbara Ferman Abstract The onslaught of neoliberal policies, practices, and thinking has resulted in the privatization of many public goods and services,… Continue reading Now available from our current issue, Activist Scholarship! The role of social justice frameworks in an era of neoliberalism: Lessons from youth activism, by Barbara Ferman

This article can be found in the current issue of the Journal of Urban Affairs regarding Activist Scholarship. Sustainability backfire: The unintended consequences of failing to engage neighborhood residents in policymaking, by George C. Homsy & Siobhan Hart Abstract Urban planners, community activists, and public archeologists, among others, recognize the importance of engaging residents and their… Continue reading Now available from our current issue, Activist Scholarship! Sustainability backfire: The unintended consequences of failing to engage neighborhood residents in policymaking, by George C. Homsy & Siobhan Hart

This article can be found in the current issue of the Journal of Urban Affairs regarding Activist Scholarship. An activist in the field: Social media, ethnography, and community, by Stephen Danley Abstract This article examines the undertheorized intersection of ethnography and social media use by researchers by drawing upon my ethnographic research in Camden, New Jersey,… Continue reading Now available from our current issue, Activist Scholarship! An activist in the field: Social media, ethnography, and community, by Stephen Danley