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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What barriers stand in the way of inclusive participation in urban development? Take a look at our new academic research article published by Robert Barbarino. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #UrbanDevelopment #ParticipationBarriers #Inclusion #Migration #Racism

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The new issue (Vol. 19, Issue 4) of #JournalURP is out now. It features contributions from Dubravka Jurlina Alibegović, Emmanuel Yeboah-Assiamah, Carmen Mínguez, Oluwashola Rufai, Enza Lissandrello and many others. Read more here: tandfonline.com/toc/rurp20/1... #NewIssue

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

How does corporate landlordism reshape tenant-landlord relations and urban conflict? Take a look at our new academic research article published by Felipe Link, Adriana Marín Toro & Francisca Bogolasky. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #Financialization #Tenants #UnlikelyResistance #UrbanConflicts

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

How is generative visual AI changing participation in urban planning? Take a look at our new academic research article published by Sampo Ruoppila & Konsta Anastasiou. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #ParticipatoryPlanning #UrbanAI #ParticipatoryAI #ParticipatingWithAI #GenerativeVisualAI #DistributedAgency

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

What does it take to transform emergency shelters into long-term climate adaptation infrastructure? Take a look at our new policy article published by Bruna Pincegher. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #ClimateShelters #ClimateAdaptation #Governance #SocialInfrastructure #PolicyIntegration

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

How did strategic planning evolve in Havana and Hamburg despite their different contexts? Take a look at our new academic research article published by Uwe Altrock, Jorge Peña Díaz, Arturo Rúa de Cabo, Umut Kienast-Duyar & Sascha Anders. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #UrbanDevelopmentPlanning

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

How do urban green spaces gain residential significance? Take a look at our new academic research article published by Emília Malcata Rebelo & Letícia de Paula. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #GreenSpaceValorisation #UrbanGovernance #ResidentialPositioning #UrbanPoliticalEcology #GreenGentrification

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

How does intercity cooperation evolve in times of war? Take a look at our new academic research article published by Carlo Epifanio & Maksym Filatov. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #IntercityCooperation #Cities #CityNetworks #UkraineWar #EuropeanPolitics

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

What needs to be done to strengthen climate resilience in UK urban areas? Take a look at our new academic research article published by Christopher John Medland, Jonathan Chenoweth & Donya Hajializadeh. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #Adaptation #ClimateChange #Infrastructure #Planning #Resilience

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

How can effective collaboration among diverse stakeholders accelerate sustainability transformation? Take a look at our new policy article published by Yonas Tesema & Siddharth Sareen. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #EffectiveCollaboration #SustainabilityTransformation #ChallengesOfCollaboration

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

What makes local governments truly committed to collaborating across municipal boundaries? Take a look at our new academic research article published by Ireneu Mendes, Elisabete Carvalho & Filipe Teles. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #CommitmentToCollaboration #InterMunicipalCooperation #LocalGovernance

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

How much do individual planners shape sustainability outcomes in statutory planning? Take a look at our new academic research article published by Mari Jaakonaho. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #UrbanPlanning #PlanningPractice #SustainabilityRegulation #PlannerAgency #StatutoryPlanning

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

How can the 15-minute city become more socially just and equitable? Take a look at our new academic research article published by Asrin Mahmoudpour, M. Reza Shiraz & Ramin Keivan. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #15MinuteCity #JustCity #SocialJustice #CommunityDiversity #ParticipatoryGovernance

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The new issue (Vol. 19, Issue 3) of #JournalURP is out now. It contains a special issue on Local Governments and the illiberal turn, curated by Hubert Heinelt and Marta Lackowska. Read more here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rurp20/1... #NewIssue

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

How does a researcher’s positionality shape the knowledge produced through urban ethnography? Take a look at our new academic research article published by Rasheda Rawnak Khan. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #UrbanEthnography #Positionality #Protocol #Identity #KnowledgeProduction

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Can tactical urbanism bridge the gap between citizen action and formal planning? Take a look at our new research article published by Juan Manuel Bueno Carvajal and Ricardo Klein. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #Tactical #PublicSpace #UrbanDesign #Participation #Valéncia

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

How do household behaviours and governance arrangements interact to shape urban waste resilience? Take a look at our new policy article published by O. Rufai and B. Cavazzin. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #UrbanWasteBehaviour #UrbanResilience #ClimateRisk #EnvironmentalGovernance #MunicipalSystems

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

How does the distribution of public housing influence school segregation? Take a look at our new academic article published by Irene Giunchi, Manuela Maggio and Marco Castrignanò, doi.org/10.1080/1753... #SchoolSegregation #PublicHousing #EducationalInequalities #Migration #Italy

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Take a look at the new #BookReview of "Planning without Growth by Yvonne Rydin". Reviewed by Swetha Rao Dhananka. doi.org/10.1080/1753...

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Is geographic proximity enough to create thriving knowledge cities? Take a look at our new academic article published by Mostafa Dehghani and Sina Shahab. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #KnowledgeBasedUrbanDevelopment #ClusterApproach #KnowledgePrecincts #KnowledgeCities #SocialNetworkAnalysis

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

How do hybrid water delivery systems shape everyday experiences and social inequalities in cities? Take a look at our new academic article published by Pearl Puwurayire and Nina Gribat. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #Water #HybridUrbanism #DeliveryConfiguration #SocialInequality #Sunyani #Ghana

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

📍 Attending #WPSC2026 in Helsinki? Join one of our informal “Meet the Editor” sessions to discuss your research, publication ideas, and opportunities to publish with URP. 🗓️ 30 June, 2 July & 3 July ⏰ 3:30–4:00 PM 📍 Aalto University, Meet-the-Editor Exhibition Area (in front of D-Sali and E-Sali)

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

How public are privately owned public spaces? Take a look at our new academic article published by Yiming Wang and Jie Chen. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #PrivatelyOwnedPublicSpace #PublicGoods #Privatization #Publicness #Shanghai

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

How do stigmatized schools respond to growing inequalities in a segregated city? Take a look at our new academic article published by Anna-Maria Fjellman, Jonas Lindbäck, Nils Hammarén, Johannes Lunneblad and Kajsa Yang Hansen. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #SchoolChoice #SchoolMarkets #SchoolSegregation

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Our Editorial Board met in Venice during the 2026 EURA Conference to discuss the journal’s development and future direction. We thank our board members for their valuable insights and continued support! #EURA2026

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Is planning becoming a system where the plan follows the project rather than the public good? Take a look at our new policy article published by Ana Peric, Maciej Nowak, Linda Fox-Rogers, Richard Waldron and Małgorzata Blaszke. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #SpatialPlanningLaw #PlanningReforms

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

📢Call for Papers – Policy Section We invite submissions on newly launched urban policies at the local, national, and international levels. Open to practitioners, policymakers, activists, community actors & researchers. think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu... #CallForPapers

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Can citizen science do more than generate data to transform urban governance? Take a look at our new research article published by Pouya Sepehr and Venere Stefania Sanna. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #CitizenScience #UrbanBelonging #DataFrictions #Siena #EpistemicAuthority

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Is it time to rethink temporary urbanism through a Latin American lens? Take a look at our new research article published by Francesca Bragaglia and Jezabel Guadalupe Canales Tenorio. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #TemporaryUrbanism #TacticalUrbanism #Europe #LatinAmerica #UrbanTransformation

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

How can community-led neighbourhood revitalisation enhance children’s well-being through stronger place attachment? Take a look at our new research article published by Fitri Arlinkasari. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #ChildrensWellbeing #Indonesia #PlaceAttachment #UrbanKampung #UrbanRevitalisation

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

How do households adapt to chronic water shortages, and what does this mean for equitable urban water governance? Take a look at our new research article published by Ali Belmeziti, Adlane M’hammedi Bouzina and Bernard De Gouvello. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #ClimateChange #Algiers #WaterScarcity

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

How do urban planners and designers turn the idea of social sustainability into actionable planning practice? Take a look at our new research article published by Sanjay Somanath, Liane Thuvander, Marco Adelfio and Alexander Hollberg. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #UrbanSocialSustainability #Semiotics

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Is industrial heritage reuse becoming a new tool of state-led global city-making? Take a look at our new practice article published by Jie Chen and Yiming Wang. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #IndustsrialHeritageReuse #ShanghaiUrbanSpaceArtSeason #StateLed #GlobalCityMaking #UrbanStrategy

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

How can abandoned industrial silo structures be transformed into meaningful urban landmarks that strengthen a city’s identity and public connection? Take a look at our new research article published by Ahmet Kurnaz and Zeynep Kerem Ozturk. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #IndustrialHeritage #CityImage

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Vacant buildings, uncertain futures: What drives some temporary users to collaborate while others go it alone? Take a look at our new research article published by Robin Chang and Lasse Gerrits. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #TemporaryUse #Uncertainty #Complexity #RiskPerception #RiskManagement

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

The new issue (Vol. 19, Issue 2) of #JournalURP is out now. Read more here: tandfonline.com/toc/rurp20/1... #NewIssue

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Take a look at the new #BookReview of "The Routledge Companion to Comparative International Planning edited by Ela Babalik, Andrea Frank, Olivier Sykes". Reviewed by Maciej J. Nowak. doi.org/10.1080/1753...

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

📢 Call for Papers – Practice Section We invite submissions on innovative projects, plans, programmes, and initiatives advancing sustainable urban development. Open to practitioners, policymakers, activists, community actors & researchers. think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu... #CallForPapers

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

What are the key challenges emerging from governing infrastructure heterogeneity? Take a look at our new research article published by Romeo Dipura, Jochen Monstadt, Sybille Frank & Shaun Smith. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #InfrastructureHeterogeneity #Sewerage #Governance #Intraurban #CapeTown

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Great weekend in Turin at the Politecnico di Torino (in the beautiful Valentino Castle) with the editorial team! Productive discussions on the journal’s progress and future direction - including upcoming calls for papers, supporting early-career researchers in publishing, and collaboration.

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

How can tourist congestion be systematically measured? Take a look at our new research article published by Julia Hümpfner & Carmen Mínguez. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #Overtourism #TouristFlow #Index #Seville #Spain

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Take a look at the new #BookReview of "Handbook of Territorial Governance edited by Giancarlo Cotella & Umberto Janin Rivolin". Reviewed by Enza Lissandrello. doi.org/10.1080/1753...

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Are Transfer of Development Rights a smart planning tool or a bureaucratic burden? Take a look at our new research article published by Eynat Mendelson-Shwartz, Ahdi Alchalel & Nir Mualam. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #TransferOfDevelopmentRights #TDR #Governance #Heritage #Conservation #PropertyRights

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Who actually benefits from EU urban development funding? Take a look at our new research article published by Jekatyerina Dunajeva, Joanna Kostka, Iselin Mulvik & Hanna Siarova. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #CommunityLedLocalDevelopment #EUFunds #EUCohesionPolicy #UrbanPolicy #Governance

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

The new issue (Vol. 19, Issue 1) of #JournalURP is out now. It features the Special Issue “Circular Cities: Motivations, Challenges and Prospects of Building Material Reuse in Urban Contexts” edited by Madlen Kobi, Adam Przywara & Elena Sischarenco. Read more here: tandfonline.com/toc/rurp20/1...

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

What can we learn from comparing recentralisation across Hungary, Poland, and Turkey? Take a look at our Editorial introducing the Special Issue on Local Governments and the Iliberal Turn by Hubert Heinelt. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #Recentralisation #IlliberalRegimes #DiscursiveInstitutionalism

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Can metropolitan authorities drive equitable, climate-aligned housing renovation? Take a look at our new policy article published by Lucía Cerrada Morato & Rosina Vinyes-Ballbe. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #MetropolitanGovernance #HousingRetrofit #UrbanVulnerability #Redistribution #Barcelona

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Take a look at the new #BookReview of "Beyond the Garden: Sustainable and Inclusive Green Urban Spaces edited by Federica Dal Falco". Reviewed by Aura Asyda Larre & Bunga Artasya. doi.org/10.1080/1753...

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

How can Organizational Learning Theory help local governments tackle recurring floods? Take a look at our new research article published by Kwame Asamoah & Emmanuel Yeboah-Assiamah. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #FloodGovernance #OrganizationalLearning #AdaptiveCapacity #UrbanResilience #UrbanGovernance

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Urban Research & Practice @journalurp.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

What comparative lessons can we draw about recentralisation in times of illiberal turn? Take a look at our new research article published by Hubert Heinelt & Marta Lackowska. doi.org/10.1080/1753... #Recentralisation #IlliberalRegimes #DiscursiveInstitutionalism #IdeationalPower #LocalAutonomy

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