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Urban studies is the term for a diverse range of disciplines and approaches to the study of all aspects of cities, their suburbs, and other urban areas. This includes urban economics, urban planning, urban architecture, urban ecology, urban transportation systems, urban politics, and urban social relations.

Welcome to r/UrbanStudies!

Urban studies is the term for a diverse range of disciplines and approaches to the study of all aspects of cities, their suburbs, and other urban areas. This includes urban economics, urban planning, urban architecture, urban ecology, urban transportation systems, urban politics, and urban social relations.

(Index of urban studies articles)

Key Urban Studies Concepts:

Actor-network theory, Critical geography, Critical geopolitics, Ethnomethodology, Field, Habitus, Heterotopia, Rhythmanalysis, Right to the city, Social space, Space of flows, Spatialization, Spatial justice, Thirdspace

Key Urban Studies Thinkers:

Key Urban Studies Texts:

  1. Bachelard, Gaston - The Poetics of Space (1958)
  2. Castells, Manuel - The Urban Question (1972)
  3. Foucault, Michel - Of Other Spaces (1967) [.pdf]
  4. Harvey, David - Rebel Cities: From the Right to the City to the Urban Revolution (2012)
  5. Lefebvre, Henri - The Production of Space (1974)
  6. Virilio, Paul - Speed and Politics (1977)

Related Subreddits:

Other interesting subreddits:

/r/UrbanStudies

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Public Engagement Struggles?

Hello! How do you get people to actually get engaged in what's going on in their community? It seems like it can be a pretty daunting task.

There are some projects up on their project map, but I'd love to know more about what everyone thinks about current public engagement. What works for you? What doesn't? How can public engagement be better? Do you think it will all be digital? I know this website Instant Input is trying to make the process more transparent.

Any feedback is appreciated. :) Thanks!

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2023/10/31
19:00 UTC

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Phd in urban studies in Europe?

Can anyone recommend some universities/institutes in Europe for pursuing a phd course?

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2023/09/13
06:13 UTC

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Looking for: being urban a sociology of city life 3rd edition pdf

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2023/09/11
03:20 UTC

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How Tokyo Works: Spontaneous Urbanism On A Human Scale

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2023/07/30
15:34 UTC

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The Densest City On Earth

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2023/07/25
22:46 UTC

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Why America's Urban Poor Stays Poor

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2023/07/19
21:13 UTC

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How Climate Change Will Reshape Where Americans Live

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2023/07/11
09:32 UTC

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Communities both online and IRL should be accessible. r/urbanstudies will go dark on the 12th

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2023/06/09
03:29 UTC

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New Mastodon server for Urban Studies: baudigital.social

Hi! Recently, a Mastodon server for Building/Civil Engineering, Architecture, Urban Studies was launched. It's https://baudigital.social (Building, Architecture, Urban... digital).

With Urban Studies being one of our core topics, we would like to invite you to open open up an account there or to move your existing one to us.

It's driven by FID BAUdigital, an information service for Civil Engineering, Architecture, Urban Studies in Germany by several academic institutions (https://www.fid-bau.de/de/).

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2023/04/19
16:02 UTC

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USF International Fellowships for urban scholars from the Global South

Applications are now invited to the USF’s International Fellowships for urban scholars from the Global South. Deadline: 20/06/23.

Each award will cover the cost of a sabbatical period at a university of the candidate’s choice, worldwide, for the purpose of writing-up the candidate’s existing research findings in the form of publishable articles and/or a book. The proposed work should be completed under the guidance of a chosen mentor in the candidate’s field of study. Funding is available for a period ranging between 3-9 months, and eligible research may cover any theme pertinent to a better understanding of urban realities in the Global South.

https://www.urbanstudiesfoundation.org/funding/international-fellowships/

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2023/03/23
11:54 UTC

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Elite/Unwelcoming Spaces

I’m currently working on a lit review for a project examining feedback from students on a campus construction project. Some of the feedback was that the space felt “elite.” We would like to drill down into this comment. Does anyone have any references that could refer me to some peer reviewed references that explores what characteristics makes a space feel “elite” or “not for me?”

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2023/03/14
18:51 UTC

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Does anyone know what these are ???

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2023/02/27
08:36 UTC

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USF International Fellowships *coming soon*

The next round of the USF International Fellowships for urban scholars from the Global South will launch in March 2023.

The Fellowships provide support for fully-funded visiting fellowships to institutions worldwide for the purpose of writing-up existing research in the form of traditional publications and other outputs. Applicants must be nationals of a listed country, and working within the Global South at the time of applying (see terms).

To read more about the scheme visit: https://urbanstudiesfoundation.org/funding/international-fellowships/

To hear more about the launch please join the USF mailing list (scroll towards bottom of the page): https://www.urbanstudiesfoundation.org/

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2023/02/14
14:08 UTC

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2012, ATM Tramway "Carrelli", "Siretto" and Bus IRISBUS CityClass CURSOR

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2023/02/12
20:33 UTC

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Help with socio-economic analysis

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2023/01/24
16:06 UTC

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CALL FOR PAPERS - Toronto Urban Journal - Volume 3 (REMINDER)

Submission Deadline: January 23, 2023

The Toronto Urban Journal (TUJ) is currently accepting submissions for its third edition. As a peer-reviewed, open-access journal, TUJ showcases outstanding scholarly works by undergraduate students in the field of urban studies. We invite prospective contributors to submit their original, unpublished works for consideration. Selected submissions will be published both in print and online. The third issue of the TUJ is scheduled to be published in the summer 2023. TUJ is based at The City Institute at York University.

Submissions

We are accepting submissions of original works that pertain to the discipline of urban studies. Submissions can relate to a wide range of topics including but not limited to urban development, urban policy, urban governance, urban design, urban planning, and urban ecology. TUJ embraces the transdisciplinary nature of the urban studies field and welcomes submissions from various fields such as sociology, geography, economics, environmental studies, anthropology, political science, and women’s studies, among many others. Undergraduate students of urban studies and related disciplines are encouraged to submit their work. We welcome both domestic and international submissions.

Please review our submission guidelines and submission instructions on our website: torontourbanjournal.com.

For more information, please visit our website and follow us on Instagram @torontourban.

Questions? Email the Editors at: editor@torontourbanjournal.com

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2023/01/20
22:23 UTC

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2014, "Light tramway" Spontini for Christmas.

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2023/01/18
14:35 UTC

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Public outreach for Urban Studies?

How much is done by Urban Studies students, professors and professionals in the fields to reach out to prospective students and future devotees to talk about the profession, its work and its joys? I ask because my niece is interested, so I interviewed someone at her prospective school about it (link). She most recently focused on the red-lining in Omaha, Nebraska.

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2023/01/02
22:45 UTC

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CALL FOR PAPERS - Toronto Urban Journal - Volume 3

Submission Deadline: January 23, 2023

The Toronto Urban Journal (TUJ) is currently accepting submissions for its third edition. As a peer-reviewed, open-access journal, TUJ showcases outstanding scholarly works by undergraduate students in the field of urban studies. We invite prospective contributors to submit their original, unpublished works for consideration. Selected submissions will be published both in print and online. The third issue of the TUJ is scheduled to be published in the summer 2023. TUJ is based at The City Institute at York University.

Submissions

We are accepting submissions of original works that pertain to the discipline of urban studies. Submissions can relate to a wide range of topics including but not limited to urban development, urban policy, urban governance, urban design, urban planning, and urban ecology. TUJ embraces the transdisciplinary nature of the urban studies field and welcomes submissions from various fields such as sociology, geography, economics, environmental studies, anthropology, political science, and women’s studies, among many others. Undergraduate students of urban studies and related disciplines are encouraged to submit their work. We welcome both domestic and international submissions.

Please review our submission guidelines and submission instructions on our website: torontourbanjournal.com.

For more information, please visit our website and follow us on Instagram @torontourban.

Questions? Email the Editors at: editor@torontourbanjournal.com

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2022/12/12
17:47 UTC

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