Flyer with USF logo for the chapter publication "Douala, Cameroon: From Commute to Championship" on a picture by Salifou Ndam. Plus, the cover of the book and the text "The research analyses the factors that either promoted or slowed bicycles diffusion as a transport mode and the prospects for the bicycle in a context where transport systems are lagging. Former Urban Studies Foundation International Fellow Salifou Ndam and geography Professor Patrick Rérat are bringing the fascinating story of Douala’s cycling history to life." on a light blue backround

Flyer with USF logo for the chapter publication "Douala, Cameroon: From Commute to Championship" on a picture by Salifou Ndam. Plus, the cover of the book and the text "The research analyses the factors that either promoted or slowed bicycles diffusion as a transport mode and the prospects for the bicycle in a context where transport systems are lagging. Former Urban Studies Foundation International Fellow Salifou Ndam and geography Professor Patrick Rérat are bringing the fascinating story of Douala’s cycling history to life." on a light blue backround

📚 Publication Alert! 🚴‍♂️

"Douala, Cameroon: From Commute to Championship"

Former #USFInternationalFellow Salifou Ndam and Prof. Patrick Rérat have contributed a fascinating new chapter to Cycling Cities: The African Experience.

🔗 Order the book here: ow.ly/7ZA050Yx1oH

Flyer with USF logo for the paper "Lucrative infrastructure and intentional bypassing: Comparing two Chinese-financed infrastructure projects in Kenya" on a picture by Zhengli Huang, the cover of the paper an the quote "The paper argues that the shift in financing not only commodifies infrastructure but also institutionalises bypassing, as projects increasingly prioritise exclusive flows, tolled access, and selective connectivity over inclusive integration. It challenges the assumption that PPPs represent a more efficient financing model, and shows instead how the redistribution of risk and control through financing models shapes the socio-spatial inequalities of large-scale connectivity infrastructure."

Flyer with USF logo for the paper "Lucrative infrastructure and intentional bypassing: Comparing two Chinese-financed infrastructure projects in Kenya" on a picture by Zhengli Huang, the cover of the paper an the quote "The paper argues that the shift in financing not only commodifies infrastructure but also institutionalises bypassing, as projects increasingly prioritise exclusive flows, tolled access, and selective connectivity over inclusive integration. It challenges the assumption that PPPs represent a more efficient financing model, and shows instead how the redistribution of risk and control through financing models shapes the socio-spatial inequalities of large-scale connectivity infrastructure."

👉 New paper out!
"Lucrative infrastructure and intentional bypassing..."

Former #USFInternationalFellow Zhengli Huang challenges the efficiency assumptions of PPPs in Kenya’s latest infrastructure projects.

Read more: ow.ly/n7N450YuyHl

Flyer for USF blog "Seeing the city: visual methodologies and the limits of the archive" with USF logo on an image of "3 - Hotel Metrópole, Centro, Belo Horizonte, 2019. Credit Junia Mortimer" and the quote "“More than 80% of the Brazilian built environment is conceived without architects, engineers, or urbanists, yet architectural history continues to focus on the professionally designed minority. This isn't an oversight - it reflects systemic conditions in which modern-colonial planning has consistently rendered vernacular, spatial knowledge invisible.”

Flyer for USF blog "Seeing the city: visual methodologies and the limits of the archive" with USF logo on an image of "3 - Hotel Metrópole, Centro, Belo Horizonte, 2019. Credit Junia Mortimer" and the quote "“More than 80% of the Brazilian built environment is conceived without architects, engineers, or urbanists, yet architectural history continues to focus on the professionally designed minority. This isn't an oversight - it reflects systemic conditions in which modern-colonial planning has consistently rendered vernacular, spatial knowledge invisible.”

New Blog Post: "Seeing the city: visual methodologies and the limits of the archive"

Former #USFInternationalFellow Dr. Junia Cambraia Mortimer reflects on her research in the Brazilian Amazon, discussing archival absence and counter-colonial methods 🇧🇷📸

👉 ow.ly/wBna50Yr3Kv

Flyer with USF logo for the paper "Taking urban green space seriously: On environmental justice and equity" by Michael Osei Asibey, Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, and Yetimoni Kpeebi on an image by the authors, the cover of the paper, and the quote "“The findings demonstrate a marked increase in built-up areas, occurring at the expense of green cover, with marked disparities in their distribution, and high-income neighbourhoods enjoying greater access compared to low-income neighbourhoods. UGS in Accra is shaped not only by spatial planning, but also by deeply embedded three intersecting forces—social stratification, cultural perceptions, and politics of land use and environmental governance—that structure its access and exclusion.”

Flyer with USF logo for the paper "Taking urban green space seriously: On environmental justice and equity" by Michael Osei Asibey, Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, and Yetimoni Kpeebi on an image by the authors, the cover of the paper, and the quote "“The findings demonstrate a marked increase in built-up areas, occurring at the expense of green cover, with marked disparities in their distribution, and high-income neighbourhoods enjoying greater access compared to low-income neighbourhoods. UGS in Accra is shaped not only by spatial planning, but also by deeply embedded three intersecting forces—social stratification, cultural perceptions, and politics of land use and environmental governance—that structure its access and exclusion.”

New Paper Out! 🚨

"Taking urban green space seriously: On environmental justice and equity"

In this new article, former #USFInternationalFellow Dr Michael Osei Asibey and colleagues examine the rapid loss of green cover in Accra and the socio-political forces driving exclusion.

ow.ly/I5Ug50YprEX

Flyer with USF logo for the paper "Planning digital inclusion together, barriers to include marginalised urban communities in the Global South: lessons from Chennai, Nairobi and Malang", the cover of the paper and the quote "We explore case studies from India, Kenya and Indonesia, employing a qualitative meta-analysis. We conclude that informality serves as a paradox, both hindering and facilitating collaborative planning. We identify three barriers to inclusive collaboration: scarce resource allocation, top-down design of smart city programmes and mistrust. " on a blue backround

Flyer with USF logo for the paper "Planning digital inclusion together, barriers to include marginalised urban communities in the Global South: lessons from Chennai, Nairobi and Malang", the cover of the paper and the quote "We explore case studies from India, Kenya and Indonesia, employing a qualitative meta-analysis. We conclude that informality serves as a paradox, both hindering and facilitating collaborative planning. We identify three barriers to inclusive collaboration: scarce resource allocation, top-down design of smart city programmes and mistrust. " on a blue backround

Who gets left behind in the "Smart City"? 🔍

Former #USFInternationalFellow Dr. Nimas Maninggar and colleagues share new insights into the paradox of inclusion in urban digital programs.

Check out the new article in Planning Practice & Research: ow.ly/3qSt50YooiM

#UrbanStudies #SmartCities less

Flyer with USF logo for the paper "Making Political Representation in Territories of the City: The Role of Mandatos in São Paulo" by Telma Hoyler and Eduardo Marques, with the cover of the paper and the quote "“Drawing from ethnographic research on local councilors and their political staff in São Paulo, Brazil, this article introduces a critical contribution: the concept of mandatos. These are networks of actors linked by partisan, political, professional, and personal ties, which help mobilize support for politicians. By bridging formal institutions and informal practices, mandatos transform specific urban territories into constituencies.“

Flyer with USF logo for the paper "Making Political Representation in Territories of the City: The Role of Mandatos in São Paulo" by Telma Hoyler and Eduardo Marques, with the cover of the paper and the quote "“Drawing from ethnographic research on local councilors and their political staff in São Paulo, Brazil, this article introduces a critical contribution: the concept of mandatos. These are networks of actors linked by partisan, political, professional, and personal ties, which help mobilize support for politicians. By bridging formal institutions and informal practices, mandatos transform specific urban territories into constituencies.“

🚨 Paper Alert!

Check out "Making Political Representation in Territories of the City: The Role of Mandatos in São Paulo" by former #USFInternationalFellow Telma Hoyler and Eduardo Marques in Urban Affairs Review

Read it here: doi.org/10.1177/1078...

FLyer with USF logo for the Event "Moving images, moving lives: documentary in Mobility Studies " on a picture by Oganisers. And the text "Dr Eda Beyazit, CTS's expert on documentary filmmaking, discusses her experiences committing transport research to moving image. Drawing our series on Creative Methods in Transport Studies to a close, Eda speaks about her experience making the documentary film Servis based on her research with domestic workers in Istanbul. A link to watch the documentary will be distributed to participants prior to the seminar. This will be a hybrid event - please feel free to join us either in person or online." 25th Mar 2026 12:30 - 13:30 (GM) UWE Frenchay Campus.

FLyer with USF logo for the Event "Moving images, moving lives: documentary in Mobility Studies " on a picture by Oganisers. And the text "Dr Eda Beyazit, CTS's expert on documentary filmmaking, discusses her experiences committing transport research to moving image. Drawing our series on Creative Methods in Transport Studies to a close, Eda speaks about her experience making the documentary film Servis based on her research with domestic workers in Istanbul. A link to watch the documentary will be distributed to participants prior to the seminar. This will be a hybrid event - please feel free to join us either in person or online." 25th Mar 2026 12:30 - 13:30 (GM) UWE Frenchay Campus.

🎬 And Action! Moving Pictures, Moving Lives

Join former #USFInternationalFellow Dr. Eda Beyazit for a deep dive into documentary filmmaking as a research method in mobility studies.
🗓️ 25 March 2026 | 12:30 – 13:30 GMT
📍 Hybrid: UWE Frenchay Campus & Online

More info: ow.ly/3UGo50Yhh18

Flyer with USF logo and the cover of the Book "Architecture of the transit state " by Cauê Capillé and the quote "Often treated merely as mobility apparatuses, Rio de Janeiro’s transit infrastructures reveal political and environmental potentials that remain largely underexplored. These infrastructures materialize the state of transit — a regional urban condition and a collective, everyday form of the metropolis. The book proposes four architectural design strategies that operate through existing infrastructures and activate their collective potentials."

Flyer with USF logo and the cover of the Book "Architecture of the transit state " by Cauê Capillé and the quote "Often treated merely as mobility apparatuses, Rio de Janeiro’s transit infrastructures reveal political and environmental potentials that remain largely underexplored. These infrastructures materialize the state of transit — a regional urban condition and a collective, everyday form of the metropolis. The book proposes four architectural design strategies that operate through existing infrastructures and activate their collective potentials."

📚 New Book Out!
"Architecture of the Transit State" by Cauê Capillé
📍 Rio de Janeiro | Brazil
🏆 63rd IAB-RJ Annual Awards

Proudly celebrating the work of our former #USFInternationalFellow!

Read more: ow.ly/FMlf50Ygluy

Flyer with USF logo and cover of the paper "De-greening urbanism and social imaginaries in informal settlements" authored by Michael Osei Asibey and Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, and the quote "“We examine the phenomenon of de-greening urbanism within the context of social imaginaries in informal settlements, focusing on the city of Kumasi (Ghana). De-greening urbanism refers to an urban development process that displaces greenspace, contributing to its decline, deterioration, and loss, closely associated with the negatively changing character of a community. “

Flyer with USF logo and cover of the paper "De-greening urbanism and social imaginaries in informal settlements" authored by Michael Osei Asibey and Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, and the quote "“We examine the phenomenon of de-greening urbanism within the context of social imaginaries in informal settlements, focusing on the city of Kumasi (Ghana). De-greening urbanism refers to an urban development process that displaces greenspace, contributing to its decline, deterioration, and loss, closely associated with the negatively changing character of a community. “

📚 New paper out!
Check former #USFInternationalFellow Michael Osei Asibey and mentor Patrick Brandful Cobbinah's latest paper, "De-greening urbanism and social imaginaries in informal settlements", published in Urban Studies Journal
👉 doi.org/10.1177/0042...

Flyer with USF logo for the USF blog "Selective inclusion in the Indonesian smart city Project: whose inclusion counts?" on a picture of Visitors entering Kayutangan heritage kampung. Credit: Nimas Maninggar. And the quote "“With more and more cities jumping on the smart city bandwagon, inclusion in smart city programs has become of crucial importance, also in Indonesia. However, in practice, smart city programs tend to be ineffective in achieving inclusion.”

Flyer with USF logo for the USF blog "Selective inclusion in the Indonesian smart city Project: whose inclusion counts?" on a picture of Visitors entering Kayutangan heritage kampung. Credit: Nimas Maninggar. And the quote "“With more and more cities jumping on the smart city bandwagon, inclusion in smart city programs has become of crucial importance, also in Indonesia. However, in practice, smart city programs tend to be ineffective in achieving inclusion.”

🔔 USF Blog!

Former #USFInternationalFellow Dr Nimas Maninggar shares insights from her research on selective inclusion in smart city programmes in Indonesia

Read the guest post 👉 ow.ly/9MlX50XRauL

Flyer with USF logo for the paper "The business of protection: Insuring urban violence risks in contemporary Brazil" and the quote "Drawing on ethnographic research with both major insurers and small players in this protection market, this paper examines how financial institutions navigate high-risk urban environments and sheds light on the effects of the financialization of security. It argues that, beyond actuarial rationality, the everyday practices of insurance governance also rely on the outsourcing of violence and on the entrepreneurialization of the public forces of order." on a grey backround.

Flyer with USF logo for the paper "The business of protection: Insuring urban violence risks in contemporary Brazil" and the quote "Drawing on ethnographic research with both major insurers and small players in this protection market, this paper examines how financial institutions navigate high-risk urban environments and sheds light on the effects of the financialization of security. It argues that, beyond actuarial rationality, the everyday practices of insurance governance also rely on the outsourcing of violence and on the entrepreneurialization of the public forces of order." on a grey backround.

📚 New publication!

Former #USFInternationalFellow Deborah Fromm has a new article out: “The business of protection: Insuring urban violence risks in contemporary Brazil.”

🔗 Read more: doi.org/10.1080/0308...

#UrbanStudies #Financialization #Brazil

Flyer with USF logo for the USF Blog "Extending the dialogue of informality, e-waste, and nature-based solutions" and the quote "“While I was aware that informal systems, particularly in waste management, are central to livelihoods in cities like Accra and Kumasi, I had not fully explored their potential to contribute to climate adaptation through ecological approaches. The Fellowship offered me the space, resources, and intellectual community to advance this agenda, and in the process, to situate African urban experiences more centrally within global urban studies debates.” on a picture by Keron Achiaa

Flyer with USF logo for the USF Blog "Extending the dialogue of informality, e-waste, and nature-based solutions" and the quote "“While I was aware that informal systems, particularly in waste management, are central to livelihoods in cities like Accra and Kumasi, I had not fully explored their potential to contribute to climate adaptation through ecological approaches. The Fellowship offered me the space, resources, and intellectual community to advance this agenda, and in the process, to situate African urban experiences more centrally within global urban studies debates.” on a picture by Keron Achiaa

🌍 New on the #USFBlog!
Former #USFInternationalFellow Michael Osei Asibey reflects on his research into informal e-waste recycling and nature-based solutions for climate resilience, carried out under the mentorship of Patrick Brandful Cobbinah.
👉 ow.ly/cpNl50XExCZ

#NatureBasedSolutions #Ewaste

Flyer with USF logo for the Book Launch "Comunidad urbana – Conversaciones entre Berlín y Bogotá" by Talja Blokland and Sandra Pulido-Chaparro, and the text "Although community is a central idea in urban studies, it remains conceptually vague and difficult to work with. This book offers an important contribution to clarifying this key notion and theorising it in a globalised world. Urban Community: Conversations Between Berlin and Bogotá highlights the multiple ways of creating bonds and shows what we can contribute from the Global South to debates about cities that, until now, have been shaped by the North. After all, community is an urban practice, not a fixed state of affairs" On an image of the book cover

Flyer with USF logo for the Book Launch "Comunidad urbana – Conversaciones entre Berlín y Bogotá" by Talja Blokland and Sandra Pulido-Chaparro, and the text "Although community is a central idea in urban studies, it remains conceptually vague and difficult to work with. This book offers an important contribution to clarifying this key notion and theorising it in a globalised world. Urban Community: Conversations Between Berlin and Bogotá highlights the multiple ways of creating bonds and shows what we can contribute from the Global South to debates about cities that, until now, have been shaped by the North. After all, community is an urban practice, not a fixed state of affairs"

📚 New publication now available in Spanish!

"Comunidad urbana – Conversaciones entre Berlín y Bogotá" by Talja Blokland and Sandra Pulido-Chaparro (former #USFInternationalFellow) offers an exploration of what “community” means in today’s global urban contexts.

🔗 Learn more: ow.ly/sQXw50Xui6z

Flyer with USF logo for the event "Between the Lines of Everyday Public Spaces. Discussion/talk, Exhibition, Installation, Workshop on an Image by DECOLAB and Kıvıcılm Göksu Toprak" And the text "Organisers: UCL and Nian Paul (USF International Fellow) DECOLAB invites you to step into an immersive, participatory series hosted by University College London that explores the hidden stories woven into the fabric of our public spaces. This is not a conventional exhibition. It is a living archive, a collaborative exploration, and a call to re-map the city together." On 6-7th November 2025 (GMT) Bartlett School of Architecture (6th Floor), University College London In Person

Flyer with USF logo for the event "Between the Lines of Everyday Public Spaces. Discussion/talk, Exhibition, Installation, Workshop on an Image by DECOLAB and Kıvıcılm Göksu Toprak" And the text "Organisers: UCL and Nian Paul (USF International Fellow) DECOLAB invites you to step into an immersive, participatory series hosted by University College London that explores the hidden stories woven into the fabric of our public spaces. This is not a conventional exhibition. It is a living archive, a collaborative exploration, and a call to re-map the city together." On 6-7th November 2025 (GMT) Bartlett School of Architecture (6th Floor), University College London In Person

🌍 Between the Lines of Everyday Public Spaces
Join an immersive event exploring memory, displacement & belonging in urban life — from Chennai to Istanbul.

👉 Led by Dr Nian Paul, a 2025 #USFInternationalFellow.
📅 6–7 Nov 2025
📍 UCL Bartlett School of Architecture, London
🔗 ow.ly/i6lc50XgAnF

Flyer with USF logo for the Webinar on 2 October 2025 – 5-6:30 pm (online) Ana Beraldo de Carvalho, Urban Studies Foundation International Fellow, Sciences Po Managing ordinary life: (Im)predictability, Violence and Solidarity in Latin American Urban Margins. Discussant: Patrick Le Galès, CNRS Research Professor, CEE, Sciences Po

Flyer with USF logo for the Webinar on 2 October 2025 – 5-6:30 pm (online) Ana Beraldo de Carvalho, Urban Studies Foundation International Fellow, Sciences Po Managing ordinary life: (Im)predictability, Violence and Solidarity in Latin American Urban Margins. Discussant: Patrick Le Galès, CNRS Research Professor, CEE, Sciences Po

🔔 Upcoming online talk (Cities Agenda – Sciences Po)

📅 2 Oct 2025 | 17:00–18:30 (GMT+2)
🎙️ Join #USFInternationalFellow Ana Beraldo – Managing ordinary life: (Im)predictability, Violence & Solidarity in Latin American Urban Margins
💬 Discussant: Patrick Le Galès
👉 Register: ow.ly/F5vo50X10H9

Flyer with USF logo for the USF blog on a picture of a bus station in Delhi, by Arundhathi, with the quote “The infrastructural development of the city starts to seem hollow, as the lack of a reliable bus service and its related infrastructure symbolise how the city itself lacks the means to support some of its most socio-economically marginalised citizens”

Flyer with USF logo for the USF blog on a picture of a bus station in Delhi, by Arundhathi, with the quote “The infrastructural development of the city starts to seem hollow, as the lack of a reliable bus service and its related infrastructure symbolise how the city itself lacks the means to support some of its most socio-economically marginalised citizens”

🚌 New on the USF Blog
In “Bustling (Im)Mobility: Socio-spatial Negotiations in Delhi's Bus Terminals”, #USFInternationalFellow Dr Arundhathi examines how Delhi’s bus users navigate unreliable infrastructures.
📍 Read the full post: ow.ly/P8ZV50WZ7xq

[Image description: Flyer with USF logo and the cover of the article "The Rentier Economy of Growth Infrastructures: Value Appropriation without Adequate Accumulation in India" Authored by Preeti Sampat, former USF International Fellow in Antipode, on a Picture via flikr by Rodney Topor]

🚨 New Publication
“The Rentier Economy of Growth Infrastructures: Value Appropriation without Adequate Accumulation in India”
By Preeti Sampat, former #USFInternationalFellow ✨
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/anti...
📄 Published in Antipode
#UrbanStudies #Infrastructure #RentierEconomy #India #USF

[Image description: Flyer with USF logo and the cover of the Journal of Environmental Management for the paper "Dialogues on nature-based solutions and informal e-waste management" Authored by Michael Osei Asibey, USF International Fellow, and Patrick Brandful Cobbinah on a Picture via flikr by Dr. RawheaD]

🌱 Can nature-based solutions help tackle climate change and support informal livelihoods?

In Kumasi, Ghana, #USFInternationalFellow Michael Osei Asibey & Patrick Cobbinah explore how nature-based solutions can improve e-waste management in informal settings.

🔗 Read more: ow.ly/NPbM50WyU6A

[Image Description: flyer with USF logo and the cover of the Book "The Aesthetics of Belonging Indigenous Urbanism and City Building in Oil-Boom Luanda" with the quote The book “explores the political significance of aesthetics in the remaking of the city (...) shows how government infrastructure projects and foreign-inspired designs came to embody displacement and exclusion for many.” on a Picture of the cover of the Book. ]

🏙️ In The Aesthetics of Belonging, former #USFInternationalFellow Dr Claudia Gastrow explores how top-down urban “reconstruction” displaced communities in Luanda, and how aesthetic dissent reframed informal settlements as sites of belonging.
📘 ow.ly/JEoh50WsZfZ
#UrbanStudies #Luanda #ColonialLegacies

Image Description: A digital flyer promoting a new academic publication. The background features informal worker. Overlaid text reads: "The Hidden Penalties of Informal Work" By Dr Lina Martínez and María Isabel Zafra. Published in Wellbeing, Space and Society. Subheading: "Informal workers report lower life-job satisfaction and more frequent negative emotions—like worry, depression, and anger. These findings offer crucial insights for policymaking in the Global South." In the bottom corner: Image credit: Well-Bred Kannan (Flickr) Logos: Urban Studies Foundation

📢 New publication by former #USFInternationalFellow Dr Lina Martínez & María Isabel Zafra in Wellbeing, Space and Society:
"The hidden penalties of informal work" explores how informal employment impacts life-job satisfaction and emotional wellbeing.
ow.ly/cEwC50VZC0x

📢 Save the Date! Join #USFInternationalFellow Can Cui at the 5th ISA Forum of Sociology for the session: 🏠 Housing Inequality and Justice 🗓️ Friday, 11 July 2025 | 🕘 09:00–10:45 🌎 Language: English | Session Type: Oral Organizers: Can Cui, Xueying Mu and Youqin Huang

📢 Save the Date!

Join #USFInternationalFellow Can Cui at the 5th ISA Forum of Sociology for the session:
🏠 Housing Inequality and Justice
🗓️ Friday, 11 July 2025 | 🕘 09:00–10:45
🌎 Language: English | Session Type: Oral
Organizers: Can Cui, Xueying Mu, and Youqin Huang

Flyer with USF logo and the Quote "The research explores the rise of novel forms of global accumulation surrounding urban crime, alongside the involvement of financial elites and institutions in violence and illegal markets. By examining these dynamics with a deep empirical basis, the project sheds light on the financialisation of security and its far-reaching social impacts, providing fresh insights into how finance reshapes urban environments and security practices." on a picture via flikr by Gustavo

How do finance and violence intersect in today’s cities?
A new USF blog from former #USFInternationalFellow Deborah Fromm explores Brazil’s booming urban protection industry
🔎 Read more: ow.ly/IU8p50VGk66
#UrbanStudies #Security

[Image description: Flyer with USF logo and the cover of the paper ""Precarious mobilities on the axis of changing labour and mobility dynamics: the case of female domestic workers in Istanbul during the COVID-19 pandemic" published in Social & Cultural Geography, on a Picture of a Minivan via Flickr by Vetatur Fumare]

🌟 Just published!
"Precarious mobilities on the axis of changing labour and mobility dynamics: the case of female domestic workers in Istanbul during the COVID-19 pandemic" in Social & Cultural Geography👉 ow.ly/zSoR50Vs18O
Dr Eda Beyazit & Prof Karen Lucas, former #USFInternationalFellow & mentor

[Image description: Flyer with USF logo and the quote "What kind of opportunities do the social housing projects that occupy different locations in the city provide for their inhabitants? How do these different projects affect urban inequalities?" on a picture of stairs via flikr by plochingen]

📢 New on the blog!
Former #USFInternationalFellow Dr Mercedes Najman explores how social housing locations impact communities in Buenos Aires. Dive into her research findings! 🏙️🔍
Read more: ow.ly/TLiY50UZaCo
#UrbanStudies #HousingPolicy #Argentina

[Image Description: Flyer with USF logo and the quote "In the book, I provide insights into how complex urban development practice can be assessed and how different levels of good could be achieved, using Belgrade as a case study. This work enriches discussion on urban ethics and governance and opens new paths for exploring the moral dimensions of the city, specifically in post-socialist contexts." on a picture of Belgrade via flikr by Igor Spasic]

🚨 New blog! Former #USFInternationalFellow Dr. Aleksandra Djordjević shares key lessons from her visit to the Research Centre for Territory, Transports, and Environment (CITTA) at the University of Porto. Don't miss her insights! 🌍✨
ow.ly/1bCA50UMxlV

[image description: Flyer with USF logo and the cover of the paper "Urban services and the invisibility of local governments in Nigeria in a COVID-19 pandemic context" Authored by Dr Basirat Oyalowo, former USF International Fellow on a Photo via Flickr by Paris on Ponce]

🚨 New publication alert!
Check out Dr Basirat Oyalowo's latest work, "Urban services and the invisibility of local governments in Nigeria in a COVID-19 pandemic context," in International Development Planning Review. #USFInternationalFellow 🔗 Read more: ow.ly/jbR150UJsFN

YorkTalks 2025 Come and be part of an engaging exploration into some of the fascinating research taking place at York. Join us on Wednesday 15 January 2025 for an exciting series of free short talks highlighting the...

🌍Don’t miss former #USFInternationalFellow Dr Asha L. Abeyasekera at #YorkTalks2025 this Wednesday, 15 Jan! She will be presenting her research on how Colombo’s marginalized communities are crafting their vision of a world-class city for South Asia. More information on this link 👉 ow.ly/bc3k50UFuGE

Flyer with USF Logo and cover of the two papers authored by Dr Irene Appeaning Addo, who was supported by USF International Fellowship. Photo via Flickr by tanakawho.

Exciting news! #USFInternationalFellow Dr Irene Appeaning Addo published "Blurring the Boundaries: Everyday Urbanism in Accra Airport City" ow.ly/KzUY50RAmHg and "Accra Airport City I: A Global Space and An Exclusionary Enclave," ow.ly/4saq50RAmHh

Flyer with USF Logo and cover of the paper "Latent State Infrastructure and Financialisation: Insight from a Post-Apartheid Public Pension Fund and Real Estate" by USF International Fellow Sarita Pillay Gonzalez. Photo credit: Photo via Flickr by Mini_Malist

Check #USFInternationalFellow Sarita Pillay Gonzalez's latest paper "Latent State Infrastructure and Financialisation: Insight from a Post-Apartheid Public Pension Fund and Real Estate", published by Antipode. Available online: ow.ly/OUkK50QUzpw

Flyer with USF Logo and cover of the paper "‘Normalizing Informality’ in Local–Transnational Spaces: Contraband, Conflict and Street Trade in Eastern Ethiopia" by USF International Fellow Engida Esayas Dube and Prof. Alison Brown Photo credit: Photo via Flickr by Tim Leyland

New publication by former #USFInternationalFellow @Engida_Dube and Prof. Alison Brown "‘Normalizing Informality’ in Local–Transnational Spaces" published by Journal of Asian and African Studies. Available here: ow.ly/qwVE50QKJHp