Beyond “planetary urbanization”: recasting contemporary urban research

Matthieu Giroud (†) & translated by Oliver Waine — 2015-11-27T05:55:00Z

We were profoundly shocked to learn of the death of Matthieu Giroud, a victim of the attacks of 13 November in Paris. Matthieu was a gifted researcher, and a specialist in the fields of urban transformations and gentrification processes. He was also a communicator of knowledge and a translator of fundamental texts of critical geography. For many of us, he was above all a colleague and a friend, and we are deeply saddened; he has left us far too soon. We have chosen to publish a translation of

- Reviews / urbanization, capitalism, Lefebvre, urban studies, theory, critical urban theory

The future of planning?

Simone Abram — 2013-11-13T05:55:00Z

Rather than looking at the designs that planning promises, anthropologist Simone Abram prefers to consider planning as a performance increasingly used to organise our societies in the present. This could help us understand the conditions that often make planning infelicitous or to the contrary, successful.
Planning is becoming increasingly universal. Firstly, planning techniques are being adopted increasingly widely around the world, and secondly, planning regimes are incorporating increasing

- Essays / urban planning, temporality, future, theory

Metropolitics

Beyond “planetary urbanization”: recasting contemporary urban research

The future of planning?