Urban Studies was first published in 1964 to provide an international forum of social and economic contributions to the fields of urban and regional planning. Since then, the Journal has expanded to encompass the increasing range of disciplines and approaches that have been brought to bear on urban and regional problems. Contents include original articles, notes and comments, and a comprehensive book review section. Regular contributions are drawn from the fields of economics, planning, political science, statistics, geography, sociology, population studies and public administration. The Journal also publishes the occasional ‘state of the art’ article, consisting of an analytical review of the major strands of contemporary thinking in a given topic area, supported by an extended bibliography of the topic. All articles are peer-reviewed.
Urban Studies deals with every kind of urban and regional problem that is susceptible to social science or other relevant analysis. These range from such problems as urban housing, employment, race, politics and crime, to problems of regional investment and transport. Although most articles published deal with problems located in the advanced industrial societies of Europe and the Americas, important articles dealing with these problems in Asia, the Third World and in Eastern Europe are also published regularly.
Contents :
Michael Storper - Why Does a City Grow? Specialisation, Human Capital or Institutions? James Rhodes - Managing the Parameters of Visibility: The Revelations of Katrina Mike Raco and Emma Tunney - Visibilities and Invisibilities in Urban Development: Small Business Communities and the London Olympics 2012 Anders Lidström - Citizens’ Intermunicipal Political Orientations: Evidence from Swedish City-regions Rachel Weinberger and Frank Goetzke - Unpacking Preference: How Previous Experience Affects Auto Ownership in the United States Elizabeth L. Sweet and Sara Ortiz Escalante - Planning Responds to Gender Violence: Evidence from Spain, Mexico and the United States J. Peter Clinch and Eoin O'Neill - Designing Development Planning Charges: Settlement Patterns, Cost Recovery and Public Facilities Laudo M. Ogura - Effects of Urban Growth Controls on Intercity Commuting Zachary Neal - Refining the Air Traffic Approach to City Networks Ran Tao, Fubing Su, Mingxing Liu,and Guangzhong Cao - Land Leasing and Local Public Finance in China’s Regional Development: Evidence from Prefecture-level Cities
