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 :
Nilay Yavuz and Eric W. Welch - Addressing Fear of Crime in Public Space: Gender Differences in Reaction to Safety Measures in Train Transit John Hipp - What is the ‘Neighbourhood’ in Neighbourhood Satisfaction? Comparing the Effects of Structural Characteristics Measured at the Micro-neighbourhood and Tract Levels Mary P. Corcoran - ‘God’s Golden Acre for Children’: Pastoralism and Sense of Place in New Suburban Communities Barry Goodchild, Gilles Jeannot, and Paul Hickman - Professions, Occupational Roles and Skills in Urban Policy: A Reworking of the Debates in England and France Nick Drydakis - Ethnic Differences in Housing Opportunities in Athens Lynda Cheshire, Peter Walters, and Ted Rosenblatt - The Politics of Housing Consumption: Renters as Flawed Consumers on a Master Planned Estate Zhou Yu and Dowell Myers - Misleading Comparisons of Homeownership Rates when the Variable Effect of Household Formation Is Ignored: Explaining Rising Homeownership and the Homeownership Gap between Blacks and Asians in the US Matthew Tonts and Michael Taylor - Corporate Location, Concentration and Performance: Large Company Headquarters in the Australian Urban System Peter Franz and Christoph Hornych - Political Institutionalisation and Economic Specialisation in Polycentric Metropolitan Regions: The Case of the East German ‘Saxony Triangle’ Maarten Jennen and Patrick Verwijmeren - Agglomeration Effects and Financial Performance Book reviews
