UAA Community News

American cities are increasingly turning to revitalization strategies that embrace the ideas of new urbanism and the so-called creative class in an attempt to boost economic growth and prosperity to downtown areas. These efforts stir controversy over residential and commercial gentrification of working class, ethnic areas. Spanning forty years, Latino City provides an in-depth case … Read More

Recent events have highlighted the enormous challenges associated with transitioning towards just sustainabilities—ensuring a better quality of life for all, in a just and equitable manner, whilst living within the limits of supporting ecosystems (1). Of particular importance are the 2016 UK vote on Brexit, the 2016 US election of Donald Trump, and the 2017 … Read More

A new book written by the University of Maryland’s Dr. Willow Lung-Amam explores the dreams and struggles of Asian Americans as they have made their homes in Silicon Valley suburbia, and the tensions that often emerged from the city’s changing character. Trespassers?: Asian Americans and the Battle for Suburbia tells the tale of one Silicon … Read More

LAST CALL: abstracts will be received until June 15th International Conference “Urban Marginality and Institutional Effects” Santiago de Chile, 11th-13th of October, 2017 The International Conference “Urban Marginality and Institutional Effects” will be held in Santiago de Chile, between the 11th and the 13th of October, 2017, and is organized by the Fondecyt Project 11150426, … Read More

Award Recipients Robert Chaskin (University of Chicago) and Mark Joseph (Case Western Reserve University) The Urban Affairs Association (UAA), the international professional association for urban scholars, researchers and public service professionals, convened its 47th Annual Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 19-22, 2017. More than 750 participants, representing universities, research institutions, non-profit organizations, and public and … Read More

Award Recipient Rachel Weber (University of Illinois at Chicago) The Urban Affairs Association (UAA), the international professional association for urban scholars, researchers and public service professionals, convened its 47th Annual Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 19-22, 2017. More than 750 participants, representing universities, research institutions, non-profit organizations, and public and private organizations/institutions from around the … Read More

Award Recipients Per Strömblad (Linnaeus University) and Bo Malmberg (Stockholm University) The Urban Affairs Association (UAA), the international professional association for urban scholars, researchers and public service professionals, convened its 47th Annual Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 19-22, 2017. More than 750 participants, representing universities, research institutions, non-profit organizations, and public and private organizations/institutions from around … Read More

Award Recipient Samuel L. Myers, Jr. (University of Minnesota) The Urban Affairs Association (UAA), the international professional association for urban scholars, researchers and public service professionals, convened its 47th Annual Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 19-22, 2017. More than 750 participants, representing universities, research institutions, non-profit organizations, and public and private organizations/institutions from around the … Read More

Award Recipient Susan E. Clarke (University of Colorado) The Urban Affairs Association (UAA), the international professional association for urban scholars, researchers and public service professionals, convened its 47th Annual Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 19-22, 2017. More than 750 participants, representing universities, research institutions, non-profit organizations, and public and private organizations/institutions from around the world … Read More

An Open Call for Submissions: Special Issue of Journal of Urban Affairs on “Human Dynamics in Smart and Connected Communities” Special Issue Guest Editors: Daniel Sui, Ohio State University, USA (Sui.10@osu.edu) & Shih?Lung Shaw, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA (sshaw@utk.edu) Abstracts due: July 15, 2017 Aims and Scope Advancements in location?aware technology, information and communication … Read More