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Tourism Toronto Image Gallery The Urban Affairs Association Online Abstract Submission System is open and we are accepting proposals for papers, posters, organized panels, organized colloquies, and breakfast roundtable discussions on a wide array of topics examining urban life, spaces, and policy issues. The deadline for Abstract/Session Proposals is October 1, 2017. 2018 UAA General Call for … 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

The Urban Communication Foundation (UCF) believes that an important measure of the health of a city is how well the city fosters and protects environments and rights supporting healthy, open, and robust communication. Such is the basis for democratic participatory societies, and that is fundamental to our values as a foundation. But open and robust … Read More

Urban Science (ISSN 2413-8851) is a scholarly international journal which provides a platform for the exchange of ideas, methods and information on urban and regional studies. It is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes high quality original articles, critical reviews, research notes, and short communications. There is no restriction on the length of the … Read More

Economic Development Quarterly (EDQ) is seeking research manuscripts for a special issue highlighting economic development and workforce policies that increase earnings and advance the careers of workers in low-wage services sectors. EDQ and the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research are seeking high-quality research that would advance our understanding of the factors that impact the … Read More

Urban scholars, please join us January 2018 at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) in New Orleans. The 2018 Meeting promises to continue SPSA’s commitment to intellectual exchange and professional development in enjoyable and historic settings. This will be an opportunity to connect with collaborators and is a great place for … Read More

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