Available for pre order: Housing in the United States: The Basics (Routledge). https://www.routledge.com/…/Anacker/p/book/9781032655710 Description: Housing matters to people, be they owner, renter, housing provider, homeless individual, housing professional, or policymaker. Housing in the United States: The Basics offers an accessible introduction to key concepts and issues in housing—and a concise overview of the programs that affect housing...Read More
UAA members with a current membership will receive an email on November 7 with instructions on how to vote in the 2024 Governing Board election. Read More
The MSU EDA University Center for Regional Economic Innovation (REI) is excited to announce a call for submissions for Co-Learning Plans focused on spurring economic growth and development in economically challenged communities. Funded by the U.S. Department of Commerce – Economic Development Administration (EDA), REI has been a pivotal force since 2011. The Center operates...Read More
Geoffrey Moss, Keith McIntosh, and Ewa Protasiuk published a new book, Barista in the City: Subcultural Lives, Paid Employment, and the Urban Context. The book examines the impact of paid employment and the contemporary neoliberal context on the subcultural lives of hipsters who are employed as baristas. You can preorder it in hard copy or as...Read More
Economic Development Quarterly (EDQ) is seeking manuscript proposals that test theory and practices concerning linkages between economic and community development. In short, we are interested in research on how regional economic development efforts impact low-income neighborhoods and how community-based assets influence economic development. Selected manuscripts will be considered for publication in an EDQ special issue...Read More
Do you know someone who would make a good UAA Governing Board member? If yes, we encourage you to recommend them to the Nominations Committee for the upcoming election.Read More
Do you know someone who would make a good UAA Governing Board member? If yes, we encourage you to recommend them to the Nominations Committee for the upcoming election.Read More
We are pleased to announce that Rights to the City – a distinctive interdisciplinary book series sponsored by the Urban Affairs Association and published by Routledge | Taylor & Francis – is now actively seeking proposals for books and curated edited volumes by both established and early-career researchers.Read More
Paul G. Lewis and Nicholas J. Marantz recently published Regional Governance and the Politics of Housing in the San Francisco Bay Area (Temple University Press, 2023). The Bay Area is generally considered the most expensive regional housing market in the country. Because the region added jobs and residents at a faster rate than housing, rents...Read More
Dr. Shirley Shiqin Liu (University of Minnesota) and Dr. Haifeng Qian (University of Iowa) were selected as the recipients of the 2023 Best Paper in Urban Entrepreneurship Award for their paper “Entrepreneurship and Income Inequality in Cities: Differentiated Impacts of New Firm Formation and Self-Employment.” This award seeks to recognize research presented at the 2022...Read More
Dr. Amanda Kass (DePaul University) was selected as the recipient of the 2023 Alma H. Young Emerging Scholar Award. This annual award is given to a promising Ph.D. candidate or early career researcher whose work demonstrates a commitment to rigorous and impactful research and service. It was renamed in 2004 in honor of Alma H....Read More
Dr. Kuni Kamizaki (University of Toronto) was selected as the recipient of the 2023 Janet Smith Emerging Activist Scholar Research Award. This new annual award recognizes an emerging activist scholar whose research record shows a direct relationship between activism, scholarship, and engagement with community(ies). This award honors the memory of Dr. Janet Smith, Professor in...Read More
Dr. Adolph L. Reed (University of Pennsylvania) was selected as the recipient of the 2023 Contribution to the Field of Urban Affairs Award. This annual award honors an individual whose body of work has contributed to defining the field and furthering the intellectual and professional development of emerging scholars. AWARD COMMITTEE ASSESSMENT “The committee is...Read More
