Introducing Debates in urban studies

Untangling ‘Integration’ in Urban Development Policy Debates

Urban integration is seemingly on the lips of all involved with urban development in South Africa. One can be forgiven for thinking it is the magic bullet that will resolve the many intractable problems that mark South Africa’s cities. Urban integration is the core idea that underpins the unfolding Urban Renewal Strategy of the government. The notion emerges strongly in the recently published D...

Future Studies Urban bubble in Tehran metropolitan

  Urbanization bubble is a new concept in urban planning issues for examining sustainability at various levels of social, economic, environmental, and management. So far, no common definition provided for urbanization bubble that indicate a lack of research in this field. This research aimed at assessing futures studies of urbanization bubble in Tehran metropolitan with focus on scenario plann...

Introducing Translation Studies

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Introducing Philosophical Theories to Urban Transportation Planning

TedChing in substantive areas ofphnning has become increasingly calculative. Students have been taught to use techniques, but not to ask whether they are asking the right questions A new course whlch attempted to instead emphasize a meditatlve approach to transportation planning is described. A theme of exposing and criticizing assumptions-bubble bursting--lies at the heart of the course. Philo...

Looking for a New Order in Urban Energy Efficient Strategies in Urban Studies