Metropolitics
Taste of Home: A Sociocultural Exploration of Food Habits and Health Among Bangladeshi Immigrants in New York City
22 May, by
Resettlement in an entirely different country may have drastic consequences for an individual’s health. This is particularly true among immigrants to the US from South Asia; people from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives experience particularly severe obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes
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Land Rights in the Urban Global South
18 May, by & & translated by -
Immigrant Men and Voluntary Work in a Swiss City
15 May, by
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Shanghai’s West Bund Cultural Corridor Exemplifies the Opportunities and Risks of State-Driven Cultural Development
8 May, byThe West Bund Cultural Corridor in Shanghai is the latest entrant in a global competition to attract investment by combining cultural institutions with real-estate megaprojects. But arrangements
Planning for the Unimaginable: Puerto Rico and Strategies for Climate-Change Adaptation
1 May, byThe damage from the two hurricanes that struck Puerto Rico was multiplied by US austerity plans that deprived the island of resources to implement its carefully crafted climate plans. Public debt
The Territorial and Environmental Impacts of Climate Change in Germany
25 April, by & & &In Germany, the territorial and environmental impacts of climate change intersect in key ways with the nation’s varied demography. In this pair of papers, researchers at TU Dortmund University
Urban Desires and Lust for Land
20 April, by & translated byIn the Global South, vast swathes of periurban and agricultural land are being sold off and converted into financial windfalls. Éric Denis shows that the working classes also play a role in this
Insecure Lives Under Extreme Climate Conditions: Insights from a Fishing Hamlet in Tamil Nadu, India
17 April, byIn recent years, climate change–induced weather events have exacerbated poverty and insecurity in small fishing villages on the southeastern coastline of India. Author Devendraraj Madhanagopal
Floods, Animals and Shared Urban Futures?
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Repositioning the state’s role through water politics in Mexico City’s informal settlements
27 March, byThroughout the Mexico City metropolitan area, the struggle for water access often defines the relationship (or lack thereof) between municipal governments and residents. Guillem Ramirez Chico
The Cost of Affordability: Inclusionary Zoning and Displacement in East New York
20 March, byWhat are the impacts of New York City’s Mandatory Inclusionary Housing program upon low-income communities of color? James Shelton offers new insights in a consideration of the recent East New
The Everyday Activism of Chicago’s Public High-School Football Coaches
13 March, byFor several generations, high-school football programs have been an important part of the social fabric in economically challenged Chicago neighborhoods. Sociologist Lawrence Johnson, himself a
Where Does Public Land Come From? Municipalization and Privatization Debates
6 March, by &This article illuminates contemporary land-use and disposition struggles in New York City by tracing the history of land’s passage between the private and public realms. The authors contend that
Looking Forward to 2020 While Looking Back: A Brief History of the US Census
27 February, byAs preparations for the 2020 census are under way in the United States, Frank Donnelly looks back at how the census evolved from a basic head count to a sophisticated operation. The
Nature’s Worth: Using Human Markets to Value Ecosystems’ Contributions
20 February, by &
How Anti-Trans Bathroom Bills Hurt Girls and Women
16 May 2017, by
Bargain hunting in the “small-commodity city” of Yiwu, China
10 November 2015, by
The Triumph of Density and the Agony of Sprawl
23 November 2011, by
Shanghai’s West Bund Cultural Corridor Exemplifies the Opportunities and Risks of State-Driven Cultural Development
8 May, by
Taste of Home: A Sociocultural Exploration of Food Habits and Health Among Bangladeshi Immigrants in New York City
22 May, by
Land Rights in the Urban Global South
18 May, by & & translated by
Urban Desires and Lust for Land
20 April, by & translated by
Immigrant Men and Voluntary Work in a Swiss City
15 May, by
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