In this guest post, Dr Deborah Fromm explores the intersections of finance and urban violence in Brazil, based on her research project The Business of Urban Security: Insurance and Illegal Protection in Violent Cities. Developed during her USF International Fellowship at LSE. Urban Violence and the Industry of Protection in Brazil The project ‘The Business […]
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C.P. Pow: selected essays
The Urban Studies Foundation (USF) is delighted to announce the publication of a new open access book, presenting ten of C.P. Pow’s most impactful paper publications. The book is free to download below, and has been produced by the USF to honour the legacy of Pow’s work and contribution to urban studies. Pow also served […]
Dispatches from the Threshold: tenant power in times of crisis
In this guest post, Dr Rae Baker discusses the results of a research project on tenants’ struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on the newly published book Dispatches from the Threshold. The project was funded by a USF’s Pandemic and Cities grant. The Pandemics and Cities funding opportunity from the Urban Studies Foundation took seriously […]
ANPUR and USF launch book commemorating 40 years of reflections on urban and regional planning in Brazil
Brazil’s National Association of Postgraduate Studies and Research in Urban and Regional Planning (ANPUR), in partnership with the Urban Studies Foundation (USF), is pleased to announce the launch of a new book publication. ANPUR 40 years: new times, new challenges in a diverse Brazil is edited by José Júlio Ferreira Lima and Raul da Silva […]
Expanding Feminist Urban Struggles
In this guest post, Dr Priscila Izar, Prof Paula Freire Santoro, and Dr Elinorata Mbuya discuss their research on how urban transformations in peripheral areas impact marginalized women, a project supported by a Seminar Series Awards grant from the USF. In recent years, feminist perspectives on urbanization have become increasingly vital in understanding and […]