Blogs

A new lens on deindustrialization in cities of the Global South

22 April 2020 | Blog

A new lens on deindustrialization in cities of the Global South

Neha Sami on her recent paper on how deindustrialization unfolds in cities and communities globally.

Reflections from Lockdown: On safety, being queer, and home

14 April 2020 | Blog

Reflections from Lockdown: On safety, being queer, and home

In the midst of Lockdown in Cape Town, Neil Hassan considers the sense of security that homes represent, especially for the marginalised

Why the issue of migrant security should be top priority in India's COVID-19 response

10 April 2020 | Blog

Why the issue of migrant security should be a top priority in India's COVID response

Gautam Bham explores four possible approaches focusing on food, income and shelter for immediate relief to India's informal workers and migrants in this crisis.

13th De Noviembre, more than a date: Some urban reflections from Medellín’s Comunas

8 April 2020 | Blog

13th De Noviembre, more than a date: Some urban reflections from Medellín’s Comunas

Our working group on land occupation investigate, among other issues, how city mobilities depend on community participation and innovation.

PEAK Urban during the Coronavirus Pandemic

31 March 2020 | Blog

PEAK Urban during the Coronavirus Pandemic

Mikal Mast reflects on how Coronavirus is affecting the PEAK Urban international partnership and research.

Human mobility spreads COVID-19. But whose mobility?

24 March 2020 | Blog

Human mobility spreads COVID-19, but whose mobility?

Qiujie Shi and Tao Liu investigate the role global tourism as well as migration have played in the spread of Coronavirus

How will our cities grow in the future? A new approach

12 March 2020 | Blog

How will our cities grow in the future?

Jairo Alejandro Gómez describes a new approach to mapping out future urban footprints

How Technology Disruption Challenges the Urban Commons & Individual:The Defibrillator, Apple Watch, & Uber

Riding in an rideshare app view of manhattan sunset

17 February 2020 | Blog

How Technology Disruption Challenges the Urban Commons: The Defibrillator, Apple Watch, & Uber

Michael Keith investigates how new technologies are affecting city commons

Sustainability Through Social Power: Medellín as a Case Study

29 January 2020 | Blog

Sustainability Through Social Power: Medellín as a Case Study

Santiago Mejía-Dugand on Medellín's transformation and how and why the work continues

Addressing business informality through Big Data and artificial intelligence

27 January 2020 | Blog

Juan Camilo Saldarriaga

Addressing business informality through Big Data and artificial intelligence

How we're contributing to innovative solutions to business informality in Medellín

Financial precarity and enduring poverty among India’s rickshaw workers

17 December 2019 | Blog

Financial precarity and enduring poverty among India’s rickshaw workers

Lucy Baker investigates the hidden challenges for Bangalore's rickshaw drivers

Climate Change and Health: Think globally, act locally

11 December 2019 | Blog

Climate Change and Health: Think globally, act locally

Samuel Yutong Cai investigates how we can address the health risks associated with climate change.