The term peri‐urbanization has been widely used to describe a range of different processes
that transform rural areas to a mix of rural and urban spaces. Although there is a burgeoning …

Abstract Across the Global South, the realities of urban informality are changing, with
implications for how we understand this phenomenon across economic, spatial, and political …

COMPARATIVE URBANISM 'Comparative Urbanism fully transforms the scope and purpose
of urban studies today, distilling innovative conceptual and methodological tools. The …

A vigorous debate has emerged in recent years over how to understand cities of the Global
South. A pivotal issue in this debate is whether urbanisation processes in the South are so …

A significant part of urban theory now engages with southern cities. In this paper, we
synthesize the various theoretical propositions and influential concepts that have shaped the …

An international development framing is increasingly ill-fitting to a 21st century characterized
by interconnected globalized capitalism, the challenge of sustainable development, as well …

We call for coupling degrowth with urban studies and planning agendas as an academically
salient and politically urgent endeavour. Our aim is threefold: to explore ways for …

How might concepts of 'value'and 'population'illuminate the present and future of urban
density? The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a public debate on density in the city. While …

Scholarship engaging with (northern) urban theory from the south has troubled the core of
urban studies. At this critical juncture, we argue that it is important to clarify core propositions …

Cities are becoming increasingly fragmented materially, socially, and spatially. From broken
toilets and everyday things, to art and forms of writing, fragments are signatures of urban …