In this brilliant, very original survey of the politics and meanings of urban landscapes,
leading sociologist Gran Therborn offers a tour of the world's major capital cities, and the …

Literatures on sustainability transition and transformation increasingly emphasise the role of
spatiality and local agency. This paper argues that relational thinking has much more to offer …

The article presents the reasons for which the issue of providing housing to low-income
citizens has been a real challenge in Addis Ababa during the recent years and will continue …

Land use change occurs by altering natural landscape to manmade built environment.
Rapid urban growth is the main factor for land use change at global level. Addis Ababa is …

Violence in cities, whether in the North or the South, in most cases is blamed on the'usual
suspects', namely the young people living in poor neighbourhoods. In this article, we a empt …

A body of scholarship in urban theory of global South over the last two decades has begun
to present counterhegemonic notions of modernity and urbanism thereby charting new ways …

We analyse impacts of a cluster policy aiming to increase firm growth through maximising
agglomeration benefits and improving production facilities. Firms located in a natural cluster …

The principles that guided Fascist urban planning in Addis Abeba's Merkato Ketema
exemplify a broader set of conditions that governed everyday life in Ethiopia under the …

The report provides a first theoretical setting on the concept of vulnerability, vulnerability
assessment and indicators in order to identify and evaluate relevant assessment measures …

A new urban paradigm, the global city, emerged in the late 20th Century finding acceptance
in discussions of urban development. Tied into a global network of exchange, it exists …