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Are young adults’ choices temporary or permanent? Navigating economic recession with residential location and household expenditure Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-04-19 Jaeyong Shin
This study started from changes in young adults’ choices of residential location and travel behavior since the 2010s, which differ from the prior generations. This study aimed to determine whether ...
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The suburbanization of California’s deserts Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-04-19 Mike Kohout
California’s deserts have been a frontier for Los Angeles for well over a century. Their exploitation by the “suburban metropolis” for resources, spatial fixes (externalities, such as undesirable l...
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On your own, together: Regional perspectives on community resource-sharing for disaster preparedness in Washington state Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Cristina Cano-Calhoun, Daniel B. Abramson, Cynthia Chen
When disasters isolate communities from external support, their members must turn to each other for mutual assistance. This study explores (1) resource management, (2) information sharing, and (3) ...
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Uber to get groceries: Are ride-hail services accessing Chicago’s food deserts? Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Kathryn Reynolds
Segregation has many negative consequences for marginalized populations, including increased poverty, low-quality housing, and decreased access to quality education, employment, and food stores. Th...
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Crossing paths crossing perspectives: Urban studies in British Columbia and Quebec, edited by Meg Holden and Sandra Breux Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Pablo Mendez
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Cracks within capitalism: Alternative rental practices and a politics of care among small-building owners in Chicago Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Allison Suppan Helmuth
The United States is currently in the fourth decade of an ongoing, and worsening, affordable housing crisis, due in part to neoliberal financialization and the retrenchment of social safety net pro...
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Inclusive transportation: A manifesto for repairing divided communities, edited by Veronica Davis Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Amanda Merck
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Advanced introduction to urban segregation, by Sako Musterd Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 David P. Varady
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The contested value of parklets Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Quentin Stevens, Merrick Morley
This paper examines the different values that stakeholders associate with parklets: small open spaces temporarily installed onto curbside car-parking spaces. It explores the growing debate in polic...
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Routledge companion to professional awareness and diversity in planning education, by Stephen Kofi Diko, Leah Marie Hollstein, and Danilo Palazzo (eds.) Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Carolyn G. Loh
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Urban agendas around the world: A case of policy transfer? An analysis proposal Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-04-02 María Ángeles Huete García, Rafael Merinero Rodríguez, Marc Pradel Miquel
The present article addresses the issue of policy transfer. Three public policy tools (the New Urban Agenda, the Urban Agenda for the European Union and the Spanish Urban Agenda) were analyzed. The...
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Talking while walking but not with the locals: Social support and domesticity in public space before and during COVID-19 in Berlin, Germany Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Robert Vief, Daniela Krüger, Talja Blokland
How has the COVID-19 pandemic changed the spatiality of social support? Did people turn to local ties when they were requested to stay at home, and what impact has this had on the public life of ne...
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Defund the police? An urban electoral analysis of the Minneapolis, Minnesota, “defund” vote Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Chad J. Kinsella, Kevin N. Raleigh
The 2019 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers initiated a national debate within the U.S. about the operation of municipal police departments. Ground zero for this disc...
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Mayor’s desk: 20 conversations with local leaders solving global problems, by Anthony Flint Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Robert F. Pecorella
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The green space dilemma: Pathways to greening with and without gentrification Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Jieun Kim, Yushim Kim, Michelle Stuhlmacher
Green gentrification posits that urban greening initiatives (e.g., large new parks) can fuel gentrification. To help cities avoid this greening dilemma, this study examines the conditions under whi...
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The city after property: Abandonment and repair in postindustrial Detroit, by Sara Safransky Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Rachel Barber, Maxwell Hartt
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Shifting philanthropies? An investigation of grantmaking for community revitalization and economic development by place-oriented foundations Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Jeeson Oh
In this paper, I longitudinally analyze grantmaking for Community Revitalization and Economic Development (CED) by large place-oriented foundations, offering insights into the longitudinal trajecto...
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Preserving the vanishing city: Historic preservation amid urban decline in Cleveland, Ohio, by Stephanie Ryberg-Webster Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-03-20 Anne Delano Steinert
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The neighbor spectrum in community housing: Pro-social, anti-social and asocial neighboring in Vancouver Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Meg Holden, Robyn Lee, Flandrine Lusson, Lainey Martin, Dorin Vaez Mahdavi, Sara Emami, Yushu Zhu
This article presents focus group research with community housing residents in Vancouver, Canada, investigating the role, activities, and importance of neighboring to these individuals living in vu...
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Stuck at home: Housing and neighborhood conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, a case study of Lisbon and Porto metropolitan areas Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Fátima Loureiro de Matos, Teresa Sá Marques, Catarina Maia, Diogo Ribeiro, David Varady
This article analyzes the degree of (dis)satisfaction of residents, with their homes and their neighborhood facilities, during the lockdown imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The research, centered ...
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Local rental market dynamics and homelessness rates among unaccompanied youths, single adults, and people in families Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Vijaya Tamla Rai
This study examines how local rental market factors differentially influence community-level homelessness rates among unaccompanied youths, single adults, and people in families with the U.S. Depar...
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The policy failures of rental housing: Plumbing poverty in Detroit, Michigan Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Heather Newberry, Sara Hughes
The lack of access to in-home running water from inadequate plumbing is a critical water insecurity challenge in the U.S. Using the concept of plumbing poverty, this paper investigates why housing ...
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Mallparks: Baseball stadiums and the culture of consumption, by Michael T. Friedman Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Nicholas Wise
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Identifying the health benefits of city bike infrastructure expansion policy Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Ruowen Shen, Patrice C. Williams, Christopher Coutts
The aim of this study was to understand how policy actions implemented by city governments to improve infrastructure within the built environment can in turn influence healthy behaviors and populat...
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An evaluation of a Vision Zero traffic-calming intervention, an urban transportation safety policy Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Leonard M. Lopoo, Emily Cardon, Sarah Souders, Maximilian Kroner Dale, Uyen Ngo
Today over 40 major metropolitan areas in the United States have formally adopted a new “Vision Zero” road design framework to prioritize roadway safety and eliminate traffic-related fatalities. Th...
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Illusions of progress: Business, poverty and liberalism in the American century, by Brent Cebul Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 David P. Varady
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Community involvement in mixed-income transformation in Copenhagen, Denmark Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Lasse Kjeldsen, Mark L. Joseph
Mixed-income transformation is a widely used strategy that aims to redevelop marginalized housing estates into socially mixed neighborhoods. However, studies suggest that such transformations, whic...
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Black barbershops and guardianship: A mixed methods investigation on the role of barbershops and community Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Joshua R. Ruffin, Kylil R. Martin
Barbershops have historically been characterized as a safe space for males across communities, especially in traditionally disadvantaged and specifically African American communities. The study exp...
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Community-level predictors of doubled-up homelessness Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Molly K. Richard, Katherine Grace Rule
Existing research has examined the community-level factors associated with sheltered and unsheltered homelessness in the United States, generally finding that housing, labor market, and social safe...
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Keeping the sanctuary pure: Movements and frictions in an Argentine gated community Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Ricardo Greene
Located on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Nordelta is one of the largest gated communities in Latin America. To produce a purified sanctuary, the Nordelta compound has deployed fenced walls, guards...
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Beyond greenways: The next step for city trails and walking routes, by Robert Searns Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Christian Huelsman
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Skeptics, progressives, and adoptees: The constituencies of public transit and their perceptions of place along the Los Angeles Purple Line Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Brady Collins, Natalie Doroteo
Whether pursuing high-speed rail, light-rail transportation, or bus, transit agencies must invest in transit infrastructure that significantly alters the built environment. Resident responses to ne...
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Police predation and violence in urban Nigeria: The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Chijioke Egwu Ekumaoko, Kinsley Emeka Ezemenaka
Police are omnipresent in Nigerian cities. The existence and actions of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) in cities such as Lagos, Ibadan, and Abuja are intended like elsewhere in the urban world to ...
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Handbook on city and regional leadership, edited by Markku Sotaurata and Andrew Beer Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Joyce Liddle
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The impact of demographic structure on citizen perceptions of school district efficiency Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Eric J. Brunner, Mark D. Robbins, Bill Simonsen
Researchers have found that elderly white voters are less supportive of school spending if they reside in a community with a high concentration of non-white school children, a finding typically att...
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Skyscraper settlement: The many lives of Christodora House, by Joyce Milambiling Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Barbara Levy Simon
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Social impacts of living in high-rise apartment buildings: The effects of buildings and neighborhoods Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Linh PM Nguyen, Pauline EW van den Berg, Astrid DAM Kemperman, Masi Mohammadi
Social networks, social cohesion, and place attachment are positive social impacts that can stimulate people’s quality of life. High-rise apartment buildings are often criticized for their negative...
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The house on henry street: The enduring life of a lower East side settlement, by Ellen M. Snyder-Grenier Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Katrin B. Anacker
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Digital (in)justice in the smart city, edited by Debra Mackinnon, Ryan Burns, and Victoria Fast Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 W. Michael Dunaway
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Correction Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-02-09
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The sociology of housing: How homes shape our social lives, edited by Brian J. McCabe and Eva Rosen Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Stefanie Plage
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Perspectives of community members on community-based participatory research: A systematic literature review Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Jee Young Lee, Jill K. Clark, Ryan Schmiesing, Michelle L. Kaiser, Jason Reece, Seungbin Park
Anchor institutions are a part of a complex urban governance regime influencing policy, investment and programming in urban neighborhoods. Anchor land-grant educational institutions are questioning...
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Examining the relationship between tree canopy coverage and crime: An examination of within-neighborhood change Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 James C. Wo, Sarah E. Malone, Ethan M. Rogers
A bourgeoning area of research suggests that tree canopy coverage can reduce crime in neighborhoods. However, nearly all prior studies have analyzed the effects of tree canopy coverage on crime acr...
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Commodification, datafication and smart cities: An ethical exploration Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Yusuf Yüksekdağ
Smart cities are a seminal example of data-driven governance that relies on the efficient and networked use of big data in managing urban life to achieve sustainable economic growth. Datafication i...
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How neighborhoods came to matter more over time: A broad historical sketch Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Richard Harris
The demise of neighbourhood-scale community has been lamented for decades. Tight-knit neighboring has indeed declined. However, its significance is colored by nostalgia. In cities and suburbs, the ...
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A ‘gray area’? Neighborhood decline and reclamation in 1950s and 1960s U.S. urban discourse and legislation Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Philip Lawton
With a focus on the period between the mid-1950s and mid-1960s, this paper analyses the use of the term gray areas as a descriptor for older neighborhoods in U.S. cities. First, the paper examines ...
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Contested Americans: Mixed-status families in anti-immigrant times, by Cassaundra Rodriguez Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Abraham Ibukunoluwa Oyewole
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Creating an “in-between”: The post-migrant perspective and participatory urban development in Germany, a comparison between Berlin and Wiesbaden Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Robert Barbarino, Hanna Seydel
In this article, we show how the post-migrant perspective fosters inclusive participatory urban development without reproducing the “either/or” logic of ethno-cultural origin that distinguishes bet...
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In Levittown’s shadow: Poverty in America’s wealthiest postwar suburb, by Tim Keogh Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Anthony J. Filipovitch
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Rethinking public space, edited by Ali Madanipour Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Vikas Mehta
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Buildings for people: Responsible real estate development and planning, by Justin B. Hollander and Nicole E. Stephens Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Suzanne Lanyi Charles
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Ruderal city: Ecologies of migration, race, and urban nature in Berlin, by Bettina Stoetzer Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Charrlotte Adelina
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Survival strategies at the edge of the capital city of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar: Revealing ger residents’ capacity to aspire Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Bayartsetseg Terbish, Ine Lietaert, Burenjargal Tegshee, Toon Benoot, Griet Roets
Inspired by the conceptual frame of the capacity to aspire, this study explores how public administrative officers can make formal resources available and accessible for ger residents while recogni...
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The value of transition periods: Do city-county mergers promote economic development? Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Sijin Chen, Chen You, Jinqun Wu
The effects of city-county mergers on economic development have been the subject of debate in theory and practice. Based on the subdivision of the fiscal relationship between cities and merged coun...
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Labor lacuna: Disjunctures between local climate action and workforce development in advancing just transitions Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Miriam Solis, Michael Oden, Katherine Lieberknecht, Haijing Liu
U.S. cities have launched expansive climate action initiatives, often touting these efforts’ economic development and job creation benefits. However, without creating the conditions for high-qualit...
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Routledge handbook of urban public space, by Karen A. Franck and Te-Sheng Huang (eds.) Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Nicholas Wise
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Measuring a neighborhood planning unit-V (NPU-V): Residents’ perceptions of problems associated with gentrification Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Carol Isaac, Joseph Balloun, Linda Behar, Arla Bernstein
Researchers assert that Atlanta is one of the fastest-gentrifying cities in the United States due to its associated high poverty rates, rising housing costs, and displacement. Previous studies that...
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The changing American neighborhood: The meaning of place in the twenty-first century, by Alan Mallach and Todd Swanstrom Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Robert “Bob” Zdenek
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Having a garden or being in the city? The trade-offs and strategies of young middle-class families in Prague Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Marie Horňáková, Petra Špačková
In recent decades, evolving residential preferences among young middle-class families have diversified spatial mobility patterns, challenging the traditional suburban inclination with the emergence...
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Implementing urban design: Green, civic, and community strategies, by Jonathan Barnett Journal of Urban Affairs (IF 2.559) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 C. Gregory Dale
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