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Centripetal Cities A critique of supply-side urban development New report explores economic growth + inequality, housing costs/displacement, public value capture/investment dynamics, gentrification and extraction and policy gaps from our team + CRAFiC_UOS sheffield.ac.uk/crafic/news/ne…




We are delighted to host the book launch (hybrid) for Tanzil Shafique's 'City of Desire: An Urban Biography of the Largest Slum in Bangladesh' Wed 12 March More details here: sheffield.ac.uk/urban-institut…


An exciting book launch this week in Sheffield from our visiting fellow Sam Burgum (inactive) 'Squatting London - the Politics of Property' published by Pluto Press Online and in person on Thursday, 12.30-2pm More details here: sheffield.ac.uk/urban-institut…


Happening today, AbdouMaliq Simone's workshop on 'Ecologies of Black Living' CIFAR at the British Academy, London


Episode 2 of #UrbanRadar is out, on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts: lnkd.in/g-cxJ-B4 In this month's feature Tom Goodfellow and Prof Beth Perry turn their attention to the Manchester’s model of property-led development


New Paper from our team... "A culture-led approach to understanding energy transitions in China: The correlative epistemology", published in the 'Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers.' By Ping Huang, Linda Westman and Vanesa Castan Broto rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tr…



Call for Contributions: Rethinking Urban Nature from the South As part of Tanzil Shafique's ongoing research project ReWET (rewet.info) this hybrid symposium will take place on Tuesday 15th April 2025 sheffield.ac.uk/urban-institut…





Sharing Lessons from Dhaka’s Wetlands – ReWET ReVIEW 2024–25 Tanzil Shafique is excited to share the first edition of the ReWET ReVIEW — a reflection on a year of collective learning from learning and action from the The ReWET Consortium. sheffield.ac.uk/urban-institut…



Join Prof Beth Perry in conversation with Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram, as they outline how we can spread political and economic power throughout the UK and push forward for a fairer future. Mon 19 May 2025 festivalofdebate.com/2025/head-nort…