JPER’s Writing Workshop for New Scholars brought together a diverse cohort of assistant professors and recent PhD recipients who were able to refine their manuscripts!📚 For more info about the workshop, visit the official ACSP page here! acsp.org/general/custom…

JPER’s Writing Workshop for New Scholars utilized small group work and one-on-one peer review sessions, as well as contributions from many senior planning academics. For more info about the workshop, visit the official ACSP page here! acsp.org/general/custom…

How and why do carless American households seek car access?🇺🇸🚗 Scholars @n_j_klein, Anne Brown, Amanda Howell, and Michael Smart from @Cornell_CRP, University of Oregon PPPM, and Bloustein School explore this in their new article! You can view it via the link! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07…

We Have a New Special Collection! Check out: Highlights of JPER’s International Publications🌏🧾 by Justin Hollander , Lingqian Hu, and Binita Mahato. Go to our website or check out this link! journals.sagepub.com/topic/collecti…

Integration, Segregation and Suburban Sprawl in the U.S. South🇺🇸 AJ Kim from San Diego State University explores the immigrant-majority towns in suburban areas with low levels of resources for non-English speaking residents. Read more here! :journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07…

Do you want to submit your research to the Journal of Planning Education & Research? Read our latest article from our co-editors in chief to learn what we are looking for in an article! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07…

In our latest article, Jim Throgmorton Jim Throgmorton reviews Contemporary Democratic Theory, by Simone Chambers. What is expecting planning as erosion of democracy approaches? Read more via here! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07…

JPER now has a Substack! You can subscribe to our page for free on Substack via the link and receive our newsletter to be updated about new research in urban planning and more! journalper.substack.com

How are automated social media affecting urban planning? JPER's Editor-in-Chief Justin Hollander has co-authored new research article on this exact matter - exploring how echo chambers are created in online participatory planning. Read more here: doi.org/10.1080/135634…

Is equity possible in urban climate policy? New research article "Constructing Equity in Urban Climate Mitigation Planning" by Salma Elmallah from Arizona State University is available on our website! Click the link to read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07…

The Journal of Planning Education and Research (JPER) and its editors are hosting a Writing Workshop for New Scholars! Learn more at this link: acsp.org/page/WritingWo…

"A Double Displacement: Climate Resettlements and Bogotá’s Desplazados" by Professor Hugo Sarmiento from Columbia GSAPP Columbia GSAPP UP Columbia University is available on our website. Check out via this link! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07…

Is program-level learning outcome measurement improving #UrbanPlanning education—or adding burden? Harvard GSD Prof. Ann Forsyth challenges the Planning Accreditation Board’s approach, urging the field to rethink how we assess student learning. The ACSP journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07…

What do urban planners have to do with global wars? New essay by JPER’s Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Justin Hollander , explores the link between planning & state military violence, using Ukraine as a case. Read here: tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.10… #UrbanPlanning #Ukraine #PeaceStudies

🌿 How can legacy cities repurpose vacant land for green infrastructure? A new study in JPER explores the challenges and strategies to enhance urban resilience.​ Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07… #UrbanPlanning #GreenInfrastructure #Sustainability

When older adults move, many are pushed into higher-poverty areas—losing more than just their homes. A new study reveals how displacement in later life worsens inequality and isolation. Aging shouldn’t mean disappearing. Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07…

Great to see this work by UC Irvine’s Alejandra Reyes receiving well-deserved recognition! In November, our Substack newsletter highlighted her timely JPER article on the Southern California housing crisis. Now, there's an AAAS feature on Reyes’ research: eurekalert.org/news-releases/…

More exciting news! This study by Alejandra Reyes was also just picked up by Phys.org. Read it here: phys.org/news/2025-06-p…

JPER in The Washington Post! Michael J. Coren’s piece on budget-friendly, sustainable living cites the 2019 JPER study “The Poverty of the Carless: Toward Universal Auto Access” — which explores how car access shapes economic opportunity. Read it here: washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

How do adolescents move through an urban environment? A new JPER study by UCLA’s Chloe Nelischer shows how youth-led “moving, mapping & imagining” can guide more just, place-responsive planning. Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07…