Urban Studies podcast

Urban Studies podcast

“Walking the city with…” is an immersive podcast miniseries produced by Urban Studies featuring editors and authors from the journal. The series offers insights into how a more global urban studies works in practice through the eyes, and words, of innovative urban studies scholars. Mixing theory, fun anecdotes and situations, with a dose of serious reflection and a sprinkling of live ambient sounds, we take you on the streets of the cities of urban studies. Step into these brilliant voices’ shoes, and come for a stroll with us. Find out more on our website: urbanstudiesonline.com/podcast If you enjoyed this podcast please rate us, leave a review and share with a friend!

Episodes

September 2, 2024 33 mins
Solutions, mobility and getting on the road

Show notes for Episode 6 are available here.

 

If you liked our walk, you might want to follow up on Sergio’s work in Urban Studies:

Montero S and Baiocchi G (2022) A posteriori comparisons, repeated instances and urban policy mobilities: What ‘best practices’ leave behind. Urban Studies 59(8): 1536-1555.

Montero S (2020) Leveraging Bogotá: Sustainable development, global philanthropy and...

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Platform economy, talking to machines, the misuse of an app, and buffalo wings

Show notes for Episode 5 are available here.

 

If you liked our walk, you might want to follow up on Zara and Mike’s work in Urban Studies: 

Shabrina Z, Arcaute E and Batty M (2022) Airbnb and its potential impact on the London housing market. Urban Studies 59(1): 197-221.

Cottineau C, Batty M, Benenson I, Delloye J, Hatna E, Pumain D, Sarkar S, Tannier ...

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The urbanisation of China, and speculative enterprise of city villagers

Show notes for Episode 4 are available here.

 

If you liked our walk, you might want to follow up on Shenjing’s work in Urban Studies:

He S and Qian J (2017) From an emerging market to a multifaceted urban society: Urban China studies. Urban Studies 54(4): 827-846.

He S (2015) Consuming urban living in ‘villages in the city’: Studentification in Guangzhou, Chin...

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Spooky concepts, sounds, global real estate circuits and a quietness with an edge

Show notes for Episode 3 are available here.

 

If you liked our walk, you might want to follow up on Dallas’ work in Urban Studies:

Gibson C, Legacy C and Rogers D (2023) Deal-making, elite networks and public–private hybridisation: More-than-neoliberal urban governance. Urban Studies 60(1): 183-199.

Shrestha P, Young A, Morton A, Shafique T, Rogers D...

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Elsewheres, middles and comparisons

Show notes for Episode 2 are available here.

 

If you liked our walk, you might want to follow up on Julie’s work in Urban Studies: 

Ren J (2022) A more global urban studies, besides empirical variation. Urban Studies 59(8): 1741-1748.

 

Credits

Every Beginning Is Hard 1v46 by Setuniman

nothing more 1T37 by Setuniman

Ambience_Berlin_Balcony by danner

berlin_car_bell_footsteps by uair01

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Densities and crowds, fragments, and sanitation

Show notes for Episode 1 are available here.

 

If you liked our walk, you might want to follow up on Colin’s work in Urban Studies:

McFarlane C (2023) Critical Commentary: Repopulating density: COVID-19 and the politics of urban value. Urban Studies 60(9): 1548-1569.

McFarlane C (2012) The entrepreneurial slum: Civil society, mobility and the co-production of urban development. Urban ...

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