Browse research

Walking With and Walking Through: Assessing Urban Design From Streets to Virtual Reality

A Review of Rebuilding Urban Complexity: A Configurational Approach to Postindustrial Cities (2024) by Francesca Froy

Digitalisation and regional inequality

Aspirations and expectations of participation in age-friendly cities: Perspectives from across four European case studies

Denser housing, more commodified? Comparing the relationship between densification and the production of (de-)commodified housing in Milan, Oslo and Vienna

The Complex Value of Temporary Communities

Economies of Collective Temporary Occupations in Brussels

Extending Urban Thermal Signal Downscaling Across Europe

Biodiversity is a key motivation for European urban green space planning and management

Does Where We Live Influence Life Satisfaction? Exploring Different Territorial Contexts in Murcia

A Place-Based Methodology to Support Sustainable Mobility Transitions in Italian Cities

Suburban Development and City Extensions

Bridging the Gap Between Data and Action: Stakeholder Use of Tourism Observatory Information for Urban Governance, the Case of A Coruña

Refugees as Urban Stakeholders: Lessons From Reception of Ukrainians in German Cities

Draws lessons from how German cities received Ukrainian refugees, framing refugees as stakeholders in urban development rather than only as recipients of aid.

Navigating Urban Futures: Canal Istanbul and Contested Visions of Governance in Turkey

Uses the Canal Istanbul megaproject to examine competing visions of urban governance and the future of the city.

(Food) Justice in the Interim? Temporary Urban Gardening, Welfare Activation, and Plural Valuation

Explores temporary urban gardening projects at the intersection of food justice, welfare activation policies and the plural ways such spaces are valued.

Big Cities Outlook 2026

Building on Cities Outlook 2026, this report examines the economic performance of the UK's big cities outside London and how growth, jobs and housing could raise living standards.

Cities Outlook 2026

The 19th annual health check of 63 UK cities covers productivity, housing, skills and employment, with a 2026 focus on how disposable incomes and deprivation vary across urban Britain.