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Urban Expansion and Food Security in New Zealand: The Collapse of Local Horticulture Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Bhaveeka Madagammana
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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The Three Rs and Beyond: Public Perceptions on the Role of Australian Local Government Today Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Rachel Busbridge, Mark Chou, Serrin Rutledge-Prior
Despite the growing consensus among local government scholars and practitioners that the sector has now moved beyond the ‘Three Rs’, there remains a trenchant perception in public debate that when ...
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Green, Blue and Smart: Institutional Work in the Creation of a Multifunctional Infrastructural Space Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Courtney Babb, Reena Tiwari, Marian Tye
The spaces created by urban infrastructure are being reimagined as multifunctional urban places. This paper explores the creation of a green, blue and smart infrastructural space, the Wharf Street ...
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Population Growth and Distribution in Australia: Policy and Governance Challenges for a More Balanced Settlement Structure Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Stefanie Dühr
Over the next three decades, Australia's large cities are expected to experience major population growth, while many regional areas will likely be faced with shrinking and ageing populations. This ...
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COVID-19, Shifting Urban Growth Dynamics and Preferences for Regional Living in Australia Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2024-02-25 Akshay Vij, Ali Ardeshiri, Laura Crommelin, Todd Denham, Lynette Washington, Andrew Beer
Stated preference surveys and qualitative engagement were used to examine the potential for change in Australian urban growth dynamics. We found that residents with strong preferences for large and...
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Climate Resilience for an Aging Nation Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Jane Waterhouse
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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The Green City and Social Injustice, 21 Tales from North America and Europe, Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2024-02-11 I-Ting Chuang
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Localised Perceptions of Large-Scale Active Transport Infrastructure: Resident Attitudes Towards Pedestrian and Cyclist-Only Bridges on the Gold Coast, Australia Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Madison Bland, Matthew I. Burke, Kelly Bertolaccini
Large-scale active transport infrastructure is essential to connect walking and cycling networks severed by physical impediments (e.g. waterways and motorways). Yet, implementations in car-centric ...
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The City and Quality of Life Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Sanaz Alian
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Vol. 42, No. 1, 2024)
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Parenting in Proximity to Others: The Importance of Transitions and Trajectories Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Jennifer L. Kent, Melissa Mason, Natalie Virgona, Helen Ryan
In many cities, living in an apartment throughout the life-course challenges the status-quo. While density is acceptable during some life-stages, the default is the detached dwelling during others....
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Fearing the Immigrant: Racialisation and Urban Policy in Toronto Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Zahra Nasreen
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Vol. 42, No. 1, 2024)
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Rethinking Public Space Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Yawen Sephira Luo
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Vol. 42, No. 1, 2024)
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Private metropolis: the eclipse of local democratic governance Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Tathagata Chatterji
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Vol. 42, No. 1, 2024)
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The making and unmaking of east–west link Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Muhammad Imran
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Vol. 41, No. 4, 2023)
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Inclusive Transportation A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Lara K. Mottee
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Vol. 41, No. 4, 2023)
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Employer Perspectives on Working from Home: How COVID-19 is Changing the Patterns and Flows in Metropolitan Perth Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Carey Curtis
The mandatory requirement to work from home (WFH) during the pandemic has seen previous barriers to WFH (technology, productivity, face-to-face presence) tested and overcome. Indepth interviews wit...
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Urban Analytics with Social Media Data: Foundations, Applications and Platforms Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Satrio Alpen Pradanna
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Vol. 41, No. 4, 2023)
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Urban Village Redevelopment for an Envisioned Global City: The Multi-scalar Narratives and Actions in Jiuxing, Shanghai Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Hongyuan Xiao, Mingfeng Wang
Urban redevelopment in China has been the subject of heightened attention in urban governance research. Using the Jiuxing redevelopment in Shanghai as the case study, this study engages with the di...
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Suburban Liveability and Post-pandemic Workplace Transitions Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Todd Denham, Melanie Davern, Jago Dodson, Tiebei Li
While the extent of working from home post-pandemic is still uncertain, it has been seen as offering potential to revitalise suburbs. However, where such benefits accrue is dependent on the residen...
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Reflections on Planning Education and Practices in Melbourne Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2023-12-07 John Talbot Jackson
Reflecting on my involvement in planning education at RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) University since the early 1980s and with Urban Policy and Research, 1982–2003, there was a degr...
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“Think of a future Auckland”: Public Influencing in Unsolicited Development Proposals Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Tom Baker, Gen Matheson, Laurence Murphy
Building on recent interest in unsolicited urbanism – private sector-led urban development proposals that bypass state-led strategic planning – this paper broadens the focus of existing literature ...
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What does the Service System Know about the Community it Serves? A Grey Literature Review of Children, Young People, and Families Experiencing Place-based Disadvantage Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2023-12-04 Jaimee Stuart, Michelle A. Krahe, Mandy Gibson
Place of residence significantly influences health, well-being, and quality of life. This study reviewed the grey literature using evidence mapping and thematic analyses to identify, describe, and ...
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Raymond Bunker (1929–2023) Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2023-08-29 Robert Freestone, Stephen Hamnett, Bill Randolph
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Vol. 41, No. 4, 2023)
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Making Healthy Places (Second Edition) Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2023-08-07 Jenna Mikus
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Vol. 41, No. 4, 2023)
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Do Industrial Firms Follow Zoning? Changing Firm Location and the Introduction of Metropolitan Zoning Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2023-07-27 Joe Hurley, Carl Grodach, Declan Martin, Elizabeth Taylor
Limited research examines the relationship between land-use zoning and industrial activity over time, with little known beyond standard narratives of industrial suburbanisation. We combine records ...
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Revealing Story and Healing Rifts: The Potential of Post-Colonial Placemaking Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2023-06-08 Matt Novacevski
Placemaking has become a popular means of imbuing the public realm with vibrancy. Despite placemaking gaining prominence in settler-colonial nations, settler-colonial planning’s approach to place l...
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Planning Cities with Young People and Schools: Forging Justice, Generating Joy Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2023-05-29 Fatemeh Aminpour
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Vol. 41, No. 3, 2023)
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“Density Done Well” in the Pursuit of 20-Minute Neighbourhoods: Navigating Fluid Discourses in Melbourne Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2023-04-26 Merrick Morley, Elek Pafka
ABSTRACT The pursuit of 20-minute neighbourhoods has been recently combined with calls for “density done well”. However, this catch-phrase is not well defined in planning policy and there is little understanding of what is being meant by it. This article investigates its meanings and how it may or may not contribute towards more liveable cities. Semi-structured interviews and analysis of participants’
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Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2023-04-20 Thomas Sigler
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Vol. 41, No. 3, 2023)
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Migration and Urban Transitions in Australia Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2023-04-17 Karien Dekker
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Vol. 41, No. 3, 2023)
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Cities in COVID-19: Reconsidering Urban Form, Mobility, Housing and Planning in Australasia Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2023-04-09 Mohammad Shahidul Hasan Swapan, Ashraful Alam, Dallas Rogers, Donna Houston, Michele Lobo, Zahra Nasreen
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Vol. 41, No. 1, 2023)
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Planning Wild Cities Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2023-04-10 Wendy Sarkissian
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Vol. 41, No. 2, 2023)
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Project Assessment for Local Government Advocacy Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2023-04-10 Todd Denham, Cathryn Hamilton, Jon Kellett, Paul J. Maginn, Kirsten Martinus, Jago Dodson
ABSTRACT The infrastructure deficit, continued population growth and expanding urbanisation at the fringe of cities has been the subject of criticism, however, it remains important to consider how best to address the social, economic, health and environmental issues. This practice review sets out a method for multi-criteria analysis of infrastructure project proposals in outer suburban growth areas
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Regional Resilience and an Interventionist State: The Case of Geelong, Victoria, 1990–2020 Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2023-04-03 Louise C. Johnson, Meg Mundell
ABSTRACT Geelong’s economic resilience has been evident for decades as it transitioned from a manufacturing to a service centre. This transformation largely unfolded during Australian governments’ embrace of neo-liberal policies which are usually associated with the State’s withdrawal from active economic intervention. A close examination of the Geelong experience, however, shows the State as a key
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Urban awakenings: disturbance and enchantment in the industrial city Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2023-03-20 Sophie Sturup
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Vol. 41, No. 2, 2023)
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Every Place Matters: Towards Effective Place-Based Policy Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2023-03-12 Yuan Wei
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Vol. 41, No. 2, 2023)
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Routledge Handbook of Regional Design Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2023-02-23 Daniel O’Hare
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Vol. 41, No. 1, 2023)
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Yes to the city: millenials and the fight for affordable housing Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2023-02-21 Alistair Sisson
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Vol. 41, No. 1, 2023)
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Changing Housing Taxation Composition: A Review of Policy in the Australian Capital Territory Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2023-01-30 Yogi Vidyattama, Jinjing Li, Robert Tanton, Hai Anh La
ABSTRACT A tax reform introduced by the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government in 2012 aimed to ease the barrier of owning a home by replacing stamp duty with a broad-based general rates and land tax. This article assesses on the impact of this reform on the ability of low-income families to buy a house using a microsimulation model. The results show that tax reform has increased property turnover
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The Invention of the ‘Underclass’: A Study in the Politics of Knowledge Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2023-01-10 Pranita Shrestha
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Vol. 41, No. 1, 2023)
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State of Australasian Cities Special Issue 2: Transport, Livability and Justice Through a Local Lens Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2022-12-30 Jago Dodson, Wendy Steele
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Vol. 40, No. 4, 2022)
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Community Engagement and Diverse River Values: A Case Study of Dyarubbin Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2022-12-08 Elise Frost, Miriam Williams, Jessica McLean
ABSTRACT This paper draws on the example of Dyarubbin (Nepean River), an urban river in Sydney, Australia, to illuminate how community engagement facilitates the expression of diverse river values. Combining Indigenous water justice, critical planning scholarship, and a scalar approach to values, and drawing on qualitative research conducted in 2021, we discuss how diverse community values have been
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The Post-Pandemic Central Business District (CBD): Re-Imagining the Creative City? Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2022-12-08 Chris Gibson, Chris Brennan-Horley, Nicole Cook, Pauline McGuirk, Andrew Warren, Peta Wolifson
ABSTRACT After central business districts (CBD) emptied from COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns and widespread working-from-home, culture and creativity feature prominently within recovery strategies, enrolling the arts and events to enliven urban precincts and attract people back into city centres. We draw upon resilience theory and creative city policymaking to critique present formulations of CBD revitalisation
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Developer-Led Bus Services in Greenfield Areas – Characteristics and Opportunities Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2022-12-05 Annette Kroen, Chris De Gruyter, Robin Goodman, Steve Pemberton
ABSTRACT Residents in new greenfield suburbs on the urban fringe often experience long delays in public transport provision leading to some developers choosing to fund and coordinate bus services themselves. This article reports on an investigation into this trend in Australia which uncovered ten such services which mostly offered direct connection to the nearest train station during peak periods.
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Best Practice Design and Planning Guidelines for Family-Friendly Apartments Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2022-11-24 Fiona Andrews, Richard Tucker, Louise Johnson, Jasmine Palmer
ABSTRACT In the context of planning moves to densify Australian cities, an apartment building boom attracting many families with children, and a regulatory regime which ignored the design challenges posed by this cohort, a mismatch has emerged between apartment design policy and the needs of families. This paper reports on research exploring how Australia and other countries transitioning to high-density
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Gray to Green Communities: A Call to Action on the Housing and Climate Crisis Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2022-11-04 Mark Limb
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Vol. 41, No. 1, 2023)
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Dream Play Build-Hands-On Community Engagement for Enduring Spaces and Places Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2022-11-04 Vivian Romero
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Vol. 41, No. 1, 2023)
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The Routledge handbook of people and place in the 21st century city Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2022-11-01 Sonia Roitman
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Vol. 40, No. 4, 2022)
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Planning Reform During COVID-19: Stakeholder Perspectives on Reform Initiatives in New South Wales and Western Australia Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2022-10-30 Kristian Ruming, Clare M. Mouat, Felicity Morel-EdnieBrown
ABSTRACT The COVID-19 outbreak in Australia led to a period of economic crisis. In response, Commonwealth and State Governments targeted the construction sector for concentrated economic stimulation. Planning systems, and their reform, were identified as levers to stimulate economic activity. This paper explores early COVID-19-initiated planning system reforms in New South Wales and Western Australia
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Urban Informatics and Future Cities Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2022-10-16 Benai Pham
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Vol. 40, No. 4, 2022)
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DIY City: The Collective Power of Small Actions Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2022-10-12 Claudia Baldwin
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Vol. 40, No. 4, 2022)
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The Pandemic Boom of Urban Agriculture: Challenging the Role of Resiliency in Transforming our Future Urban (Food) Systems Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2022-10-02 Angie Sassano, Christopher Mayes, Yin Paradies
ABSTRACT In Australia, COVID-19 has accelerated the reliance on resiliency as a tool of post-pandemic urban recovery. We draw on critical literature on resilience to examine its use in proposals for urban agriculture in cities after COVID-19. Crucially, we situate the pandemic in a longer history of settler-colonialism, and in the role of agriculture in the dispossession of Aboriginal and Torres Strait
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We Zoned for Density and Got Higher House Prices: Supply and Price Effects of Upzoning over 20 Years Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2022-09-26 Cameron Murray, Mark Limb
ABSTRACT Does planning for higher density increase housing development and decrease prices? We study nineteen repeatedly upzoned densification areas in Brisbane, Australia. We create a site-level dataset on dwelling stock, planning regulations, and prices, comprising all 25,775 sites in these areas. Only 2% of the zoned capacity was used in any five-year period. Zoned capacity doubled over the twenty-year
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Infrastructures of Care for Public Housing Residents During COVID-19 Detention: Failures, Glitches and Possibilities to Care With Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2022-09-26 Jéan-Louise Olivier, Kathleen Mee, Emma Power
ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated challenges to infrastructures of care. This study explores failures in governance, material and communication infrastructures for public housing residents during a detention order in response to a COVID-19 outbreak in Melbourne, Australia. We illustrate these failures through analysis of selected publicly available sources. Failures presented glitches
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Just Transitions: New Urban Research and Policy Perspectives Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2022-09-23 Wendy Steele, Jago Dodson
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Vol. 40, No. 3, 2022)
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Urban “Blandscapes”: How the Practical Implementation of Planning Policy Reduces Land Use Diversity Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2022-09-22 Rachel Gallagher, Thomas Sigler, Yan Liu
ABSTRACT Policies to increase density and diversity in Australian cities have been introduced to remedy the issues caused by the separation and homogenisation of land uses characterising urban development in the post-war period. Generally, the practical implementation of such policies is through rezoning. Here, we analyse zoning and land use data of 10,519 parcels in Brisbane to demonstrate that, despite
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Housing Provision for Women Experiencing Domestic and Family Violence in NSW during COVID-19 Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2022-09-20 Gabriela Quintana Vigiola, Samantha Donnelly, Kim Wan
ABSTRACT Domestic and family violence (DFV) increased in complexity during the COVID-19 pandemic, creating further opportunities to help women escape DFV. Governments responded by injecting ad-hoc funding into temporary housing options and homelessness services. This paper provides an integrated discussion between the COVID-driven responses (policy analysis) and the experiences of DFV service providers
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Closing the Gap: Decolonisation, ANT and Bridging the Divide Between Urban Planning Practitioners and Academics Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2022-09-15 Eric Keys, David Week
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Vol. 40, No. 4, 2022)
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Vale Clive Forster 1943–2022 Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2022-09-12
Published in Urban Policy and Research (Vol. 40, No. 3, 2022)
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AI at Home: An Urgent Urban Policy and Research Agenda Urban Policy and Research (IF 2.196) Pub Date : 2022-09-06 Yolande Strengers
ABSTRACT This article makes the case for considering conversational AI devices a critical urban challenge, particularly as the home gains importance in everyday life. Drawing on excerpts from conversations with Alexa – the market-leading digital voice assistant designed and manufactured by Amazon – the article illustrates how this device’s friendly feminine personality masks significant environmental