Forced displacement caused by development has become a global pressing issue. This
article critically reviews the literature on urban displacement and discerns two divides …

Many cities have a two-tiered system for governing land: one set of rules for most people,
and a different set for elite investors, large developers, and others who can bend …

The capture of value from public land has emerged as a central concern in recent
scholarship on urban financialization. Drawing on the case of local authority housing …

The rise of purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) has become a dominant feature of
many secondary cities over the last decade. These cities often have weaker property …

Land developers play an active role as institutional actors that shape the development and
governance of urban regions. In this paper, we find that developers not only influence state …

Despite intermittent recognition of the input of private planning consultants in the UK
planning system, there remains a paucity of empirical studies into their roles and influence in …

This paper uncovers the local state's complex intersections with the market and its
multifaceted relations with the public through an in-depth qualitative case study of municipal …

Planning systems developed through the period of 'normative','third way'neoliberalism were
critiqued as being 'post-political'. Planning systems were developed that bypassed political …

This article examines the roles of municipalities in Israel's national, state-led urban
regeneration program, contributing to the scholarship on the varied agendas of municipal …

This book draws on preeminent planning theorist Patsy Healey's personal experiences as a
resident of a small rural town in England, to explore what place and community mean in a …