Mediatization and Mobile Lives: A Critical Approach contributes to a complex, situated and
critical understanding of what mediatization means and how it works in contemporary life …

This article explores selective drug law enforcement practices in a single municipality, San
Francisco, where racial disproportionality in drug arrest rates is among the highest in the …

Tourist demands and the ensuing commodification of habitability in cities have led to the
emergence of resistance movements. This study aims to define patterns in touristified cities …

This article argues that there is a long history of environmental racism in American society.
The first part of the article briefly discusses some of the environmental practices that …

With the growing availability of large-scale text-based data sets, there is an increasing need
for an accessible and systematic way to analyze qualitative texts. This article introduces and …

Public urban parks are valued community amenities and an integral part of an
environmentally just society. Given increasing concerns of gentrification associated with …

While the 'media city'has gained academic attention for over a decade, the role of the media
in urban gentrification processes has been an overlooked issue. Due to the rapid expansion …

Freeway rerouting and replacement with a street-level boulevard are urban transportation
policies, that may help redress disproportionate air pollution burdens resulting from freeway …

News media have the power to influence public opinion and economic growth. News
coverage of landmark urban parks may influence public support of such parks, potentially …

Capitalism is a for-profit economic system in which private businesses compete for survival
in the marketplace. Without an adequate rate of profit, and hence rate of capital …