In Detroit, pockets of gentrification can be found amid larger processes of neighbourhood
decline. Emerging gentrification is rapidly shifting the city's dominant narrative from one of …

This article contributes an original critique at the nexus of public art, activism (ie public
artivism) and migration alongside the promotion of inclusive change. It pushes at …

The world of today has been increasingly described in post-apocalyptic terms. This paper is
dedicated to the ruin as an emblematic image of this post-apocalyptic present. In contrast to …

This paper emerges out of a collaboration and ongoing conversation between researchers
based in two very different cities, Berlin, Germany and Detroit, USA. The goal is to build a …

Repeat photography—the practice of rephotographing the same locations at different
moments in time—is an under-utilised method for interpreting urban change. Despite this, it …

The year 2020 was accompanied by a new apocalyptic zeitgeist. After the COVID-19
pandemic shattered lifeworlds in many societies around the world, it seemed easy to …

ABSTRACT In Moss, Norway, a former cellulose factory is currently being adapted for new
uses. The onsite digester, a high-rise steel structure that was used to make cellulose before …

This article examines the dynamics of inter-referencing between cities and develops the
concept of the 'Urban Referencing Network'as a representation of the references made by …

Journalists and artists in the global North tend to amplify certain geographies as go-to
scenes of post-industrial abandonment. But sometimes those who live in these geographies …

In this article, the ways murals can become symbols of both heritage and divisive
gentrification processes are analyzed in the context of the contemporary media city. Taking …