The success & rebrading of #Manchester as a cultural capital & foreign investors' real estate hot-spot needs to be seen in light of local/central state subsidising developers through loan, infrastructure, cheap land & legal exemptions, at expense of the majority. manchestermill.co.uk/heavily-skew...

'Heavily skewed': How Burnham’s fund turned Renaker into a giant

After pressure from The Mill, the GMCA publishes a revelatory report

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Find out more about the special issue and ACRC's work on urban reform coalitions that led to it 👇 www.african-cities.org/new-special-...

New special issue: The contribution of urban reform coalitions to inclusive and equitable cities - ACRC

A new open access special issue of Environment and Urbanization explores how urban reformers come together to advance inclusive urban futures.

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NEW | The contribution of urban reform coalitions to inclusive and equitable cities A new special issue of Environment & Urbanization, edited by @ezanahw.bsky.social and Diana Mitlin, explores how urban reformers come together to advance inclusive urban futures.

Identifying and supporting formal and informal urban reform coalitions is a critical element of how ACRC seeks to achieve inclusive and sustainable change across African cities. @ezanahw.bsky.social talked about this more here 👇 www.african-cities.org/how-do-you-b...

How do you build an inclusive urban reform coalition? - ACRC

Tackling the myriad urban challenges facing African cities and driving sustainable, inclusive urban reform are ambitious and lofty aims – unlikely to be achieved by any single organisation, whether pu...

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Along with an editorial from @ezanahw.bsky.social and Diana Mitlin, the special issue features articles reflecting on diverse issues, including the formation and functioning of effective coalitions, the politics of this process, and their contribution to urban change.

We invite you to propose papers for our panel, Reimagining Urban Futures: Addressing Urban Informalities, Conflicts, Exclusion, and Displacement through Reform Coalitions in the South, at the DSA conference on June 25–27, 2025, University of Bath (Hybrid). nomadit.co.uk/conference/d...

My Sheffield Urbanism 2024 Lecture series ‘Global Corridor: Techno-Territorial Constellations on a Transforming Planet’ is now available to watch online The Urban Histories of the Corridor (youtube.com/watch?v=dDCi...) Corridor urbanisation - A new global geography? (youtube.com/watch?v=yBbL...)

A discussion on the Ethiopian Premier's Vanity Corridor #redevelopment in #AddisAbaba. p.dw.com/p/4n3sT