URBAN RESEARCH & PRACTICE
Urban Research & Practice was launched on to the urban academic scene in 2008 in conjunction with EURA, as an outlet for reflecting on ‘the rich diversity of thought, approach and research that currently characterises the study of urban areas in Europe and elsewhere’ (Atkinson 2008, 1) and for contributing to the understanding of ‘a world that is becoming increasingly urbanised and in which new and exciting urban forms are emerging’ (ibid., 2).
The journal publishes research of the highest quality relating to the challenges facing urban environments today including papers that:
- provide a critical and/or comparative perspective of urban issues, urban developments, urban policies or urban policy making and policy implementation at various scales,
- seek to explain, analyse and/or evaluate variations in and effects of urban policies or urban governance cross-sectorally, cross-nationally or temporally,
- analyse European and International factors that impact on urban areas, urban policies and urban governance,
- explore and evaluate urban sustainability including environmental, social and economic dimensions,
- analyse how cities – through public policies, place-based actions, and bottom-up initiatives – meet the changing needs of their communities, whilst addressing major challenges such as social inequalities, social segregation and climate change.
Urban Research & Practice accepts the following types of article:
- Academic Research Article (8000-10000 words)
- Policy Article (3000-5000 words)
- Practice Article (2000-3000 words)
- Book Review (800-1000 words)
- Special Issue (1 Editorial + 6-8 Academic Research Articles)
For further information, please refer to the GUIDELINES for the different types of articles.
URP is under the editorial direction of Cristiana Rossignolo – Politecnico di Torino (Italy) and Paula Russell – University College Dublin (Ireland). The Associate Editors are Björn Egner– Technische Universität Darmstadt (Germany), Dahae Lee – Technische Universität Dortmund (Germany), Cristina Stanus – Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu (Romania), Andrew Tallon – University of the West of England (UK), Karsten Zimmermann – Technische Universität Dortmund (Germany), with the support of the Junior Editor Nicole Lanphier – University College Dublin (Ireland). In addition, the Policy Section is edited by Iván Tosics – Metropolitan Research Institute Budapest (Hungary), the Practice Section is edited by Ignazio Vinci – University of Palermo (Italy) and the Book Review Section is edited by Sonia De Gregorio Hurtado – Polytechnic University of Madrid (Spain).
Read the journal
To view the complete contents of Urban Research & Practice and to read all the open access content please visit Taylor & Francis Online.
Editor contact
For any queries relating to our journal please contact the editors Cristiana Rossignolo (email: cristiana.rossignolo@polito.it) or Paula Russell (email: paula.russell@ucd.ie).
