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...

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 | 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...

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