International Journal of Urban and Regional Research最新文献

Reflections on Critical Urban Studies in Perilous Times 危机时代对批判性城市研究的反思

IF 2.7 2区经济学

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2025-05-16 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.13357

MONA FAWAZ, EDUARDO MARQUES, NIK THEODORE, LIZA WEINSTEIN

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CLASS, CLIMATE AND CITIES: Why is ‘Sustainability’ Most Popular at an Urban Scale? 阶级、气候和城市：为什么“可持续发展”在城市范围内最受欢迎？

IF 2.7 2区经济学

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2025-04-27 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.13326

Ståle Holgersen

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CARE INFRASTRUCTURES IN CHILE DURING THE PANDEMIC: Communitarian Weavings, Spaces and the Production of Common Goods 大流行期间智利的护理基础设施：社区编织、空间和共同产品的生产

IF 2.7 2区经济学

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2025-04-24 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.13330

Francisco Letelier Troncoso, Clara Irazábal, Javiera Cubillos Almendra, Miguel Sepúlveda Salazar

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THE COSMOPOLITICS OF CATS AND WILDLIFE ON CAPE TOWN'S URBAN EDGE 开普敦城市边缘的猫和野生动物的国际都市

IF 2.7 2区经济学

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2025-04-21 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.13337

Nicoli Nattrass, Zoë Woodgate, Benjamin Wittenberg, M. Justin O'Riain

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Spatial Processes of Habitus Formation Among Young Adults in Suburban Stockholm 斯德哥尔摩郊区年轻人习惯形成的空间过程

IF 2.7 2区经济学

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2025-04-20 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.13320

Sara Forsberg, Bo Malmberg, Eva Andersson

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‘DARKENING’ INFORMALIZED WORKERS: Moral Geographies and the In/Visibilization of Transnational Migrants in Spain “变暗”的非正式工人：西班牙跨国移民的道德地理和内在/可见性

IF 2.7 2区经济学

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2025-04-18 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.13328

Begoña Aramayona

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POWER AND PREJUDICE: The Micropolitics of Electricity Access in Uganda's Urban Informal Settlements 权力与偏见：乌干达城市非正式住区电力接入的微观政治

IF 2.7 2区经济学

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2025-04-17 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.13345

Penlope Yaguma

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COMPASSION AND THE CITY: An Introduction 同情与城市：导言

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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2025-04-15 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.13331

Yasmeen Arif

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SPACES OF WITHDRAWAL: Compassionate Cities without Citizens 撤退的空间：没有公民的富有同情心的城市

IF 2.7 2区经济学

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2025-04-15 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.13342

Morten Nielsen

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BROKEN INFRASTRUCTURES AND URBAN SPACIOUSNESS (COMPASSION) 破旧的基础设施和城市空间（同情）

IF 2.7 2区经济学

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Pub Date : 2025-04-15 DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.13338

Abdoumaliq Simone

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