Editorial Team
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University College London
Karlsruhe Insititute of Technology
Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER)
Leeds Sustainability Institute
Former Editorial Team Members
Ray Cole
Associate Editor
2019-July 2022
Sofie Pelsmakers
Associate Editor
2019-July 2022
Fionn Stevenson
Associate Editor
2019-2021
Associate Editor 2019 - Jan 2023
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Latest Commentaries
Time to Question Demolition!
André Thomsen (Delft University of Technology) comments on the recent Buildings & Cities special issue ‘Understanding Demolition’ and explains why this phenomenon is only beginning to be understood more fully as a social and behavioural set of issues. Do we need an epidemiology of different demolition rates?
Where are Women of Colour in Urban Planning?
Safaa Charafi asks: is it possible to decolonialise the planning profession to create more inclusive and egalitarian urban settings? It is widely accepted that cities are built by men for other men. This male domination in urban planning results in cities that often do not adequately address challenges encountered by women or ethnic and social minorities. Although efforts are being taken to include women in urban planning, women of colour are still under-represented in many countries, resulting in cities that often overlook their needs.