Author & reviewer support during COVID-19

Author & reviewer support during COVID-19

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has raised questions about the ways in which Buildings & Cities operates during this disruptive period and we have decided to continue our activities with increased levels of understanding, support and flexibility.

Buildings & Cities is proactively taking measures to support our editors, reviewers and authors - no matter what individual or collective issues they are facing.

We will assist scholars wishing to publish during this difficult time.

We fully understand that people face a variety of difficult challenges at the moment and are respectful that some people may not be able to take part in the publishing process at the moment.

We equally understand that others will find it beneficial to engage with the wider academic community, especially as many meetings and conferences have been postponed or cancelled. In particular, the continuation of publishing activities may be crucial for many Early Career Researchers.

The Editors will do our best to provide additional support, guidance or time in order to enable those who wish to, to take part in whatever capacity they are able:

  • We will support those who cannot take part for a period of time in whatever ways we can and are appropriate. 
  • We will understand and respect the inevitable delays that will emerge during this period.

If you have a concern, please contact the editors via the ‘Contact us’ webpage or by email.

The Editorial Team respect and appreciate all of the extraordinary people we have the opportunity to work with and send you our best wishes as we navigate the coming months.



Latest Peer-Reviewed Journal Content

Journal Content

Equity and justice in urban coastal adaptation planning: new evaluation framework
T Okamoto & A Doyon

Normative future visioning: a critical pedagogy for transformative adaptation
T Comelli, M Pelling, M Hope, J Ensor, M E Filippi, E Y Menteşe & J McCloskey

Suburban climate adaptation governance: assumptions and imaginaries affecting peripheral municipalities
L Cerrada Morato

Urban shrinkage as a catalyst for transformative adaptation
L Mabon, M Sato & N Mabon

Maintaining a city against nature: climate adaptation in Beira
J Schubert

Ventilation regulations and occupant practices: undetectable pollution and invisible extraction
J Few, M Shipworth & C Elwell

Nature for resilience reconfigured: global- to-local translation of frames in Africa
K Rochell, H Bulkeley & H Runhaar

How hegemonic discourses of sustainability influence urban climate action
V Castán Broto, L Westman & P Huang

Fabric first: is it still the right approach?
N Eyre, T Fawcett, M Topouzi, G Killip, T Oreszczyn, K Jenkinson & J Rosenow

Gender and the heat pump transition
J Crawley, F Wade & M de Wilde

Social value of the built environment [editorial]
F Samuel & K Watson

Understanding demolition [editorial]
S Huuhka

Data politics in the built environment [editorial]
A Karvonen & T Hargreaves

European building passports: developments, challenges and future roles
M Buchholz & T Lützkendorf

Decision-support for selecting demolition waste management strategies
M van den Berg, L Hulsbeek & H Voordijk

Assessing social value in housing design: contributions of the capability approach
J-C Dissart & L Ricaurte

Electricity consumption in commercial buildings during Covid-19
G P Duggan, P Bauleo, M Authier, P A Aloise-Young, J Care & D Zimmerle

Disruptive data: historicising the platformisation of Dublin’s taxi industry
J White & S Larsson

Impact of 2050 tree shading strategies on building cooling demands
A Czekajlo, J Alva, J Szeto, C Girling & R Kellett

Social values and social infrastructures: a multi-perspective approach to place
A Legeby & C Pech

Resilience of racialized segregation is an ecological factor: Baltimore case study
S T A Pickett, J M Grove, C G Boone & G L Buckley

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Latest Commentaries

The Debate around Low-Carbon Heating Systems: Part 2

Engineer Chris Twinn (Twinn Sustainability Innovation and LETI member) argues that the urgency of decarbonisation means that UK (and other countries) must make clear decisions about a heating system strategy and its implementation. Prevaricating will make the transition slower and risk missing important climate commitments.

Social Value: An Architect’s Perspective

Edward Ng (Chinese University of Hong Kong) provides an architect’s perspective on the Buildings & Cities special issue ‘Social Value of the Built Environment’.

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