Urban Futures Now
Blog & Comment
Writing beyond the journal: essays, comment pieces, and dispatches from the field.
15 pieces
What Keir Starmer's speech could have said after the 2026 local elections
A fictional speech based on radical, but entirely feasible, evidence based ideas.
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The power of Public-Civic Partnerships (PCPs)
How cities can shift from austerity and unlock fairer, greener and more resilient communities
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Transforming city travel - mobility justice for all
A Conversation with Hannah Kettle-Pettavel on the 'WHAT in the World' podcast
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What can UK New Towns learn from Community led housing?
Ecological Design, Democratic Governance, and Community Ownership in Next‑Generation Settlements
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Doughnut economics, degrowth and decoloniality
New directions for the Doughnut Portrait method
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RETHINKING CITIES IN AN AGE OF CRISIS
An interview with Miray Özkan in 'City and Society' Magazine
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Urban regeneration, Lilac Grove and the future of housing
BBC Rethink podcast
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Leeds Plan B
A manifesto for the People and city of Leeds
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Creating the social city
Listen now on the 'A is for Architecture' podcast
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A CIVIC PLAN FOR A CLIMATE EMERGENCY Building the 1.5 degree city
A discussion document for policy makers & civic leaders in the wake of COP30
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Coronavirus: we’re in a real-time laboratory of a more sustainable urban future
What we still need to do to learn from the 2020 pandemic. [first published in The Conversation 2020)
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Beyond Emergency Mode
Lessons from grassroots climate action in Leeds for COP30 in Belem
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What’s the solution to Broken Britain?
Ideas for the autumn budget and beyond
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From motorway city to active travel city.
Some reflections on how to build a safe, sustainable future
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No more #punchgates.
We need a safe country for the many not just the few
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