The inaugural issue of the Journal of Urban Cultural Studies is out. Krzysztof Nawratek (Plymouth): Carl Schmitt’s and Jacob Taubes’ Guide for Urban Revolution. Jonathan S. Davies (De Montfort): Coercive Cities: Reflections on the Dark Side of Urban Power in the 21st Century. Theresa Enright (Toronto): Global Regimes of Metromobility. Mahvish Shami (LSE) and Hadia Majid (LUMS): The Political Economy of Public Goods Provision in Slums. Michelle Wilde Anderson (UC-Berkeley): The New Minimal Cities. David S. Bieri (Michigan): Are Green Cities Nice Places to Live? Examining the Link between Urban Sustainability and Quality of Life. They really are concrete jungles: While urban development might seem like a blight on the environment, the truth is actually much more complicated. Andreas Bernard on the most important invention in the history of the modern city: Without the elevator, the skylines of the world's greatest metropolises would look much, much different. Emily Badger on why cars remain so appealing even in cities with decent public transit. Save our cities from tourists: For the world's greatest cities, tourism has become both a blessing and a curse. Can your city be brought back from the dead? Annalee Newitz investigates. Daniel Whittall reviews The New Urban Question by Andy Merrifield. Mike Bithell reviews The New Science of Cities by Michael Batty. A mysterious law that predicts the size of the world's biggest cities. Oliver Wainwright on the world's first indoor city: A greatest hits mashup of London and New York. Richard Falk on a tale of two cities: Istanbul and Rome. Max Page on the Roman architecture of Mussolini, still standing: One of the world’s great cities bears the signature of a Fascist dictator, and nobody wants to talk about it.
