By  Tiernan FitzLarkin Introduction The launch of ChatGPT by OpenAI in 2022 arguably marked the beginning of a new era that has extended far beyond the technology sector. The platform amassed over 100 million users within months of its launch, propelling AI into professional and personal settings everywhere. While AI itself is not a recen...

Author: Başak Suvakçı  I. Living on the Fault Line Turkey has always lived alongside earthquakes. Since 1999, the country has endured five major tremors exceeding magnitude 7.0, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): the İzmit and Düzce earthquakes of 1999 (Mw 7.6 / 7.2), the Van earthquake of 2011 (Mw 7.1), the İzmir earthquake of 20...

Authors: Helen Nuo XU and Gehry Guo CUI Rethinking urban village regeneration: from a 'project' to a 'process' Speed is often the most striking impression many have of China's incredibly rapid urban development over the past four decades. An example is the 200,000 m2 Wanda Shopping Plaza, which can be completed from architectural design t...

Authors: Helen Nuo XU and Gehry Guo CUI  Urban villages emerged as a direct result of rapid urbanization when farmlands were purchased for green new development, leaving villages surrounded by modern high-rises. They are usually densely built and populated, accommodating migrants with low rent price and proximity to jobs and urban activit...

Reading time 8 min. About the author: Sıla Ceren Varış Husar, Kütahya Dumlupınar University and Slovak University of Technology Sıla Ceren Varış Husar, a postdoctoral researcher, completed her PhD at the Middle East Technical University Department of City and Regional Planning in 2021. Her dissertation focuses on regional innovation and its relatio...

a 24-hr translingual radio broadcast exploring climate mitigation and decarbonisation through the theme of numeracy This year spatialradio.live, with the support of The British Council in Egypt, is partnering with Ain Shams University Cairo to develop a broadcast called 'Zero' with the subtitle Numeracy Narratives for Urban Resilience. This broadca...

10 min. read Introduction In the first article in this series, I discussed the importance of starting and ending with why, and how a fit-for-purpose strategy can help deliver a meaningful contribution to knowledge. This, even as the odds of research projects may lead one off the beaten-track and into the great wilderness of the 'Unplanned'. The cap...

In addition to our blog re-focus towards articles showcasing what is going to happen to planning and urban studies pedagogy to invite you to share your urban planning and design-based specific projects, showcasing them for the broad audience of AESOP YA. Specifically, we are looking to showcase individual projects that are exciting case studies of ...

Starting our series of posts around urban studies research and pedagogical alternatives post-2020, we have our very own Ian Babelon again with us. This first article is focused on his observations and insights around literature reviews that start and end with 'why'. We are confident this series of literature reviews will give you much material for ...

There is a change that is happening within the planning discipline. Issues of public and private health, natural disasters, international conflicts, the rise of populism and illiberalism but also personal well-being, autonomy, and critique towards positions of power are evolving around the built environment. The fundamentally social and environment...

1 min. read The voting platform for the following AESOP Young Academics Network Coordination Team members is now open. We are looking for three new members who will join the AESOP Young Academics Coordination Team (CT) from June 2022 for two years. This is an excellent opportunity for everyone who wants to support the many activities of AESOP,...

Reading time: 10 minutes Guest author: Markus Stenger (Stenger2, Munich) Editor's note: This post is a short paper that was submitted to the URNet conference 'R...

Reading time: 4 minutes Editor's note: This post is part of the permanent call for blog posts to mark the European Climate Pact and Green Deal. Send your contri...

Reading time: 4 minutes Guest author: Francesco Chiodelli (University of Turin) In recent years, a new generation of academic journals has emerged and grown rap...

2 minute read Hello all, My name is Konstantina, I am an Urban Planner and Development Engineer from Greece. I grew up in Luxembourg but returned to Greece for ...

5 minutes read Guest author: Viktorija Priļenska (Tallinn University of Technology) This blog post is intended for PhD students who are in the first year of the...

Read time: 5 minutes Guest Author: Viktorija Priļenska (Tallinn University of Technology) Games entered the planning domain in the 1960s. Early games focused on...

Guest author: Amine Mseddi (Szent Istvan University of Budapest) Architectural and urban recycling is seen as an economic and pragmatic approach. In an urban fa...

Authors: Manisha Sharma and Chandrima Mukhopadhyay Users of bus services in Delhi, India, have identified safety as a vital factor to deliver quality services a...

Guest author: Chrissi Nerantzi (Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at Manchester Metropolitan University) The LEGO® kit I made and used in my viva Y...