Feb 24, 2022 // The ongoing global pandemic has brought cities a distinct set of urban health challenges and has highlighted the challenges of applying universal policies in specific places, as shown, for example, by the lack of success in applying COVID-19 social distancing measures in high-density informal settlements in the Global South.
// An anthology of essays by the Great Powers and Urbanization Channel, offering a one stop shop for national security officials and urbanists alike trying to navigate global challenges in an urban world. Published by Diplomatic Courier in partnership with the Great Powers and Urbanization Project a joint initiative of the University of Pennsylvania's Perry World House, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the University of Melbourne's Connected Cities Lab, the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs, the Argentine Council for International Relations, and the African Centre for Cities.
Feb 09, 2022 // With their similar population size and fast-track growth, cities in China and India are frequently compared. Differences in their urban governance offer insight into how the two countries' societies are evolving - and insight into evolving U.S.-China relations, writes comparative urbanist Xuefei Ren.
Feb 08, 2022 // China's evolving economic and geopolitical strategy is spreading to infrastructure and cities worldwide. The most recent example of this is the launch of the China-Laos Railway, writes Raether Distinguished Professor of Global Urban Studies Xiangming Chen.