What can cities do to promote acceptance of #densification? A new white paper by ETH SPUR shows what Swiss residents are more likely to accept - and what this means for planning practice & local policy. brnw.ch/21wIG2N #UrbanPlanning David Kaufmann Michael Wicki

Happy to share Malte Wehr Gabi Debrunner David Kaufmann and my White Paper "Public Acceptance & Policy for Green and Affordable Densification" 🌱🏘️ We show how affordable housing & green spaces can drive densification acceptance #Densification #Sustainability

#PhDjob Come work with me in beautiful Basel (part 2): In the Sustainability Research group we have an open PhD position (100%) focusing on the social acceptance of sustainable and artificial fuels in Switzerland! Apply until 01.06., start date as of 01.08. but negotiable!

It’s publication day! Dr. Jennifer Cyr and I are thrilled to announce Doing Good Qualitative Research. Our goal is simple: help folks produce, publish and evaluate qual work (especially for people at places without qual methods) (1/6) global.oup.com/academic/produ…

What are impacts of densification in transit areas? Elena Lutz, Michael Wicki & David Kaufmann investigate neighborhood demographic change. Conclusions: Densification increases # of low-income HHs, but increases risk of their displacement & reduces their share journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

IJURR workshop for early-career urban studies scholars in Southeast Asia. 7-8 December 2024. Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. IJURR.org Application deadline: 15 August 2024 Announcement of acceptance: 1 September 2024 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

on my way to a solo writing retreat. never done that but trying to get sh*t done

Christian Lund is recruiting 3 3-year postdocs and 1 PhD for his ERC-funded Urban Frontiers project at Uni of Copenhagen. A *fantastic* opportunity for anyone working on land/property/Global South cities to develop their research within a brilliant team🔥jobportal.ku.dk/videnskabelige…

New article in IJURR.org led by Nico Palacios It offers a Lefebvrian perspective on how one can conceptualize and understand urban spatial production through (quick delivery) platforms in the age of platforms. More in the post of Nico 👇

Housing is the key source of dissatisfaction in Western Countries.