Working to research the whole value chain in and by cities from policy to impact, through urban regeneration, local and regional economic development initiatives and real estate market practices.
Core Focus
The research of the group focuses on the processes and policies of: urban development, management and regeneration; the economic development of cities and their region; real estate development, investment and management.
In each of those fields, our research seeks to understand the interaction between policies, the action and behaviour of agents and the economic imperatives behind them, as well as the impacts action and behaviour have on markets, policies, citizens and cities. We are concerned with the forming and creation of our built environment to its management and operation, from diverse perspectives.
- Recent Publications
October 2022
Wu, F. (2022). Creating Chinese Urbanism. Urban Revolution and governance changes. UCL Press
August 2021
Sonn, J. W. 2021 (with M. Sharma, Lee, H., and Kim, S. S.) Affordable Housing Policies in the United Kingdom and Their Lessons for Developing Asia. In ADB BRIEFS (Issue 190, pp. 1–12). Manila: Asia Development Bank.
February 2021
Livingstone, N., Fiorentino, S. & Short, M. (2021). Planning for residential ‘value’? London’s densification policies and impacts. Buildings and Cities, 2(1), 203–219.
Wu, M. & Gallent, N. (2021). Second homes, amenity-led change and consumption-driven rural restructuring: The case of Xingfu village, China. Journal of Rural Studies, 82 391-403
December 2020
Moore, S., Bunce, S,. Livingstone, N., March, L,. and Walks, A. (2020). Introduction: Critical dialogues of urban governance, development and activism: London and Toronto. Critical Dialogues of Urban Governance, Development and Activism. UCL Press
Raco, M. and Livingstone, N. (2020). Capital flows in the capital: Contemporary governmental Imaginations in London’s urban development. Critical Dialogues of Urban Governance, Development and Activism. UCL Press
De Magalhães, C. (2020). The governance of urban public spaces in London: In the public interest or in the interest of local stakeholders? Critical Dialogues of Urban Governance, Development and Activism. UCL Press
Gabrieli, T. (2020). Trends and Issues in the (unaffordable) London housing market. Critical Dialogues of Urban Governance, Development and Activism. UCL Press
Short, M. and Livingstone, N. (2020). Planning for densification and housing in London: Urban design and real estate agendas in practice. Critical Dialogues of Urban Governance, Development and Activism. UCL Press
Bunce, S. and Livingstone, N. (2020). Real estate and housing: A commentary. Dynamics of a housing crisis – the politics and planning of housing in London and Toronto. Critical Dialogues of Urban Governance, Development and Activism. UCL Press
Walks, A., Bunce, S,. Livingstone, N., March, L,. and Moore, S. (2020). Conclusion: Critical dialogues on urban governance, development and activism in London and Toronto. Critical Dialogues of Urban Governance, Development and Activism. UCL Press
October 2020
Clifford, B., Andres, L., Carmona, M., De Mangalhaes, C., Durrant, D., Edwards, M., Ferm, J., Freire Trigo, S., Gabrieli, T., Gallent, N., Hamiduddin, I., Karampour, K., Moore, S., Morphet, J., Natarajan, L., Rydin, Y., Sendra,. P, Short, M. & Turcu,. L (2020). Planning for the Future White Paper: Consultation response from academics based at the Bartlett School of Planning, UCL
Fiorentino, S., Livingstone, N., & Short, M. (2020). Financialisation and urban densification: London and Manchester’s niche student housing markets.