Blogs
Cities-related blogs by LSE Cities researchers and other authors
2026
A bee line to Downing Street – Andy Burnham and the power of the European mayor
Catarina Heeckt
29 July 2026
What German cities can teach us about Britain’s transport problem
Ben Plowden, Philipp Rode
27 May 2026
How we built a platform to shape an environmentally sustainable future for Kuwait
Alexandra Gomes, João Peres, Asseel Al-Ragam, Sharifa Alshalfan
25 February 2026
Past blogs
- Gomes,A., Cavazzi, S. (2025) Parks as a source of health and well-being
- Coban, M. (2025) A fairer, greener city needs young Londoners at its heart
- Gomes, A., Alshalfan, S., Al-Ragam (2025) Shaping an eco-Kuwait: Exploring Sustainability Initiatives to Drive Change
- Philipp Rode in conversation with Michael Wilkerson (2025) Driving is not an unquestioned right
- Bhargava, S. (2025) Making the case for innovation capacity in city governments
- Rogers, B. (2025) Under Trump, Americans could turn from civil protest to civic revolution
- Beck, K., Kaune, M. (2025) What challenges do cities face in creating better conditions for early childhood development?
- Rogers, B. (2024) Under Trump, Americans could turn from civil protest to civic revolution
- Beck, K., Kaune, M. (2024) What challenges do cities face in creating better conditions for early childhood development?
- Beck, K. (2024) What would you change to make your city more child-friendly?
- Rogers, B. (2024) How can we empower Europe's cities to tackle the challenges they face?
- Duarte, C. (2024) Are cities taking the lead on climate change?
- Hamilton-Jones, I. (2024) The Power of Proximity - European mayors on finding hope in city politics
- Gomes,A., Cavazzi, S. (2025) Parks as a source of health and well-being
- Lee, N. (2023) If we want to have innovative cities, they have to deliver for everyone. LSE Cities Interview with Neil Lee
- Pieterse, E. (2023) European cities must do more to address the legacy of colonialism.
- Gomes, A., Alshalfan, S., Al-Ragam, A., Agarwal, T. (2023) Hacking Kuwaitscapes. LSE Middle East Centre Blog.
- Beck, K. (2023) Bridging the Gap from 95 cm: early childhood development and urban planning
- Ripa, F. (2023) Europe is increasingly more diverse - when will city leadership follow suit?LSE European Policy and Politics blog.
- Gomes, A., Alshalfan, S., Al-Ragam, A., Agarwal, T. (2022) Reimagining Public Space Through Cards in Kuwait. LSE Middle East Centre Blog.
- Duarte, C., Cornejo, M., Zucchetti, A. (2022) Building Knowledge Legacies: the LSE Sustainable Urban and Regional Infrastructure Planning Programme for Peru
- Philipp Rode on behalf of the Emergency Governance Initiative for Cities and Regions (2022) Governance Renewal for Emergency Mode
- Heeckt, C. (2022) Hey Big Spenders: pandemic recovery funding in Europe and the US
- Kyriazis, A., Gomes, A., Montagne, C., Schwinger, P. (2022) Rethinking Streetscapes for Abu Dhabi: A Roundtable on the City's Past, Present and Future. LSE Middle East Centre blog.
- F. da Cruz, N. (2022) How do we govern metropolitan areas in the Age of Emergencies?
- Rogers, B. (2022) Can London become a centre of experimental urbanism?
- Gomes, A., Agarwal, T., Al-Ragam, A., Alshalfan, S. (2022) Using games for inclusive research and policy design - The case of Kuwaitscapes
- Heatherwick, T. (2022) We're hungry to see each other': Thomas Heatherwick on emotion in place making
- Knowles, C. (2022) Garbage, evictions and real estate in Karachi
- Gomes, A., Kyriazis, A., Montague, C., Schwinger, P. (2022) (Re)thinking Streets in Low Urban Densities
- Heeckt, C., Flynn, R., Liebenau, J. and Huerta Melchor, O. (2021) Are we at risk of losing our public transport networks?
- Rode, P. (2021) "Can cities be hyperlocal?"
- Burdett, R (2021). "Britain’s high streets are an intrinsic part of the social and economic fabric of our cities"
- Mansoor, A (2021). "How community-based management can support achieving zero waste?"
- Burdett, R., Travers, T., Zisser, A. (2021). "How will London change in the 2020s? Five possible scenarios".
- Glaeser, E. (2021). "The 15-minute city is a dead end - cities must be places of opportunity for everyone".
- Gomes, A. (2021) Walking in London: People, Space and Governance. Heinrich Boll Stiftung. Brussels Office - European Union.
- Alexandra Gomes, Asseel Al-Ragam and Sharifa Alshalfan, 'Public Space Use in Kuwait: From User Behaviour to Policy-Making', LSE Middle East Centre blog
- Heeckt, C., Martinez, A. (2021). "How Mexican cities could meet women's transport needs".
- Florida, R. (2021). "Remote work, Peloton and online education: what the end of commuting means for cities"
- Gomes, A., Al-Ragam, A., Alshalfan, S. (2020). "Reflections on COVID-19 and Public Space Use in Kuwait: The Potential of a New 'Normal'". LSE Middle East Centre Blog.
- Gomes, A. (2020) Not Pedestrian Enough: the need for walking infrastructure in the COVID era. LSE COVID-19 blogs.
- Gomes, A., Kyriazis, A., Montagne, C., Schwinger, P. (2020). "Roads as Tools for (Dis)connecting Cities and Neighbourhoods: An Opening". LSE Middle East Centre Blog.
- Rogers,B. (2020). "The New Politics of Public Space"
- Mickleburgh, B. (2020). "City Dreamers: Still dreaming."
- Calnek-Sugin, T. and Heeckt, C. (2020). "Mobility for the Masses: The essential role of informal transport in the COVID-19 recovery."
- Charlton, E. (2020). "Anxious Urbanisms."
- Burdett, R. (2020). "Contested Powers in City Hall."
- Verdis, S. and Rode, P. (2020). "Virtual Executive Education: A Week Together at Home."
- Robbins, G. (2020). "The Post-Coronavirus Metropolis."
- Terrefe, B. (2020). "When infrastructures meet: Cities, transport and placemaking in Ethiopia". LSE Cities, 8 May 2020
- Gomes, A. "Urban Planning and its Legacy in Kuwait." LSE Middle East Centre Blog.
- Blanc, F., Scanlon, K., and White, T. (2020). "Lessons from London's High Density Residents."
- LSE Cities. (2019). "LSE Cities at 10: Philipp Rode's highlights"
- Terrefe, B., (2019). "Addis Ababa: ‘New Flower’ in an Old Vase." LSE Cities, 4 October 2019.
- Colenbrander, S., and Heeckt, C., (2019). "5 National Transport Policies to Build Thriving Cities": The City Fix.
- Colenbrander, S., and Heeckt, C., (2019). "5 National Transport Policies to Build Thriving Cities": EUROPP -European Politics and Policy Blog.
- Colenbrander, S., and Heeckt, C., (2019). "5 National Transport Policies to Build Thriving Cities": Euractiv.
- Heeckt, C., (2019). "Reflections on the 2019 International Transport Forum Summit." LSE Cities.
- Adeel, Muhammad & Khan, Saad. (2017). "The curious case of urban population in Pakistan" in South Asia @ LSE, 17 October 2017.
- Zeiderman, A. (2017) ¿Mantendrá la noción de amenaza una influencia decisiva sobre la política colombiana en el postconflicto? LSE Latin America and Caribbean Blog (28 Feb 2017).
- Zeiderman, A. (2017) Will the politics of threat carry over into post-conflict Colombia? LSE Latin America and Caribbean Blog (06 Feb 2017).
- Deliss, C., 2012. ‘Trading perceptions in a Post-Ethnographic Museum’, Theatrum Mundi Blog, 27 November 2012.
- Duncombe, S., 2012. ‘Politics as Theatrical Practice’, Theatrum Mundi Blog, 5 November 2012.
- Behrendt, F., 2012. ‘Mobile Sound’, Theatrum Mundi Blog, 29 October 2012.
- Sennett, R., 2012. ‘Good Homes for Art’, Theatrum Mundi Blog, 22 October 2012.
- Luxemburg, R. B., 2012. ‘Light and Space’, Theatrum Mundi Blog, 15 October 2012.
- Todd, A., 2012. ‘Ways of Hearing’, Theatrum Mundi Blog, 15 October 2012.
- Sperling, M., 2012. ‘Performativity in the Public Realm’, Theatrum Mundi Blog, 1 October 2012.
- Hallberg, G. W., 2012. ‘Sensuous Society’, Theatrum Mundi Blog, 17 September 2012.
- Hall, S., 2012. 'For the future good of our high streets we need a better understanding of the social and economic life of local worlds in the context of global change', British Politics and Policy at LSE Blog, 14 February 2012.