News

• 27 July 2022: The sixth and final policy brief published from the Emergency Governance Initiative

• 20 June 2022: LSE Cities co-hosts two sessions at the World Urban Forum

• 16 June 2022: Interview with Ricky Burdett published in eKathimerini to coincide with the Athens Urban Age Forum

• 16 June 2022: Athens Urban Age Forum: a panel discussion to explore the future liveability and sustainability of Athens with Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis

• 13 June 2022: Policy Brief #05 now published in French and Spanish

• 27 May 2022: Ben Rogers to present at IPPO Cities event on 07 June 2022

• 27 May 2022: Jo Beall to join the Sustainable Cities discussion forum on 31 May 2022

• 18 May 2022: Philipp Rode to deliver keynote at Architecture Matters 2022

• 11 April 2022: Emergency Goverance Initiative Analytics Note #05 Published exploring local public services and sustainable development priority shifts caused by Covid-19

• 06 April 2022: Mayor of Athens imagines cities of the future at the Delphi Economic Forum

• 07 March 2022: Policy Brief #05, Local Public Services in Crisis Mode, published

• 01 February 2022: Urban Age Debates, debate film and key takeaways

• 26 January 2022: 'Two and half cheers for levelling up', Ben Rogers writes for LSE Blog

• 25 January 2022: 'Richard Rogers put architecture on the political map', Ricky Burdett writes for Architects' Journal

• 20 January 2022: Mayors from around the world go back to school to learn how to make their cities more child-friendly

• 20 January 2022: Richard Rogers and LSE Cities

• 19 January 2022: Urban Age Debates: Rationalising Shopping trailer released

• 10 January 2022: Urban Age Debates: Rationalising Shopping announced

• 02 January 2022: Review of (Re)thinking Streets in Low Urban Densities workshop

• 18 December 2021 : Urban Age Debates | Changing Cultures | Post-debate film

• 15 December 2021 : Analytics Note #04 - Multilevel Governance and COVID-19 Emergency Coordination published

• 14 December 2021 : Firoz Lalji Global Hub International Design Competition

• 13 December 2021 : New EEA survey - Environmental Sustainability in European Cities

• 30 November 2021 : Philipp Rode interviewed by Digital Future Society

• 29 November 2021 : Jo Beall speaks at the Sanitation Workers Forum

• 23 November 2021 : Ricky Burdett gives opening keynote at FHAR

• 22 November 2021 : Virtual launch of the 'Future Cities' Conversation Series featuring Ricky Burdett

• 17 November 2021 : Blog post for the LSE Shaping the Post Covid World series

• 15 November 2021 : Policy Brief No.4 now published in French and Spanish

• 11 November 2021 : 'Flexible Urbanisms from Shaping Cities in an Urban Age', is published online for Barcelona Metropolis 

• 11 November 2021 : LSE Cities features in the 'The Place to Be' policy report advocating the social sciences in improving social and economic outcomes

• 10 November 2021 : Ricky Burdett is a guest panelist at the Shaping the Future of Cities event

• 8 November 2021: Alexandra Gomes guest lecturer at Saudi Vision and UN Goal Women Empowerment series 

• 5 November 2021 : New Council on Urban Initiatives launched

• 3 November 2021 : Elaine Bedell writes for Urban Age Debates, Changing Cultures

• 2 November 2021 : LSE Cities nominated for the Inspire Generation Awards

• 1 November 2021: Philipp Rode gives keynote presentation at Urban Zero Night for COP26

• 28 October 2021 : Better Access to Urban Opportunities Working Paper Launched

• 25 October 2021 : Cities at Crossroads - event announced

• 21 October 2021: Council on Urban Initiatives launched

• 18 October 2021: Research Seminar: Playing to Plan announced

• 18 October 2021: Urban Age Debates: Changing Cultures - Summary

• 15 October 2021: Urban Age Debates: Changing Cultures - Live Event Recording

• 12 October 2021: Ricky Burdett gives evidence at the housing demand inquiry

• 07 October 2021: Philipp Rode writes for Transforming Peripheries Magazine

• 07 October 2021: Philipp Rode presents at Superilla Barcelona: The AfterCovid City

• 07 October 2021: Suzanne Hall and Julia King podcast interview for CoDE

• 04 October 2021: Philipp Rode speaks at Daring Cities conference

• 04 October 2021: Urban Age Debates: Survey Summary #02

• 03 October 2021: Urban Age Debates: Localising Transport post-debate film launched 

• 02 October 2021: Policy Brief #04 launched

• 01 October 2021: Philipp Rode writes for the LSE COVID-19 blog on hyperlocal cities

• 27 September 2021: Nuno F. da Cruz speaking at Lingnan University webinar

• 27 September 2021: Jean-Louis Missika and Ricky Burdett write for LSE COVID-19 blog

• 23 September 2021: 'Kuwaitscapes' : Can card games help urban planning?

• 22 September 2021: Philipp Rode and Nuno F. da Cruz to speak at the Marmara Urban Forum

• 18 September 2021: LSE Cities at the Utopian Hours Festival

• 16 September 2021: New LSE Cities leadership programme helps municipal leaders improve the lives of young children

• 3 September 2021: Philipp Rode to host master class at the 2021 IAA Mobility conference

• 1 September 2021: Philipp Rode to speak at the VI International Congress for the Architecture and Society Foundation

• 22 August 2021: 'The Economic Case for Greening the Global Recovery through Cities' published

• 4 August 2021: Research from LSE Cities' Urban Age proejct features on Modus online

• 3 August 2021: Research on Addis Ababa's condominium housing published

• 29 July 2021: Ricky Burdett: Reviving Britain's high streets after the pandemic

• 14 July 2021: Alexandra Gomes to speak on 'Life, work and play in sprawling urban regions'

• 13 July 2021: Philipp Rode speaks at the Third Local and Regional Governments Forum on the 2030 Agenda

• 8 July 2021: Ricky Burdett features in Triennale Milano 'From the Moon' podcast- 'The World at Night'

• 7 July 2021: Ed Charlton to run two panels at Antwerp University RC21 Conference

• 6 July 2021: Ricky Burdett features in 'EXPeditions' - a new international digital publishing project

• 5 July 2021: Ed Charlton speaks on 'Sounding Place and Self' 

• 2 July 2021: Ricky Burdett speaks on shared working spaces and the changing role of cities

• 28 June 2021: Ricky Burdett to join the mayors of Moscow and Istanbul at the Opening Plenary session of the Moscow Urban Forum 2021

• 25 June 2021: Mansoor Ali to speak at a UN-Habitat internal meeting for the Waste Wise Cities programme

• 10 June 2021: Ricky Burdett speaks on supporting high streets after covid

• 10 June 2021: LSE Cities and Impact on Urban Health publish report on 'Driving towards urban recovery in London: Future scenarios for Lambeth and Southwark post Covid-19'

• 7 June 2021: LSE COVID-19 blog published on Ed Glaeser's contribution at the Localising Transport Urban Age Debate

• 3 June 2021: Alexandra Gomes speaks at the Publico "Conversas Urbanas" debate on 'What is a city of future?'

• 28 May 2021: Ben Rogers authors blog 'How to measure good growth: some advice for Sadiq Khan'

• 25 May 2021: LSE Cities to host research seminar on 'Games and participatory tools in urban research and design'

• 24 May 2021: Nuno F. da Cruz to speak at U-LEAD's online forum

• 24 May 2021: Nuno F. da Cruz featured in knowable magazine article

• 24 May 2021: LSE Cities collaborator Akil Scafe-Smith to speak at the London Festival of Architecture Symposium

• 22 May 2021: Urban Age Programme publishes Localising Transport Debate Summary

• 19 May 2021: Alexandra Gomes to speak on Kuwait's Urbanisation, Transport, and use of Public Space

• 14 May 2021: Urban Age Programme releases new trailer for the upcoming debate on Localising Transport

• 8 May 2021: Urban Age Programme launches 'Localising Transport' survey

• 7 May 2021: Urban Age Programme launches 'Localising Transport' debate

• 4 May 2021: Urban Age publishes Humanising the City Debate Summary

• 29 April 2021: Philipp Rode participates in Emergency Governance Initative Workshop

• 28 April 2021: Jo Beall to speak at Be Waste Wise event - 'The Waste Crisis – Missing Billions'

• 25 April 2021: Ricky Burdett featured in Norman Foster Foundation masterclass series 'On Cities'

• 25 April 2021: Nuno F. da Cruz and Rebecca Flynn to speak at CIVICA PhD Panel on Organisations and Leadership in Urban Governance

• 23 April 2021: Urban Age Programme releases new trailer for the upcoming 'Humanising the City' debate

• 22 April 2021: Alex Gomes featured in Jornal-Económico debate and article

• 12 April 2021: Alex Gomes publishes new article exploring the challenges and opportunities for London's walkability

• 7 April 2021: Julia King speaks with Open/Ended Design on 'Compassionate Cities'

• 3 April 2021: LSE Cities and the Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft to host next Urban Age Debate on Humanising the City

• 30 March 2021: Ricky Burdett interviewed by greek national newspaper on the impact of covid-19 on cities

• 24 March 2021: Philipp Rode to speak at 'Urban Transport Next 04: After the pandemic'

• 18 March 2021: Urban Age release Survey Summary: The Future of Knowledge Work

• 14 March 2021: LSE Cities to host research seminar on 'Resource Urbanisms between abundance and constraints'

• 8 March 2021: Catarina Heeckt publishes blog on 'How Mexican cities could meet women’s transport needs'

• 7 March 2021: Alex Gomes co-authors research report on' Reclaiming public space in Kuwait’s residential neighbourhoods'

• 3 March 2021: Catarina Heeckt co-authors policy paper on 'Compact, connected, clean and inclusive cities in Mexico'

• 1 March 2021: Nuno F. da Cruz publishes new article in Local Government Studies

• 25 February 2021: New blog summarising the first Urban Age Debate on 'Socialising Remote Work'

• 19 February 2021: Suzanne Hall publishes new book 'The Migrant Paradox'

• 19 February 2021: Nuno F. da Cruz speaks at THE HOME METROPOLE #5: Nicosia and London

• 18 February 2021: Philipp Rode quoted in New York Times article

• 8 February 2021: LSE Cities Research Fellow Julia King speaks at the Forum for Philosophy event 'Spaced Out'

• 3 February 2021: Ricky Burdett to speak on Shaping Cities in an Urban Age

• 3 February 2021: LSE-Sawiris Scholarships open for Executive MSc in Cities

• 2 February 2021: Philipp Rode to speak on 'Cities in Crises'

• 26 January 2021: New Podcast with Philipp Rode on transport and urban change in London

• 25 January 2021: New Policy Brief from the Emergency Governance Initiative analyses the financial response to COVID-19 at the city and regional level

• 25 January 2021: Ben Rogers joins LSE Cities as Visiting Senior Fellow from February 2021

• 18 January 2021: Philipp Rode to speak on Governing Complex Emergencies for Cities and Regions

• 15 January 2021: Urban Age Programme releases new film on 'Socialising Remote Work'

• 14 January 2021: New Analytics Note from the Emergency Governance Initiative presents an analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on subnational finances

• 13 January 2021: LSE Cities launch Urban Neighbourhoods: Health and Wellbeing research project

16 December 2020: Urban Age Debates: a new series of virtual events and short films exploring how cities are responding to profound global change

4 December 2020: Explore the Situating Urban Atmospheres GIS StoryMap of Johannesburg

1 December 2020: Ricky Burdett to speak at the German Bauwelt Kongress 2020

24 November 2020: LSE Cities launch Scenarios for Lambeth and Southwark research project

23 November 2020: Seen and Heard project featured in Icon Magazine

21 November 2020: Philipp Rode to speak at Barcelona Innovation Day

19 November 2020: Philipp Rode quoted in Reuters article on Londoners leaving the city

17 November 2020: New Policy Brief from the Emergency Governance Initiative presents a preliminary framework for governing complex emergencies

13 November 2020: Researcher Akil Scafe-Smith interviewed by the Architectural Association School

13 November 2020: Philipp Rode to address the UCLG World Council 2020 with insights from the Emergency Governance Initiative

10 November 2020: Philipp Rode to deliver keynote presentation at the International Rail Forum for North America hosted by UITP

10 November 2020: Ricky Burdett to speak on a panel as part of ProBogota's annual event

6 November 2020: Apprenticeship in City Design at LSE Cities featured at Open House Worldwide

6 November 2020: Research Officer Alexandra Gomes introduces new research on Abu Dhabi's urban development

5 November 2020: Research Officer Alexandra Gomes authors blog post on walkability for the LSE COVID-19 Blog

3 November 2020: Ricky Burdett to speak at The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland Conference 2020

29 October 2020: Ricky Burdett to participate in a panel discussing new book Cities at War

28 October 2020: New Urban Age survey launched on the future of knowledge work and cities

28 October 2020: Research Fellow Julia King speaks on BBC Radio 3 discussing city life amid COVID-19

26 October 2020: LSE Cities Director Ricky Burdett and Mayor of Santander Gema Igual Ortiz interviewed by the Centre for the Future of Cities

19 October 2020: LSE Cities Director Ricky Burdett discusses the future of cities on a panel hosted by E.ON

13 October 2020: 'Car-centricity kills cities,' says Policy Fellow Catarina Heeckt in Business World

8 October 2020: Research Fellow Julia King to speak at Guiding Rapid Urbanisation in Ethiopia Seminar

28 September 2020: New blog by Graduate Researcher Bethany Mickleburgh reviews Joseph Hillel's film City Dreamers

23 September 2020: September Newsletter spotlights our new Apprenticeship Programme in City Design and our Executive MSc in Cities Programme

21 September 2020: LSE Cities and Quintain launch new Apprenticeship Programme in City Design

17 September 2020: LSE Cities and the Institute for Customer Insights at the University of St. Gallen launch Beyond Car Ownership research project

15 September 2020: Ricky Burdett to take part in a panel discussion on mobility and climate change with Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr and Jean-Louis Missika

14 September 2020: New Report from the Coalition for Urban Transitions, co-authored by Philipp Rode, presents the economic case for greening the global recovery through cities

6 August 2020: August Newsletter announces Michaelmas Term Research Seminars, shares emergency governance innovations, and spotlights two new blogs

30 July 2020: New Policy Brief from the Emergency Governance Initiative highlights innovative governance responses to COVID-19

27 July 2020: Ricky Burdett to speak at Global cooperation against COVID-19 International Conference, organised by Regional Plan Association and ProBogotá

22 July 2020: New Blog by Research Fellow Ed Charlton reviews Martin Murray's Panic City

14 July 2020: New blog from LSE Cities Director Ricky Burdett, "Contested Powers in City Hall"

9 July 2020: LSE Cities Research Fellow Ed Charlton publishes Article in GeoHumanities, The Zero-Hour City: Writing London in the End Times

8 July 2020: Ricky Burdett speaks to Peter Murray, curator-in-chief of NLA, on "Fifteen Years of New London Architecture"

18 June 2020: June Newsletter includes the Emergency Governance Initiative, new research on Roads in Abu Dhabi, and an upcoming research seminar

14 June 2020: La Nación interviews Ricky Burdett on urban design, inequalities, and COVID-19

5 June 2020: Emergency Governance Initiative COVID-19 Analytics Note #01 Launched

5 June 2020: LSE Cities, UCLG and Metropolis to monitor impact of COVID-19 on city and regional governance

31 May 2020: EMc in Cities co-directors reflect on the online transition in "Virtual Executive Education: A week together at home"

27 May 2020: May Newsletter highlights Ethiopian Transport Interfaces article, upcoming research seminar series, and new blog posts

7 May 2020: Governing Transport Interfaces in Ethiopian Cities: New article and policy brief

9 April 2020: April Newsletter: COVID-19 update, new blog and podcast, research updates, good reads

24 March 2020: New Blog, Lessons from London's high-density residents

18 March 2020: Public Events postponed until further notice; podcasts still available

11 March 2020: Living in a Denser London report launched

11 March 2020: March Newsletter: Urban Age Athens, Density Report, upcoming events, and good reads

4 March 2020: New article titled 'The Metropolitan Scale' published in Cities

3 March 2020: LSE Athens Urban Age Task Force launched

11 February 2020: February Newsletter: exciting events, conference news, and opportunities to join us

11 February 2020: Urban Age Addis Ababa Task Force Week 17-21 February

10 February 2020: LSE Cities Executive MSc Students to Present Strategies for the Climate Emergency at C40 Cities

31 January 2020: Ricky Burdett to speak at World Urban Forum 2020

29 January 2020: Philipp Rode speaking at City Makers' Forum -- How is London responding to the Climate Emergency?

17 January 2020: LSE Cities newsletter is out, including project updates, research highlights, and upcoming events

4 January 2020: Philipp Rode in WIRED article on cities and climate change

20 December 2019: New fully-funded scholarships for Executive MSc in Cities applicants

19 December 2019: Jo Beall awarded British Academy funding for waste and well-being research in Ethiopia and Pakistan

9 December 2019: Alexandra Gomes on urban planning, legacy making in Kuwait

5 December 2019: Philipp Rode speaking at Bauwelt Kongress 2019

28 November 2019: Nuno F. da Cruz co-authors El País article on Metropolitan Indicators

21 November 2019: Jo Beall speaks on future of African cities at innovation report launch

19 November 2019: New report on African metropolises based on LSE Cities research

11 November 2019: Julia King gives TEDx talk on 'Poo, Power, and Participation'

8 November 2019: LSE Cities data, Executive Masters in Cities displayed at the London Conference

1 November 2019: Ricky Burdett featured in 'Architecture & Anthropocene' podcast

26 October 2019: Philipp Rode speaks on the future of mobility in Milan conference and new podcast

16 October 2019: 'Governing Infrastructure Interfaces' project heads to Addis Ababa University

16 October 2019: Philipp Rode featured in new ‘Urban Humans’ investigative series

14 October 2019: Climate Emergency and Cities: An urban-led mobilisation?

9 October 2019: Catarina Heeckt to moderate session at C40 World Mayors Summit in Copenhagen

7 October 2019: Making Addis Ababa greener, more connected, and more equitable

25 September 2019: Transforming Peripheries: Philipp Rode to speak at first Urban Land Conference

24 September 2019: Coalition for Urban Transitions launches new report ahead of UN Climate Action Summit

19 September 2019: Transforming Transport | Philip Rode speaks at 2019 IIEA/ESB conference

4 September 2019: Urban Next features Ricky Burdett and Philipp Rode in new video

21 August 2019: Efficiency by Design: Comparing 4 Cities

18 August 2019: LSE Cities publishes new paper in the Journal of the British Academy

12 August 2019: Executive MSc in Cities Graduate: Ciarán Cuffe’s Story

7 August 2019: LSE Cities welcomes two new visiting colleagues, Hannes Taubenböck and Tau Tavengwa

31 July 2019: Where people live

24 July 2019: Africa’s Core Challenges

8 July 2019: Short film: High density living in London

1 July 2019: Philipp Rode to speak at Global Cities event organised by the Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft

1 July 2019: Launch of Metropolitan indicator Database

26 June 2019: LSE Cities to present Metropolitan Indicators project at International Seminar in Barcelona on 27 June

14 June 2019: Delivering Housing for All: Sessions from 2018 Urban Age Conference

12 June 2019: Reflections on the 2019 International Transport Forum 

22 May 2019: Transportation and Technology: Urban Age Conference 2018

21 May 2019: Ricky Burdett joins panel discussion for, Behind the Prize: Jurying the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize

21 May 2019: Ricky Burdett to speak at Milano Arch Week May 2019

13 May 2019: El País Semanal reviews LSE Cities’ book, ‘Shaping Cities in an Urban Age

13 May 2019: Spanish newspaper El País Semanal interviews Ricky Burdett on urban planning

6 May 2019: LSE Cities to launch paper at International Transport Forum Summit in Leipzig on 23 May

12 April 2019: LSE Cities publishes new paper for NCE Coalition for Urban Transitions

8 April 2019: Professor Maciej Kowalewski joins LSE Cities as a Visiting Associate

28 March 2019: Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft hosts second Urban Africa roundtable event

19 March 2019: Nuno da Cruz to speak at research seminar on the quality of local democracy

22 February 2019: Ed Charlton speaks at Early Career Research Collaboration Workshop on Urban Lives

21 February 2019: Ricky Burdett delivers talk in Madrid on ‘Shaping Cities in an Urban Age’

18 February 2019: Mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, delivers public lecture at LSE

13 February 2019: Executive MSc in Cities participant presents Amaravati Taskforce Report at Happy Cities Summit

23 January 2019: New special issue of the Journal of Urban Affairs

15 January 2019:  Lent Term LSE Cities Seminars: The Emotional Life of the City

7 December 2018:  Over 400 people attend Urban Age conference in Addis Ababa

14 Novembee 2018: Urban Age Scholarships announced for LSE Executive MSc in Cities

31 October 2018: The Sage Handbook of the 21st Century City reviewed

31 October 2018:  The Quito Papers a fresh perspective on embracing the urban

18 September 2018: Shaping Cities in an Urban Age book launched at Venice Biennale

8 August 2018: Ricky Burdett to deliver Charles Correa Memorial Lecture

17 July 2018: Philipp Rode speaks on transport and education in Moscow

26 June 2018: Conflicts of an Urban Age exhibition opens in London

23 May 2018: Executive MSc participants share learning in Johannesburg

22 May 2018: Executive MSc participants share learning in Johannesburg

6 April 2018: Urban Age research included in World Bank report

5 March 2018: Routledge publishes “The Quito Papers and the New Urban Agenda”

22 February 2018: LSE awarded Queen’s Anniversary Prize for work on cities

19 January 2018: LSE Cities to develop database for 50 metropolises around the globe