Articles and Essays

published by LSE Cities researchers in external publications

• Romans i Torrent, A. (2025) "Policy vs Perception: Barcelona's Culture War Over Urban Space"
• De Sousa. L, F. da Cruz, N & Fernandes, D (2021) "The quality of local democracy: an institutional analysis, Local Government Studies"
• Rode, Philipp (2020). "London and COVID-19: too complex for one government?" CIDOB Dossier.
• López, D.I (2019). "The Era of Cities: Interview with Ricky Burdett." Domus Magazine.
• Rode, Philipp (2018) Zur Entwicklung des Smart-City-Konzepts – ein Statement aus London. Bauwelt, 19. ISSN 0005-6855
• Di Nunzio, M. (2018). "Unequal measures: the right to the city in Lagos and Addis Ababa" in The Architectural Review.
• White, T. (2018). "Build-to-rent: how developers are profiting from Generation Rent" in The Guardian, 11 April 2018.
• Adeel, M. (2018) Karachi's neighbourhoods most populated among those of other cities. Geo.tv (09 Mar 2018). Website.
• Burdett, R. (2017). "Desigualdad y modelos de crecimiento urbano" in Revista de Libros, 13 December 2017.
• King, J. (2017). 'The Politics of Shit' , DUE (46), 8 December 2017, [e-magazine], Architectural Association.
• Adeel, M. (2017). "Comparing urban footprint of Lahore and Karachi" in Pakistan Today, 19 February 2017.
• Adeel, M. (2017) The suburban gated communities of Pakistan: planning policies and development guidelines have meekly favoured this consumption-based suburbia. Livemint.
• Griffiths, Peter. (2017). "Bolstering Urbanization Efforts: Africa’s approach to the New Urban Agenda" in Sy, Amadou & Golubski, Christina (eds) Foresight Africa: Top priorities for the continent in 2017. Africa Growth Initiative at Brookings.
• Burdett, R. (2016). ‘Can Cities reduce poverty?’, in Ki-moon, B. (ed.), Sustainable Development Goals: The People’s Agenda, UNA-UK, London: United Nations Association
• Griffiths, Peter. (2016). ‘Residential densities in world cities – how London compares’, Conservation Bulletin, 75, Historic England.
• Rode, Philipp and LSE Cities (2015): How connected is your city? Urban transport trends around the world, The Guardian.
• Burdett, Ricky, Rode, Philipp and LSE Cities (2015): Who runs our cities? How governance structures around the world compare, The Guardian.
• Burdett, Ricky (2015): Cities in numbers: how patterns of urban growth change the world, The Guardian.
• Zeiderman, A., 2014. 'Security Laboratories', Public Books.
• Burdett, R. (2015). 'A Tale of Four World Cities – London, Delhi, Tokyo and Bogotá Compared'.The Guardian.
• Hall, S. (2015). Focus: Migration and Election 2015, Discover Society 17, Special Issue.
• Burdett, R., 2014. 'Quick study: Ricky Burdett on changing cities: man v city', Prospero Blog, The Economist, 30 September 2014.
• Greenfield, A., 2014. 'Helsinki's ambitious plan to make car ownership pointless in 10 years', The Guardian.
• Rode, Philipp (2014): Want cheap energy bills? Move to a city. The Guardian
• Zeiderman, A., 2014. 'For Bogotá's desplazados, living in a high-risk zone is a very mixed blessing', The Guardian.
• Rode, Philipp (2012): The compact megacity. S.L.U.M. Lab. Edition 7. Future Cities Laboratory. Singapore.
• Burdett, R’, 2012. ‘Salto hacia el Este’ in Arquitectura Viva, No 143, 4 June 2012.
• Rode, P., 2012. ‘The compact megacity’. S.L.U.M. Lab, edition 7, Singapore: Future Cities Laboratory.
• Burdett, R., 2012. ‘Urban linchpin’ in Architecture Today, Issue 227, 20 April 2012.
• Burdett, R., and Taylor, M., 2011. ‘Can Cities Be Good For You?’, in Cities Health and Well-being, Urban Age Conference Newspaper, London: Urban Age programme.
• Burdett, R., Rode, P., Colantonio, A., 2011. ‘Cities in the 21st Century’, in LSE Research, Issue 3, Winter 2010/11, ed. McGuire, S.
• Burdett, R., 2011. ‘Living in the Endless City’, in New Statesman, 28 November 2011.
• Burdett, R., 2011. ‘Londra balza a est’ in Il Giornale dell’Architettura, Anno 10, No 99, November 2011.
• Burdett, R., Rode, P., 2011. ‘Our cities, our future’ in LSE Research, Issue 3, Winter 2010/11, ed. McGuire, S.