Blogs
Cities-related blogs by LSE Cities researchers and other authors
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
Shaping an Eco-Kuwait: Exploring Sustainability Initiatives to Drive Change
Alexandra Gomes, Asseel Al-Ragam, Sharifa S. Alshalfan
LSE Middle East Centre blog08 July 2025
What challenges do cities face in creating better conditions for early childhood development?
Katie Beck, Marie Kaune
LSE European Politics and Policy blog21 March 2025
The power of proximity – European mayors on finding hope in city politics
Imogen Hamilton-Jones
11 January 2024
- Heeckt, C., Ripa, F. (2023) Is Europe's green wave turning blue? Making sense of the rightward shift in European cities
- 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)
- 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)
- Philipp Rode on behalf of the Emergency Governance Initiative for Cities and Regions (2022)
- Heeckt, C. (2022)
- 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).
- 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.
- 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."
- 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.