Blogs
Cities-related blogs by LSE Cities researchers and other authors
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)
- 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) 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"
- 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."
- 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.