City & Community
Scope & Guideline
Bridging Theory and Practice in Urban Environments
Introduction
Aims and Scopes
- Urban Sociology:
The journal extensively covers urban sociology, exploring the social dynamics of cities, including how urban structures influence community interactions and individual experiences. - Gentrification and Displacement:
A significant focus is placed on gentrification, examining its impacts on communities, including displacement and the socio-economic changes that accompany urban redevelopment. - Race and Ethnicity in Urban Contexts:
Research often delves into racial and ethnic dynamics within urban settings, analyzing how these factors shape community experiences, property ownership, and access to resources. - Housing and Urban Policy:
The journal addresses issues related to housing policies, including affordability, tenant rights, and the effects of urban planning on marginalized communities. - Environmental Justice:
There is a growing emphasis on environmental justice, exploring how urban environments can perpetuate inequality and the socio-environmental dynamics affecting communities. - Community Resilience and Social Capital:
The journal highlights the importance of community resilience, examining how social capital and community ties influence responses to urban challenges, including crises like the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trending and Emerging
- Impact of COVID-19 on Urban Communities:
A significant trend is the examination of how the COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped urban communities, highlighting issues of inequality, social capital, and public health. - Racial Capitalism and Urban Inequality:
Research increasingly focuses on the concept of racial capitalism, exploring how racial dynamics intersect with economic systems to influence urban inequality and community resilience. - Environmental and Climate Justice:
Emerging themes include a strong emphasis on environmental and climate justice, analyzing how urban environments contribute to ecological disparities and the fight for sustainable urban practices. - Community Responses to Gentrification:
There is growing interest in community-led resistance to gentrification, examining grassroots movements and local responses to displacement and urban renewal. - Digital Urbanism and Social Media:
The role of digital technology in shaping urban experiences is increasingly prevalent, with studies exploring how social media and digital platforms influence community engagement and urban narratives.
Declining or Waning
- Traditional Urban Planning:
There is a noticeable decline in papers focusing solely on traditional urban planning methodologies, as newer approaches incorporate social dynamics and community input. - Rural Urban Dynamics:
Themes relating to rural-urban dynamics have diminished, with less emphasis on the interactions between rural areas and urban centers compared to previous years. - Historical Urban Studies:
While historical analyses of urban development were once prevalent, there has been a shift towards contemporary issues, leading to fewer publications on historical urban sociology. - Economic Growth Models:
Research focusing solely on economic growth models without considering social implications is less frequent, reflecting a broader critique of purely economic perspectives in urban studies. - Global Urbanism without Local Context:
There has been a reduction in studies that explore global urbanism without grounding in local context or community perspectives, as the journal shifts towards more localized analyses.
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