Routledge Research in Planning and Urban Design
About the Book Series
The Routledge Research in Planning and Urban Design series provides the reader with the latest scholarship in the field of planning and beyond. The series publishes international research covering spatial planning, regional planning, planning history, planning theory, communities, impact assessment, transport, sustainability and urban design. Building on Routledge’s history of academic rigor and cutting edge research, the series will contribute to the rapidly expanding literature in all areas of planning and urban design.
Improvised Urbanism
1st Edition
Edited
By Gihan Karunaratne
January 20, 2027
Improvised Urbanism examines how cities are shaped by adaptive, informal, and incremental spatial practices, moving beyond conventional binaries like formal/informal and planned/unplanned. The book highlights improvised urbanism as a critical framework for understanding how communities navigate ...
Governing Urban Densification Towards Social Sustainability
1st Edition
By Jean-David Gerber, Josje Bouwmeester, Vera Götze, Jessica Verheij, Deniz Ay, Mathias Jehling, Thomas Hartmann, Stéphane Nahrath
January 14, 2027
This book explores the relationship between densification and social sustainability, aiming to understand the complexities and contradictions inherent to contemporary urban development. Densification can exacerbate social tensions, as it contributes to creating denser, but gentrified neighbourhoods...
Urban Atmospheres between East and West: Exploring Affect, Identity, and Mobility
1st Edition
Edited
By Jiawen Han, Federico De Matteis
November 05, 2026
Urban atmospheres shape how we experience and understand the spaces we inhabit. Urban Atmospheres between East and West is the first collective work to explore this topic from an inter-cultural perspective, spanning diverse locations such as China, Malaysia, Japan, France, Italy, and Cyprus. This ...
The City as a Commodity: The Effects of Colonialism in the Cities of Today
1st Edition
By Camilo Espitia
October 27, 2026
The City as a Commodity: The Effects of Colonialism in the Cities of Today explores how urban planning, policy, and land use shaped by colonial foundations have transformed cities into commodities prioritising extraction and production over thriving ecosystems. This thought-provoking book examines ...
Health, Diversity, and Temporary Appropriation in Public Space
1st Edition
By Jose Antonio Lara-Hernandez, Barbora Melis
October 20, 2026
Cities are designed for order, but lived through improvisation. Contemporary cities are increasingly designed for control, efficiency, and safety, yet everyday urban life continues to exceed these intentions. This book explores how temporary appropriation—the spontaneous and informal use of public ...
De-Siloing Urban Planning
1st Edition
Edited
By Mennatullah Hendawy
October 16, 2026
This book examines why urban planning continues to fall short of its aspirations for equity, sustainability, and resilience. It argues that contemporary challenges cannot be met without fundamentally reconfiguring how knowledge, power, and action are organized. The book present de-siloing as the ...
Film and Urbanism
1st Edition
Edited
By Gihan Karunaratne
October 16, 2026
Film and Urbanism contributes to interdisciplinary scholarship by investigating the complex and multidimensional relationship between the city and film as a practice. Moving beyond the idea of a recording and representation method alone, film is approached here as a critical spatial practice that ...
Public Space, Peace, and Everyday Life
1st Edition
Edited
By Christine Mady, Stefania Ragozino, Karina Landman
October 16, 2026
Public Space, Peace, and Everyday Life delves into the intricate relationships between public spaces, peace, and the rhythms of daily life. The book explores how peace is actively constructed in public spaces through the dynamics of place, community, and environment. Framed by the entry points...
Smart Universities in Smart Cities: Shaping the Future of Education and Urban Innovation
1st Edition
By Joanna Rosak-Szyrocka, Radosław Wolniak
October 16, 2026
Smart Universities in Smart Cities: Shaping the Future of Education and Urban Innovation focuses on how higher education institutions are adapting to the challenges of the digital age in a world increasingly influenced by technology and sustainability. Universities are becoming an indispensable ...
Waterfront Regeneration in a Time of Climate Change: Recent Japanese and International Experiences
1st Edition
Edited
By Raffaele Pernice, Tetsuya Yaguchi
October 16, 2026
The current climate crisis and the rapid transformation of the natural environments will inevitably pose a threat to human settlements around the world. This book explores possible local strategies and global solutions in the safeguarding of coastal cities and the often-neglected urban waterfronts,...
Infrastructure and Planning in Central and Eastern Europe: Tackling the Challenges of Major Road Investments
1st Edition
Edited
By Tomasz Komornicki, Maciej J. Nowak
October 06, 2026
The book will compare and contrast the key problems associated with the planning and implementation of major road investments in selected Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries: Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Romania. The CEE countries serve as an excellent ...
Reinventing the Chinese City: Urban Regeneration and Governance in Transition
1st Edition
By Zhu Qian
October 06, 2026
Reinventing the Chinese City: Urban Regeneration and Governance in Transition delves into the intricate relationships between space and society within the context of China’s rescaled urban regeneration. It seeks to uncover and critically examine pivotal aspects of these dynamics. Through a ...