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Call for Papers
Call for Papers - Journal of Urban Regeneration & Renewal
Submission Deadline: 4th May 2025
The Editor, Editorial Board and Publishers of Journal of Urban Regeneration & Renewal are currently welcoming the submission of articles by practitioners and papers by academics on the following subjects:
1. New sources of finance for urban regeneration
How do cities develop new funding sources for capital, transportation and infrastructure improvement in the absence of substantial government funding?
2. Addressing regional inequality and economic growth
Best practices in industrial strategy, infrastructure, transport, community participation and cohesion, local government, housing development, and in the transition to net zero.
What are the interventions in the skills market required to tackle inequality and economic underperformance? How should you minimise the negative externalities of phased-out industries (including the green transition) with a people-centred and inclusive approach? Creating opportunities for job creation and reskilling in the emerging industries of the future.
3. City-region mayors
How elected city-region mayors can work with the local people towards sustainable regeneration and equality?
4. Public-private partnerships in regeneration
What new forms of public-private partnership might be developed?
5. Climate change and urban regeneration
What are the relationships and issues that connect contemporary urban regeneration with climate change and its consequences such as flooding, fires, rising temperatures, damage to the natural world?
Building climate resilience and priorities for improving infrastructure readiness for net-zero in urban areas.
6. Designing healthy cities
How can urban regeneration be used to make urban environments healthier?
7. The impact of mobility on cities
What are the implications for urban regeneration, planning and infrastructure with the advent of autonomous vehicles, electric powered vehicles, improvements in mass transit, bike sharing, and car sharing?
8. Affordable housing in cities
How can affordable housing regeneration be financed, developed and included as part of urban regeneration schemes?
9. Gentrification, housing development
What are the continuing issues related to the impacts of residential and commercial gentrification in cities globally?
10. Retail change and new forms of retail in cities
What are the trends and impacts in terms of changing retail in the age of online shopping and changing consumer behaviour, and the role of pop-up shops, cargo container zones, replacement uses for physical retail stores, and the impacts of the collapse of major retailers in city centres?
11. Coastal regeneration and renewal
What challenges do these communities face because of climate change and storm and sea level rise (SLR) vulnerability? How can mitigation and adaptation strategies help prevent damage by climate change and SLR?
12. Leveraging the arts, culture and heritage for the renewal and regeneration of urban areas
What lessons can be learned for urban development from success in attracting investment, collaboration and building a strong brand?
The following types of articles will be considered for publication:
Practice Articles: Thought pieces, briefings, case studies and other contributions written by professionals working in regeneration and renewal. Case studies should address the following questions: What has worked? Why has it worked? What lessons were learned? How could it be done elsewhere?
Research Papers: Contributions which present new models, theories and empirical research in urban regeneration and renewal should have clear implications for regeneration policy makers / professionals.
Practice articles should be 2000 – 5000 words in length and research papers up to 6000 words.
All submissions will be peer-reviewed to ensure that they are of direct, practical relevance to those working in the field.
The copy deadline for this issue is 4th May 2025.
Manuscript submissions and enquiries should be submitted to the Publisher, Julie Kerry. Further, more specific guidance for authors on format and style can be found at: https://www.henrystewartpublications.com/jurr/instructions
Questions about this issue and proposals for papers should be directed to the Publisher, Julie Kerry at julie@hspublications.co.uk