Contemporary societies are characteristically urban. And yet, cities are morphologically and socially multiform − both within and across the Global North and South − and show the attributes of complex systems because of the infinite elements that, in interaction, generate urban life. Consequently, there is a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches that researchers adopt to study cities and to steer change (often in cooperation with local stakeholders) towards a better quality of life in the urban environment.
Current urban research and practice is notably transdisciplinary, participatory, comparative and (big) data-driven, often inscribed within the wider frameworks of decolonisation, sustainability and justice. Cities are examined through a broad range of lenses, including topics such as housing and social justice, land and water management, urban (digital) innovation, urban labour markets, and financialisation.
About IHS Urban Research Day
The first IHS Urban Research Day (URD) welcomes academic contributions in urban research that is globally relevant and impact-oriented and that can represent the pluralism of topics, approaches and methods to examine and understand the urban in contemporary societies.
In outlining a mosaic of topics, approaches and methods in urban research, an inclusive understanding of impact-driven research is adopted. There is a specific interest in contributions that explore novel conceptual and methodological approaches for academic inquiry on cities worldwide, and in analyses that offer good practices for policy research and evaluation in the urban in a diversity of contexts.
The event is organised as an onsite event (online/hybrid attendance might be possible). The selected contributions will be presented in parallel sessions. The event will end with a discussion panel on good practices about how to communicate and disseminate research findings effectively to a variety of audiences, from academics to policy makers and the general public.
Date
Tuesday 14 Oct 2025, 09:00 - 14:00
Type
Conference
Spoken Language
English
Location
IHS, Mandeville (T) Building, 14th Floor, Campus Woudestein, Burgemeester Oudlaan 50, Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)
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