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Governing Cities

Analysis of emerging rationalities and techniques for governing cities

This research strand examines changing forms of governmental thought and practice in cities throughout the contemporary world.

Theatrum Mundi

A new urban forum bridging urban practitioners with people from the visual and performing arts

Theatrum Mundi is a new urban forum that seeks to understand what brings life to a city, particularly in its public places and asks how these might be better designed.

Cities, health and well-being

An international, interdisciplinary and multi-method investigation

Following the 2011 Urban Age ‘Cities, health and well-being’ Hong Kong conference, LSE Cities is continuing various activities in collaboration with conference participants and partners.

Ordinary Streets

Spaces, economies and cultures of city streets

The Ordinary Streets project is a visual and ethnographic exploration of ‘street’, and spans from local to global. It engages with policy and planning, and with issues of immigration, integration and urban multiculture.

Research

LSE Cities is working and expanding on parallel yet intersecting strands of research that cover the following areas:
Cities, Space and Society: urban culture and design; economic development and inclusion; cities, health and well-being
Cities and the Environment: mobility and city access; urban form and resource efficiency; city design and technology
Urban Governance: architecture and democracy; metropolitan and regional cohesion; mega-projects, infrastructure and urban change