OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Urban Research & Practice is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Activating building land as joint task in the Stuttgart region action programmes for residential and commercial land as elements of sustainable regional development	19
Correction	17
From climate policy pioneers to climate policy leaders? The examples of the eastern German cities of Potsdam and Rostock	16
Superblocks between theory and practice: insights from an international e-Delphi process and urban living labs in Vienna and Berlin	16
Community self-governance in São Paulo’s informal settlements through the PAA framework	15
Can online shopping and remote work create an opportunity for local property tax reform? The case of Israel	14
Identifying and exploring ‘agency features’ in decision-making processes aimed at urban sustainability transformation	13
Evaluating the ‘Dipiao’ policy from the perspectives of relocated peasants: an equitable and sustainable approach to urbanisation?	11
The smart city and urban governance: the urban transformation of Barcelona, 2011–2023	10
Introduction to the special issue	9
Drivers and effects of public space reallocation projects	8
From the representative to the radical: how novel forms of participation can reform democracy and reduce existential risk	8
Response to Ryanne Flock’s review of Routledge Handbook of Street Culture published in Urban Research & Practice	8
Cities Learning from a Pandemic. Towards Preparedness	8
Rhythmic processes of temporary use: understanding spatially detached stabilization through fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis	7
Understanding experimental governance of urban regeneration from the perspective of social learning – the case of Kingway Brewery in Shenzhen	7
Walking as an evocative experience: a conceptual model of a preferred walkable area	7
Affordable housing alternatives in George Town World Heritage Site: what we have and what is possible	7
Transforming public housing in Australia: embracing sustainable refurbishment over demolition	6
Urban villages in China and India: parallels and differences in the village extension process	6
Prefigurative urbanization: housing cooperatives, social movements, and the urban transformation question in Harare (Zimbabwe)	6
We’re in this together: Capacities and relationships to enable community resilience	5
Putting inclusion into practice: how urban professionals give shape to participatory governance approaches in marginalized neighborhoods	5
Identifying models of National Urban Agendas. a view to the global transition Identifying models of National Urban Agendas. a view to the global transition , edited by F	5
Urban renewal policies in the Netherlands in an era of changing welfare regimes	5

School and neighborhood selection as mechanism of socio-urban exclusion in Santiago of Chile: an action approach	5
Public spaces in land use rating based on participatory mapping	4
Survival strategies in inner-city neighborhoods: the case of Colombian and Peruvian migrants in Brussels, Belgium	4
Lessons from U.S. rust belt cities for equitable low-growth futures	4
The effects of the local and regional conditions and inequalities on urban shrinkage: a multilevel analysis focusing on local population decline	4
Beyond the informal understanding Self-organized Kampungs in Indonesia	4
How divided government challenges strong mayors: the case of Poland	4
Post-suburban arrival spaces and the frame of ‘welfare offloading’: notes from an Italian suburban neighborhood	4
Being Interdisciplinary. Adventures in urban science and beyond	3
Beyond the Neoliberal Creative City: Critique and Alternatives in the Urban Cultural Economy	3
Assessing urban forest governance through a capacity-based approach: insights from a case study in Milan, Italy	3
Towards new geographies of cohesion in a context of growing inequalities: insights from two social innovation projects in Milan metropolitan area	3
Industrial lands, equity, and economic diversity: a comparative study of planned employment areas in Melbourne, Australia	3
Integrating knowledge forms in public transport planning and policies: the case of the Lisbon metropolitan area	3
Climate Change and Urban Environment Sustainability	3
Behind the budget: analysing the factors driving sustainable urban development financing in Spain	3
The production of Asian public space: the role of the transnational developer	3
A modern guide to national urban policies in Europe	3
‘Smart’ in another way: the potential of the Fab City approach to reconfigure urban dynamics	3
Power relations and local agency: a comparative study of European mining towns	3
Housing allowance and the perverse theory of housing outcomes	3
The influence of EU policy on local policy-making, governance and urban change. Evidence from Porto, Portugal	3
The routledge handbook of urban design research methods	3
Johannesburg’s transit revolution: a critical report on transit-oriented development strategy	3
The role of municipalities in promoting housing affordability: an analysis of three Finnish cities	3
Patchy neighbourhood changes from street micro level: an insight from residents and businesses	2
School segregation, residential patterns, and the role of school choice in an egalitarian system. The case of Oslo, Norway	2
Changing use of public spaces in Cairo during COVID-19	2
Tourism in common: policy flows and participatory management in the Tourism Council of Barcelona	2
Authenticity and integrity as qualifiers in managing living historic cities	2
Leadership, urban structure and place: evidence from Bristol and Dorset	2
Mashhad urban management practices during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study to identify challenges, current and future measures	2
From the Garden City of West Africa to a landscape of urban crises	2
Urban impacts of Spain 1982 and Italy 1990 FIFA World Cup: a comparative analysis with more recent sports mega-events	2
Housing and urbanization policies of Istanbul, Turkey from central to the local	2
The impacts of neighbourhood governance on residents’ sense of community: a case study of Wuhan, China	2
An analysis of urban policies and strategies on health and nutrition in Nigeria	2
Beyond Desakota: the urbanization process and spatial restructuring in contemporary Vietnam	2
Urban regeneration in Europe	1
Geographic information systems in urban planning and management	1
EU awareness: unlocking the European potential of cities and regions	1
European urban networks as aspirational horizon of Europeanization in the Balkans	1
How can green events accelerate urban sustainability transitions? Insights from eight German regional garden shows	1
Cities in the Anthropocene. New Ecology and Urban Politics	1
The ‘capability’ of South African energy governance to deliver urban sustainable transitions	1
Exploring the agency of policy through ecological urbanism for climate action: water and sanitation systems of Bengaluru	1
Gatekeepers of local environmental progress? Self-referencing practices of urban bureaucracy	1
Noise regulations and practices: a survey of Quebec municipalities	1
How do urban policies shape atmosphere? A multimethod inquiry of the sonic environment	1
Social value and the disposal of public land for community-led housing: applying a multi-level perspective to the case of Bristol	1

Reflecting on the practice of citizen science projects for cities – the case of ‘Colouring Dresden’ in Germany	1
Smart adaptation to urban shrinkage in North Gyeongsang province, South Korea: opportunities and obstacles for implementation	1
The motivations and practices of commercial short-term rental operators in the short-term/long-term “regulatory gap”	1
Institutionalising smart city research and innovation: from fuzzy definitions to real-life experiments	1
Recognizing, supporting and embracing the urban informal economy in Ghana: A local economic development perspective	1
Developer-driven co-housing in Denmark: strengths and weaknesses compared to resident-driven co-housing	1
Acceptance of users and non-users of an autonomous shuttle service	1
Heat waves and urban vulnerability: climate shelters, public services and innovative solutions. Lessons from Barcelona	1
Urban planning and policy in Portugal: an overview on the role of EU funds and guidelines	1
Associations between sense of place and the geometric shape complexity of corresponding self-reported spatial footprints from Lisbon, Portugal	1
On place, privacy, and ethics	1