The Flint Water Crisis and the Era of Urban Austerity
By Carolyn Loh (Wayne State University) When I first read about the problems with Flint’s water system, I was shocked and angry, but I can’t say I was completely Read More
April 2016
Gentrification is Not Necessarily Turning Black Neighborhoods White
By Jeffrey M. Timberlake (University of Cincinnati) and Elaina Johns-Wolfe (University of Cincinnati) Editors Note: New research on gentrification has gotten some Read More
Republicans Will Win a Majority on The San Diego Council — Here is Why
By Vladamir Kogen (The Ohio State University) Despite its reputation as a conservative military town, San Diego is today a heavily Democratic city. Indeed, Republicans are Read More
Editor’s Note: Revisiting Place Matters
By Scott Minkoff, Urban Affairs Forum Editor Urban Affairs Review recently published a series of articles that reflect on the contribution of Drier, Mollenkopf, and Read More
The City of Ferguson: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
By Todd Swanstrom (University of Missouri – St. Louis) On January 27th the federal Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a Consent Decree to correct abusive police Read More
