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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

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	25
From climate policy pioneers to climate policy leaders? The examples of the eastern German cities of Potsdam and Rostock	23
Correction	18
The smart city and urban governance: the urban transformation of Barcelona, 2011–2023	17
Superblocks between theory and practice: insights from an international e-Delphi process and urban living labs in Vienna and Berlin	16
Can online shopping and remote work create an opportunity for local property tax reform? The case of Israel	15
Identifying and exploring ‘agency features’ in decision-making processes aimed at urban sustainability transformation	13
Community self-governance in São Paulo’s informal settlements through the PAA framework	13
Evaluating the ‘Dipiao’ policy from the perspectives of relocated peasants: an equitable and sustainable approach to urbanisation?	11
From the representative to the radical: how novel forms of participation can reform democracy and reduce existential risk	10
Response to Ryanne Flock’s review of Routledge Handbook of Street Culture published in Urban Research & Practice	9
Cities Learning from a Pandemic. Towards Preparedness	9
Understanding experimental governance of urban regeneration from the perspective of social learning – the case of Kingway Brewery in Shenzhen	8
Affordable housing alternatives in George Town World Heritage Site: what we have and what is possible	8
Drivers and effects of public space reallocation projects	8
Prefigurative urbanization: housing cooperatives, social movements, and the urban transformation question in Harare (Zimbabwe)	8
Rhythmic processes of temporary use: understanding spatially detached stabilization through fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis	8
Transforming public housing in Australia: embracing sustainable refurbishment over demolition	8
Urban villages in China and India: parallels and differences in the village extension process	8
Urban renewal policies in the Netherlands in an era of changing welfare regimes	6
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	6
Walking as an evocative experience: a conceptual model of a preferred walkable area	6
School and neighborhood selection as mechanism of socio-urban exclusion in Santiago of Chile: an action approach	6
Putting inclusion into practice: how urban professionals give shape to participatory governance approaches in marginalized neighborhoods	5
Beyond the Neoliberal Creative City: Critique and Alternatives in the Urban Cultural Economy	5

Housing allowance and the perverse theory of housing outcomes	5
We’re in this together: Capacities and relationships to enable community resilience	5
How divided government challenges strong mayors: the case of Poland	5
Behind the budget: analysing the factors driving sustainable urban development financing in Spain	5
Beyond the informal understanding Self-organized Kampungs in Indonesia	5
Public spaces in land use rating based on participatory mapping	5
The effects of the local and regional conditions and inequalities on urban shrinkage: a multilevel analysis focusing on local population decline	5
A modern guide to national urban policies in Europe	4
National policymaker perspectives on the implementation of biophilic urbanism in Chile: a pairwise comparison ranking perspective	4
The routledge handbook of urban design research methods	4
Survival strategies in inner-city neighborhoods: the case of Colombian and Peruvian migrants in Brussels, Belgium	4
Assessing urban forest governance through a capacity-based approach: insights from a case study in Milan, Italy	4
Towards new geographies of cohesion in a context of growing inequalities: insights from two social innovation projects in Milan metropolitan area	4
Housing crisis in European cities: exploring the potential of social and collaborative housing for supporting newcomers	4
The production of Asian public space: the role of the transnational developer	4
Climate Change and Urban Environment Sustainability	4
Power relations and local agency: a comparative study of European mining towns	3
Industrial lands, equity, and economic diversity: a comparative study of planned employment areas in Melbourne, Australia	3
Leadership, urban structure and place: evidence from Bristol and Dorset	3
‘Smart’ in another way: the potential of the Fab City approach to reconfigure urban dynamics	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	3
The impacts of neighbourhood governance on residents’ sense of community: a case study of Wuhan, China	3
Integrating knowledge forms in public transport planning and policies: the case of the Lisbon metropolitan area	3
Johannesburg’s transit revolution: a critical report on transit-oriented development strategy	3
Housing and urbanization policies of Istanbul, Turkey from central to the local	3
Being Interdisciplinary. Adventures in urban science and beyond	3
Authenticity and integrity as qualifiers in managing living historic cities	2
Tourism in common: policy flows and participatory management in the Tourism Council of Barcelona	2
Reflecting on the practice of citizen science projects for cities – the case of ‘Colouring Dresden’ in Germany	2
Beyond Desakota: the urbanization process and spatial restructuring in contemporary Vietnam	2
Mashhad urban management practices during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study to identify challenges, current and future measures	2
An analysis of urban policies and strategies on health and nutrition in Nigeria	2
How can green events accelerate urban sustainability transitions? Insights from eight German regional garden shows	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
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
The motivations and practices of commercial short-term rental operators in the short-term/long-term “regulatory gap”	1
Gatekeepers of local environmental progress? Self-referencing practices of urban bureaucracy	1
Urban policy in the framework of the 2030 agenda: balance and perspectives from Latin America and Europe	1
European urban networks as aspirational horizon of Europeanization in the Balkans	1
Institutionalising smart city research and innovation: from fuzzy definitions to real-life experiments	1
Social value and the disposal of public land for community-led housing: applying a multi-level perspective to the case of Bristol	1
Heat waves and urban vulnerability: climate shelters, public services and innovative solutions. Lessons from Barcelona	1
On place, privacy, and ethics	1
Urban regeneration in Europe	1
Smart adaptation to urban shrinkage in North Gyeongsang province, South Korea: opportunities and obstacles for implementation	1
Pre-conditions and barriers for territorial innovation through smart specialization strategies: the case of the lagging Centro region of Portugal	1
Associations between sense of place and the geometric shape complexity of corresponding self-reported spatial footprints from Lisbon, Portugal	1

Cities in the Anthropocene. New Ecology and Urban Politics	1
EU awareness: unlocking the European potential of cities and regions	1
Urban planning and policy in Portugal: an overview on the role of EU funds and guidelines	1
Recognizing, supporting and embracing the urban informal economy in Ghana: A local economic development perspective	1
Geographic information systems in urban planning and management	1
Exploring the agency of policy through ecological urbanism for climate action: water and sanitation systems of Bengaluru	1
The ‘capability’ of South African energy governance to deliver urban sustainable transitions	1
Implementing a circular economy in regional Australia: who bears the economic costs in construction projects?	1
Developer-driven co-housing in Denmark: strengths and weaknesses compared to resident-driven co-housing	1
How do urban policies shape atmosphere? A multimethod inquiry of the sonic environment	1
Acceptance of users and non-users of an autonomous shuttle service	1
Noise regulations and practices: a survey of Quebec municipalities	1
Infrastructuring urban futures: the politics of remaking cities	1