Since the 1980s and 1990s, art has played a pivotal role in urban planning, especially when instrumentalized within large‐scale urban renewal operations. This instrumentalization has been broadly linked to public policy schemes and public–private partnerships, often involving the...

This paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of the existing literature on the political economy of CPLs with the specific intention of mapping the relevant channels of impact on the rights and well-being of children living in rural areas where CPLs are fast-proliferating. Although there...

Land is a key factor for any economic activity. Land market transactions play an important role in the process of economic transformation and development. Conventionally land is considered as a factor of production. However, it is increasingly becoming a speculative asset. It is in this context...

In 2002, the year it was published, The Environmentalism of the Poor was one of the first books examining in a multidisciplinary perspective three parallel environmental movements around the world. Eleven years later, we re-examine these movements – the Cult of Wilderness, the Gospel of...

China's land reform has successfully taken advantage of land sales to generate revenue. However, with land prices soaring, land has become a secure and profitable asset, which in turn has triggered land speculation. The ensuing bubble is detrimental to sustainable development. This paper...