City & Community

City & Community
Title	City & Community
Discipline	Urban studies; Sociology
Abbreviation	City Community
Publisher	University of California Press
Country	United States
History	2002–present
Frequency	Quarterly
Issn	1535-1895

City & Community is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal covering research on urban sociology, urban policy, neighborhood dynamics, and metropolitan regions. It publishes empirical and theoretical articles engaging debates in fields associated with Robert E. Park, Ernest Burgess, Jane Jacobs, Manuel Castells, and David Harvey while drawing on methods from work by William Julius Wilson, Loïc Wacquant, Saskia Sassen, and Sharon Zukin. The journal appears in indexes alongside publications such as American Journal of Sociology, Urban Studies (journal), Journal of Urban Affairs, and Social Forces.

History

Founded in 2002 under the auspices of the American Sociological Association and initially edited by scholars associated with institutions like University of Chicago, University of California, Berkeley, and New York University, the journal emerged amid debates sparked by events including the 1992 Los Angeles riots, the rise of globalization debates influenced by IMF and World Bank policy, and scholarly responses to policy shifts such as the 1996 Welfare Reform Act. Early volumes engaged prior traditions from the Chicago School (sociology), critiques by Henri Lefebvre, and urban theories developed after episodes like the 1973 oil crisis and the expansion of European Union integration. Over time editors and contributors affiliated with Columbia University, Harvard University, London School of Economics, and University of Toronto expanded comparative studies to include cases such as Tokyo, Mumbai, São Paulo, Paris, Beijing, and Johannesburg.

Geography and Urban Form

Articles examine morphological patterns found in metropolises such as New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Paris, Shanghai, and Mexico City, drawing on cartographic traditions from William Cronon and methods used in studies of Haussmannization and urban renewal projects like Pruitt–Igoe and Brasília. Contributors analyze spatial theories associated with Concentric zone model, Sector model (Homer Hoyt), and Multiple nuclei model (Chauncy Harris and Edward Ullman), and engage empirical cases from Detroit, Cleveland, Barcelona, Seoul, Singapore, Istanbul, and Cairo. Research addresses infrastructure corridors influenced by projects like Interstate Highway System, transnational corridors tied to Port of Rotterdam, and transit-oriented developments exemplified by Tokyo Metro and Île-de-France rail systems.

Demographics and Population

The journal publishes demographic analyses referencing census efforts such as the United States Census Bureau counts, comparative population studies involving China Population and Development Research Center, and migration research tied to events like the Syrian refugee crisis, European migrant crisis (2015) and labor flows from Mexico–United States border regions. Scholars draw on classic studies of segregation and inequality by Massey and Denton and contemporary work on gentrification in neighborhoods like Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Shoreditch, Prenzlauer Berg, and Fukuoka, while also examining urban aging in cities such as Milan and youth-driven change in Berlin and Seoul.

Economy and Employment

Research spans analyses of deindustrialization in Detroit and Manchester, the growth of finance sectors in Wall Street, Canary Wharf, La Défense, and Hong Kong International Finance Centre, and the impact of corporate strategies by firms such as General Motors, Siemens, Samsung, and Amazon (company). Articles investigate labor markets shaped by policies connected to NAFTA, TPP, and European Single Market, examine informal economies in Lima, Kinshasa, and Mumbai, and consider creative economy clusters exemplified by Silicon Valley, Shenzhen, Shoreditch, and Hollywood.

Governance and Planning

Contributors analyze municipal institutions from cases like New York City Hall, City of London Corporation, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, and São Paulo City Hall, evaluating planning paradigms derived from Le Corbusier and counter-movements inspired by Jane Jacobs and Cesar Chavez (activist). Studies engage with policy instruments such as zoning (law), urban renewal, and participatory models linked to Porto Alegre's Participatory budgeting experiments, while comparing regulatory regimes across jurisdictions influenced by European Commission directives, United States Environmental Protection Agency, and national ministries in China and Brazil.

Infrastructure and Services

The journal covers infrastructure systems from potable water projects like [New York City water supply system], sanitation upgrades modeled after Seoul's interventions, energy transitions involving E.ON, EDF (Électricité de France), and Tesla, Inc., and digital connectivity exemplified by Google Fiber, Huawei, and Samsung Electronics. Public transport studies feature systems such as Transport for London, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York), Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore), and bus rapid transit examples like Curitiba and Bogotá's TransMilenio.

Culture, Social Life, and Community Organizations

City & Community publishes ethnographies and case studies on neighborhood networks in places like Chinatown, San Francisco, Little Italy (New York City), and La Boca, cultural production in districts such as SoHo, Montmartre, Shibuya, and Kiritimati festivals, and civic association work linked to organizations like Habitat for Humanity, United Way, ACLU, and local non-profits affiliated with Ford Foundation and Open Society Foundations. Analyses draw on cultural scholars including Stuart Hall, Ray Oldenburg, Arjun Appadurai, and Pierre Bourdieu, exploring identity politics, neighborhood associations, faith-based groups like Catholic Charities and Islamic Relief, and grassroots movements comparable to Occupy Wall Street and Black Lives Matter.

Category:Urban sociology journals