28/01/2026
Cities in Wartime: Migration, Poverty, Urban Resilience and Regenerative Planning / Design
📌 Urban Academy Journal – Special Issue Call for Papers
The destructive impacts of wars on cities manifest themselves in multiple dimensions, including migration, poverty, housing crises, and infrastructure collapse.
In this special issue, we aim to discuss the present and future of cities under war from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Main themes include:
• Demographic change and mobility
• Refugee experiences and temporary housing policies
• Poverty, scarcity, and inequality
• Urban resilience and regenerative planning / design
• Post-conflict urban reconstruction
• International relations and governance
🗓️ Important Dates
🔹 Manuscript submission opens: 30 January 2026
🔹 Final submission deadline: 30 April 2026
🔹 Publication date: 30 October 2026
We invite all researchers working in urban planning, architecture, urban studies, sociology, economics, and related fields to contribute to this special issue.
📎 For details, please scan the QR code or visit the Kent Akademisi Journal website.
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