AFFINITY
@affectinthecity.bsky.social
Affect In the City (AFFINITY): The Emotional Dimensions of Urban Justice. Posting updates and resources on philosophy, cities & affect.
MSCA/YUFE4Postdocs EU-funded project (25-28)
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MSCA/YUFE4Postdocs EU-funded project (25-28)
📍Antwerp
Views my own: @lopezcantero.bsky.social
#philsky
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· Aug 22
Gentrification, migration, and non-material injustice
Gentrification can harm residents at a personal and emotional level, even when they are not physically displaced. Recognising these non-material harms as a source of wrongful ‘phenomenological disp...
www.tandfonline.com
First publication out! It questions whether people who report loss of community due to gentrification and migration should both be treated as victims of injustice. My view is that we should, although injustice has different grounds in the latter case: the unjust distribution of affective burdens.
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‼️El Ayuntamiento de Madrid suspende el derribo del edificio del antiguo Baobab en Lavapiés después de la denuncia del PSOE
El Ayuntamiento de Madrid suspende el derribo del edificio del antiguo Baobab en Lavapiés después de la denuncia del PSOE
El Gobierno de Almeida retira la licencia de demolición a la espera de un pronunciamiento de la Comunidad de Madrid, en el día en el que el Grupo Municipal Socialista había presentado una denuncia ant...
www.eldiario.es
January 13, 2026 at 2:08 PM
‼️El Ayuntamiento de Madrid suspende el derribo del edificio del antiguo Baobab en Lavapiés después de la denuncia del PSOE
Today's reading: Nathan Whelan-Jackson on disability and urban maps. V interesting claim that cities involve different 'stances' or ways to engage w the environment, & that disabled people often have to justify their presence--a threat to agency that is partially addressed through mapping technology
More than Merely Present: Mobile Maps and Agency in the City - Volume 4, 2024
E-mapping technologies are a recent technological intervention promising to promote accessibility for disabled city residents. As part of their promise, they seem to position disabled people as agents...
www.pdcnet.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Today's reading: Nathan Whelan-Jackson on disability and urban maps. V interesting claim that cities involve different 'stances' or ways to engage w the environment, & that disabled people often have to justify their presence--a threat to agency that is partially addressed through mapping technology
An easy to follow and accessible explanation of some of the main arguments for and against preservation of urban heritage (this is published in Think, a philosophy journal aimed at the wider public managed by @triphilosophy.bsky.social; highly recommend it to the non-philosophers in here)
Urban Preservation | Think | Cambridge Core
Urban Preservation - Volume 24 Issue 71
www.cambridge.org
January 7, 2026 at 12:33 PM
An easy to follow and accessible explanation of some of the main arguments for and against preservation of urban heritage (this is published in Think, a philosophy journal aimed at the wider public managed by @triphilosophy.bsky.social; highly recommend it to the non-philosophers in here)
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Sunday read: "Livability"
Simona Capisani argues for a justice-based framework of climate mobilities grounded in a right to livable locality, centering embodied human relationships to place with a capability approach.
#Philosophy #ClimateChange #housing
www.thephilosopher1923.org/post/the-new...
Simona Capisani argues for a justice-based framework of climate mobilities grounded in a right to livable locality, centering embodied human relationships to place with a capability approach.
#Philosophy #ClimateChange #housing
www.thephilosopher1923.org/post/the-new...
Livability
As climate change shrinks and shifts the human climate niche, millions face heightened risks of displacement, immobility, and loss of well-being. This essay argues for a justice-based framework of cli...
www.thephilosopher1923.org
December 28, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Sunday read: "Livability"
Simona Capisani argues for a justice-based framework of climate mobilities grounded in a right to livable locality, centering embodied human relationships to place with a capability approach.
#Philosophy #ClimateChange #housing
www.thephilosopher1923.org/post/the-new...
Simona Capisani argues for a justice-based framework of climate mobilities grounded in a right to livable locality, centering embodied human relationships to place with a capability approach.
#Philosophy #ClimateChange #housing
www.thephilosopher1923.org/post/the-new...
“From the perspective of young people …the cage is a piece of the city that is theirs: a space in which they can have greater autonomy and agency than perhaps anywhere else”.
Nice piece from Luke Billingham on urban cages (aka MUGAs) as a form of social infrastructure.
www.stirtoaction.com/articles/thi...
www.stirtoaction.com/articles/thi...
Thinking about social infrastructure ‘from the cage’
Thinking about social infrastructure ‘from the cage’
www.stirtoaction.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
“From the perspective of young people …the cage is a piece of the city that is theirs: a space in which they can have greater autonomy and agency than perhaps anywhere else”.
This week the EU announced plans to regulate housing: more availability, less short-term rentals. @eurocities.eu summarizes the news with reactions from city officials, and warns about the conditions that are needed to make the plans work: sufficient funding, practical tools, and city involvement
European Affordable Housing Plan: Cities ready to deliver, but need the right tools - Eurocities
Cities welcome the European Affordable Housing Plan, a timely recognition that the housing crisis is a European emergency. But does it gives cities the tools to act?
eurocities.eu
December 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This week the EU announced plans to regulate housing: more availability, less short-term rentals. @eurocities.eu summarizes the news with reactions from city officials, and warns about the conditions that are needed to make the plans work: sufficient funding, practical tools, and city involvement
“Marginalization in road regulation is an injustice, then—not just an inefficiency or poor design—because enclosure makes us dependent on roads, and that puts us in troublingly unequal and hierarchical relationships with each other”.
Why Egalitarian Philosophers (and the Rest of Us) Should Be More Concerned About Roads | Blog of the APA
Traffic is trivial. Rules of the road are a basic necessity for a well-functioning society, but their design is largely a technical matter of logistics and optimization best left to technocratic polic...
blog.apaonline.org
December 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
“Marginalization in road regulation is an injustice, then—not just an inefficiency or poor design—because enclosure makes us dependent on roads, and that puts us in troublingly unequal and hierarchical relationships with each other”.
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Cities aren’t built for older people – our study shows many can’t walk fast enough to beat a pedestrian crossing. Many older people with reduced mobility say they feel ‘hurried’, ‘rushed’ and ‘unsafe" when walking around their city. theconversation.com/cities-arent...
Cities aren’t built for older people – our study shows many can’t walk fast enough to beat a pedestrian crossing
Many older people with reduced mobility say they feel ‘hurried’, ‘rushed’ and ‘unsafe" when walking around their city.
theconversation.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Cities aren’t built for older people – our study shows many can’t walk fast enough to beat a pedestrian crossing. Many older people with reduced mobility say they feel ‘hurried’, ‘rushed’ and ‘unsafe" when walking around their city. theconversation.com/cities-arent...
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🚦 Road transport remains the only major mode in Europe without a dedicated EU safety authority.
Establishing an EU Road Safety Agency would help move the EU closer to zero deaths on our roads, particularly as automated vehicles become more widespread.
etsc.eu/etsc-and-par... @etsc.eu
Establishing an EU Road Safety Agency would help move the EU closer to zero deaths on our roads, particularly as automated vehicles become more widespread.
etsc.eu/etsc-and-par... @etsc.eu
ETSC and partners urge European Commission to establish dedicated EU Road Safety Agency
The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC), alongside six major European civil society organisations, has sent a joint letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen…
etsc.eu
December 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
🚦 Road transport remains the only major mode in Europe without a dedicated EU safety authority.
Establishing an EU Road Safety Agency would help move the EU closer to zero deaths on our roads, particularly as automated vehicles become more widespread.
etsc.eu/etsc-and-par... @etsc.eu
Establishing an EU Road Safety Agency would help move the EU closer to zero deaths on our roads, particularly as automated vehicles become more widespread.
etsc.eu/etsc-and-par... @etsc.eu
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📢 New USF Funding: Urban Urgencies
The Urban Studies Foundation is launching a major new grant to support rapid-response collaborative research on the world’s most pressing urban challenges.
💷 Up to £35,000
🤝 Requires partnership with a non-academic organisation
🗓️ 23 Mar 2026
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The Urban Studies Foundation is launching a major new grant to support rapid-response collaborative research on the world’s most pressing urban challenges.
💷 Up to £35,000
🤝 Requires partnership with a non-academic organisation
🗓️ 23 Mar 2026
🔗 ow.ly/FUIn50XGtgz
December 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
📢 New USF Funding: Urban Urgencies
The Urban Studies Foundation is launching a major new grant to support rapid-response collaborative research on the world’s most pressing urban challenges.
💷 Up to £35,000
🤝 Requires partnership with a non-academic organisation
🗓️ 23 Mar 2026
🔗 ow.ly/FUIn50XGtgz
The Urban Studies Foundation is launching a major new grant to support rapid-response collaborative research on the world’s most pressing urban challenges.
💷 Up to £35,000
🤝 Requires partnership with a non-academic organisation
🗓️ 23 Mar 2026
🔗 ow.ly/FUIn50XGtgz
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Just discovered this NBER paper examining the safety dangers of car bloat:
"Being hit by a vehicle that is 1,000 pounds heavier results in a 47% increase in the baseline fatality probability."
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
"Being hit by a vehicle that is 1,000 pounds heavier results in a 47% increase in the baseline fatality probability."
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
December 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Just discovered this NBER paper examining the safety dangers of car bloat:
"Being hit by a vehicle that is 1,000 pounds heavier results in a 47% increase in the baseline fatality probability."
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
"Being hit by a vehicle that is 1,000 pounds heavier results in a 47% increase in the baseline fatality probability."
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
This is nice but I wouldn’t have chosen a pic of Antwerp’s public bikes, which have the most disabled/injury unfriendly design I have ever seen for reasons I cannot comprehend. The whole bike needs to be lifted to release and to return, with a rather flimsy anchor. It hurts my wrists every time.
The 30 Most Bicycle-Friendly Cities in the World, Ranked.
momentummag.com/the-30-most-...
momentummag.com/the-30-most-...
The 30 Most Bicycle-Friendly Cities in the World, Ranked
The Copenhagenize Index, the most comprehensive ranking of urban cycling friendliness, evaluates 100 cities on how far they’ve gone to make cycling safe, convenient, and appealing.
momentummag.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This is nice but I wouldn’t have chosen a pic of Antwerp’s public bikes, which have the most disabled/injury unfriendly design I have ever seen for reasons I cannot comprehend. The whole bike needs to be lifted to release and to return, with a rather flimsy anchor. It hurts my wrists every time.
This is one of the many reasons why the liberalisation of US-EU vehicle trade can be terrible news for us. This report by the European Transport Security Council explains it well.
December 3, 2025 at 10:23 AM
This is one of the many reasons why the liberalisation of US-EU vehicle trade can be terrible news for us. This report by the European Transport Security Council explains it well.
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The slogan that Avner de-Shalit and I suggest sums up the idea of what we call a City of Equals is:
“I’m proud of my city and my city is proud of (people like) me.”
“I’m proud of my city and my city is proud of (people like) me.”
Breaking news: President Trump ended a Cabinet meeting with a rant against Somali migrants, blasting Minnesota’s Somali community as “garbage” and using dehumanizing language to attack a group he has increasingly targeted in recent weeks.
Trump rails against Somali migrants: ‘I don’t want them in our country’
The president blasted Minnesota’s Somali community as “garbage” in a rant also attacking Gov. Tim Walz and Rep. Ilhan Omar.
wapo.st
December 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The slogan that Avner de-Shalit and I suggest sums up the idea of what we call a City of Equals is:
“I’m proud of my city and my city is proud of (people like) me.”
“I’m proud of my city and my city is proud of (people like) me.”
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Affective Atmospheres
18–19 Feb 2026, Glasgow
Supported by Royal Institute of Philosophy
In-person conference bringing together philosophy, anthropology, geography, art, architecture & psychology.
Register forms.gle/Xv2ZXmbovtvK...
More info placememory.net/affective-at...
Art Jinjoon Lee ©2025
18–19 Feb 2026, Glasgow
Supported by Royal Institute of Philosophy
In-person conference bringing together philosophy, anthropology, geography, art, architecture & psychology.
Register forms.gle/Xv2ZXmbovtvK...
More info placememory.net/affective-at...
Art Jinjoon Lee ©2025
December 1, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Affective Atmospheres
18–19 Feb 2026, Glasgow
Supported by Royal Institute of Philosophy
In-person conference bringing together philosophy, anthropology, geography, art, architecture & psychology.
Register forms.gle/Xv2ZXmbovtvK...
More info placememory.net/affective-at...
Art Jinjoon Lee ©2025
18–19 Feb 2026, Glasgow
Supported by Royal Institute of Philosophy
In-person conference bringing together philosophy, anthropology, geography, art, architecture & psychology.
Register forms.gle/Xv2ZXmbovtvK...
More info placememory.net/affective-at...
Art Jinjoon Lee ©2025
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🎯Francesco Consiglio (University of Valencia): Urban narratives. Material engagement and scaffolded imagery in the city.
#VLCColloquium
#VLCColloquium
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🎯Francesco Consiglio (University of Valencia): Urban narratives. Material engagement and scaffolded imagery in the city.
#VLCColloquium
#VLCColloquium
Today's pitch to join a citizen science project on litter. Deprived neighbourhoods are often full with litter, and there is a tendency to explain this either through flawed services or the inhabitants' moral fault. But what if littering had to do with wider feelings of social belonging?
November 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Today's pitch to join a citizen science project on litter. Deprived neighbourhoods are often full with litter, and there is a tendency to explain this either through flawed services or the inhabitants' moral fault. But what if littering had to do with wider feelings of social belonging?
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En las grandes ciudades, los barrios más ricos suelen tener más árboles, más aves y, en definitiva, más espacios verdes. Este fenómeno, conocido como “efecto lujo", revela una desigualdad ambiental.
https://efeverde.com/efecto-lujo-biodiversidad-ciudades/
https://efeverde.com/efecto-lujo-biodiversidad-ciudades/
November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
En las grandes ciudades, los barrios más ricos suelen tener más árboles, más aves y, en definitiva, más espacios verdes. Este fenómeno, conocido como “efecto lujo", revela una desigualdad ambiental.
https://efeverde.com/efecto-lujo-biodiversidad-ciudades/
https://efeverde.com/efecto-lujo-biodiversidad-ciudades/
Psychological backing to the idea that gentrification creates distributive affective injustice: “Gentrification isn’t just about who gets priced out. It also creates deep psychological divides, strengthening belonging for those already well-off while undermining it for the most vulnerable”
Gentrification’s Hidden Psychological Costs | SPSP
Gentrification doesn’t just raise costs—it also has a toll on people’s sense of belonging to their neighborhood.
spsp.org
November 1, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Psychological backing to the idea that gentrification creates distributive affective injustice: “Gentrification isn’t just about who gets priced out. It also creates deep psychological divides, strengthening belonging for those already well-off while undermining it for the most vulnerable”
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Cardiff will be the first UK city to introduce a surcharge for oversized SUVs and trucks, "while very large vehicles – those over 3,500kg – will be excluded from residential permits entirely."
Cardiff set to tackle SUV 'carspreading' in UK first
Cardiff Council is set to become the first local authority in the UK to introduce higher parking charges for SUVs and other heavy vehicles, in a move campaigners say will make city streets safer and f...
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October 16, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Cardiff will be the first UK city to introduce a surcharge for oversized SUVs and trucks, "while very large vehicles – those over 3,500kg – will be excluded from residential permits entirely."
Si la variedad de idiomas es importante en cualquier disciplina, en el estudio de la ciudad es absolutamente imprescindible escuchar a voces locales en su propio idioma. Los países hispanohablantes también tenemos una manera propia de vivir la ciudad en las calles que es interesante a nivel global
30 personas Hispano hablantes en urbanismo innovator
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go.bsky.app/MKGx2BY
October 11, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Si la variedad de idiomas es importante en cualquier disciplina, en el estudio de la ciudad es absolutamente imprescindible escuchar a voces locales en su propio idioma. Los países hispanohablantes también tenemos una manera propia de vivir la ciudad en las calles que es interesante a nivel global
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What if your ability to vote depended on your transport options? What if your ability to vote also shapes your transport options?🚍🗳️ My new Transport Reviews paper shows how democracy and transport are more connected than we think 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
October 1, 2025 at 10:36 AM
What if your ability to vote depended on your transport options? What if your ability to vote also shapes your transport options?🚍🗳️ My new Transport Reviews paper shows how democracy and transport are more connected than we think 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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The rather brilliant @stephencollins.bsky.social calling out the mass psychosis of car culture in today's UK @theguardian.com. Love it. @thewaroncars.bsky.social
September 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The rather brilliant @stephencollins.bsky.social calling out the mass psychosis of car culture in today's UK @theguardian.com. Love it. @thewaroncars.bsky.social
Urbanism evening with the @academyofurbanism.bsky.social. Norman+Fosters’ Spencer de Grey discussed urban interventions across Europe. One of the takeaways is that urban design needs to look beyond the place that is intervened itself, looking also at connections & surroundings + consultations
September 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Urbanism evening with the @academyofurbanism.bsky.social. Norman+Fosters’ Spencer de Grey discussed urban interventions across Europe. One of the takeaways is that urban design needs to look beyond the place that is intervened itself, looking also at connections & surroundings + consultations
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Call for papers: Centre researcher Pablo Fernández Velasco is co-editing. Original research, case studies, and perspectives welcome. Examples: ecological grief, climate anxiety, solastalgia, displacement trauma.
www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
Frontiers | Advancing Conservation Science at the Interface of Collective Human Trauma and Earth Systems Change
Trauma is an increasingly common feature of the collective human experience, yet science-based discourse on the relationship between collective human trauma,...
www.frontiersin.org
September 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Call for papers: Centre researcher Pablo Fernández Velasco is co-editing. Original research, case studies, and perspectives welcome. Examples: ecological grief, climate anxiety, solastalgia, displacement trauma.
www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
www.frontiersin.org/research-top...