Benjamin Bansal
@bbansal.bsky.social
Mainly development finance and urban studies, writing on my blog since 2012 (www.benbansal.me)
The latest World Urbanization Prospects by UN DESA's Population Division are out. Some big changes vs. the prior editions, which I discuss here: benbansal.me?p=5651
December 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The latest World Urbanization Prospects by UN DESA's Population Division are out. Some big changes vs. the prior editions, which I discuss here: benbansal.me?p=5651
My two cents on Katja Hoyer's Beyond the Wall: OK in English, problematic in German: benbansal.me?p=5552
December 11, 2025 at 2:59 AM
My two cents on Katja Hoyer's Beyond the Wall: OK in English, problematic in German: benbansal.me?p=5552
I put together compendia of my architecture-related blog posts, most but not all of them written from 2013-2015. My writings on Tokyo are summarized here: benbansal.me?p=5565
North America, mainly New York, is here: benbansal.me?p=5579
The rest of the world is here: benbansal.me?p=5592
North America, mainly New York, is here: benbansal.me?p=5579
The rest of the world is here: benbansal.me?p=5592
December 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I put together compendia of my architecture-related blog posts, most but not all of them written from 2013-2015. My writings on Tokyo are summarized here: benbansal.me?p=5565
North America, mainly New York, is here: benbansal.me?p=5579
The rest of the world is here: benbansal.me?p=5592
North America, mainly New York, is here: benbansal.me?p=5579
The rest of the world is here: benbansal.me?p=5592
Some local economic history from Balmain / Sydney: benbansal.me?p=5341
October 23, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Some local economic history from Balmain / Sydney: benbansal.me?p=5341
Adlergestell by Laura Laabs - a great debut novel about three girls starting school in reunited Germany: benbansal.me?p=5475
October 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Adlergestell by Laura Laabs - a great debut novel about three girls starting school in reunited Germany: benbansal.me?p=5475
Some thoughts on 35 years of German unity: benbansal.me?p=5343
October 16, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Some thoughts on 35 years of German unity: benbansal.me?p=5343
Two books on Lemberg/Lviv, highly recommended: benbansal.me?p=5340
October 4, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Two books on Lemberg/Lviv, highly recommended: benbansal.me?p=5340
Some thoughts on Ingrid Robeyns' Limitarianism and a bogus defence of billionaires: benbansal.me?p=5214
October 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Some thoughts on Ingrid Robeyns' Limitarianism and a bogus defence of billionaires: benbansal.me?p=5214
Happy 35th German Reunification Day - benbansal.me?p=5343
October 4, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Happy 35th German Reunification Day - benbansal.me?p=5343
It's been ten years that we published the Yangon Architectural Guide. An article commemorating the writing process and reflecting on the time between publication and today was published in Caravanserai, the magazine of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs benbansal.me?p=5281
August 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
It's been ten years that we published the Yangon Architectural Guide. An article commemorating the writing process and reflecting on the time between publication and today was published in Caravanserai, the magazine of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs benbansal.me?p=5281