Urban Radar

Tom Goodfellow and Beth Perry
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Urban Radar is a podcast series brought to you by Professors Tom Goodfellow and Beth Perry, which reflects on current events and emerging trends through the lens of cities and urban life. Drawing on the unique range of urban expertise in the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester, we place urban dynamics at the centre of contemporary global affairs. Feedback: Email: urbanradarpod@gmail.com Instagram: @urbanradarpodcast Credits:  Podcast production, hosting, editing & promotion: Tom Goodfellow & Beth Perry Post-production editing & promotion: Sam Burgum Production support: Jack Clayton Distribution, promotion & marketing: Vicky Simpson Music: Horizon (music by Tom Goodfellow, produced by Alan Thomson); Falling Down (music by Tom Goodfellow, performed by the Dice, produced by Alan Thomson); Ghosts (music by the Dice; produced by Alan Thompson); Kilimanjaro (music by Tom Goodfellow, produced by Alan Thompson). Supported by the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester.

  1. 1d ago

    36-1. WRITING THE CITY - A conversation with Gabriella Bennett about "How to Build A City"

    In this three-part feature, we take a look at different ways of writing the city and how cities are brought into view through journalism and fiction. Recorded live at the Off the Shelf festival in Sheffield in 2026, we talk with three writers - Gabriella Bennett, Saima Mir and Sufiyaan Salam about home, belonging, identity and wider questions of representational justice. Across the talks, key themes include how different forms of writing approximate the 'truth', how journalism and fiction give us space and time to understand cities beyond academia and what the connections are between writing the city and the right to the city. In Part One, Beth and Tom interview journalist and author Gabriella Bennett about her new book How to Build a City: Journeys into the Urban Future, part long-form journalism, part travel-log exploring how cities are confronting the big issues of our time. Bennett takes us from growing-up in Glenrothes, to Ukraine, the North Pole, and even Mars. The conversation reconsiders ‘home’ as something which is constantly evolving, which is not fixed but can be designed ‘in’ and ‘out’ through architecture and planning, and is shaped by war, climate crisis, and societal injustices. Listen to Parts Two and Three here: Saima Mir, "Deliverance" Sufiyaan Salam, "Wimmy Road Boyz" Guest: Gabriella Bennett is a Scottish based journalist who specialises in housing and architecture. She writes two weekly columns for The Times and The Sunday Times and her work has appeared in numerous national papers. Her first book, The Art of Coorie, was a Waterstones Bestseller. Find our more/references: David Harding, a town artist Discussing Edi Rama and Albanian 'starchitects' on Urban Radar Episode 35  Discussing Tanzil Shafique's City of Desire on Urban Radar Episode 24 Discussing Kiruna's church move on Urban Radar Episode 11 Discussing rebuilding efforts in Ukraine whilst war is ongoing on Urban Radar Episode 9 Hosts: Tom Goodfellow is Professor of Urban Development in the Global Development Institute, and CEO of the African Cities Research Consortium, University of Manchester.  His research focuses on the political economy of urban development and change in Africa, particularly the politics of urban land and transportation, conflicts around infrastructure and housing, and urban institutional change. (linkedin.com/in/tom-goodfellow-0b418441)  Beth Perry is Professor of Urban Epistemics and Director of the Urban Institute at the University of Sheffield. Her research focuses on the relationships between urban expertise, governance and justice, underpinned by a commitment to co-producing collective intelligence across multiple scales to address complex urban challenges. She has worked in cities in Africa, Europe and the UK. (linkedin.com/in/itsbethperry) Email feedback to: urbanradarpod@gmail.com You can also follow us on instagram: @urbanradarpodcast Thanks to the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester for providing time, resources and equipment to support this podcast. And to Sam Burgum, for post-production editing and promotion.

  2. 1d ago

    36-2. WRITING THE CITY - A conversation with Saima Mir about "Deliverance"

    In this three-part feature, we take a look at different ways of writing the city and how cities are brought into view through journalism and fiction. Recorded live at the Off the Shelf festival in Sheffield in 2026, we talk with three writers - Gabriella Bennett, Saima Mir and Sufiyaan Salam about home, belonging, identity and wider questions of representational justice. Across the talks, key themes include how different forms of writing approximate the 'truth', how journalism and fiction give us space and time to understand cities beyond academia and what the connections are between writing the city and the right to the city. The introduction and wrap up are included in Part 1.  In Part Two Beth interviews Saima Mir about her book Deliverance which is the third in the Khan trilogy. More than a crime novel, Mir brings the city into view as a silent protagonist shaping urban destinies, from global empires and industrial decline to shadow economies and sweet shops. The conversation turns to the ‘truth’ that can be found in fictional accounts of the city, helping us to unpick how we navigate intersecting urban lenses of femininity, race, motherhood, and being a northerner. Listen to Parts One and Three here: Gabriella Bennett, "How to Build A City" Sufiyaan Salam, "Wimmy Road Boyz" Guest: Saima Mir is an award-winning journalist and bestselling author. She has written for The Guardian, The Times, The Independent and The Daily Telegraph, and worked for the BBC. Her work appeared in the anthology, It’s Not About the Burqa in 2019 and received over 250,000 hits online in two days. She is the author of the Times Bestseller, The Khan, and its sequels Vengeance and Deliverance. Saima grew up in Bradford and now lives in London. Mir is also the editor of The Book of Bradford whose stories demonstrate the resilience of Yorkshire’s third largest city, the former ‘wool capital of the world’ which has overcome challenges and evolved into a proudly modern city, famed for its rich diversity and vibrant cultural landscape. Find our more/references: From Oldham to Bradford: the violence of the violated, Institute for Race Relations - on the Race Riots 2001 Discussing Tanzil Shafique's City of Desire on Urban Radar Episode 24 Hosts: Tom Goodfellow is Professor of Urban Development in the Global Development Institute, and CEO of the African Cities Research Consortium, University of Manchester.  His research focuses on the political economy of urban development and change in Africa, particularly the politics of urban land and transportation, conflicts around infrastructure and housing, and urban institutional change. (linkedin.com/in/tom-goodfellow-0b418441)  Beth Perry is Professor of Urban Epistemics and Director of the Urban Institute at the University of Sheffield. Her research focuses on the relationships between urban expertise, governance and justice, underpinned by a commitment to co-producing collective intelligence across multiple scales to address complex urban challenges. She has worked in cities in Africa, Europe and the UK. (linkedin.com/in/itsbethperry) Email feedback to: urbanradarpod@gmail.com You can also follow us on instagram: @urbanradarpodcast Thanks to the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester for providing time, resources and equipment to support this podcast. And to Sam Burgum, for post-production editing and promotion.

  3. 1d ago

    36-3. WRITING THE CITY - A conversation with Sufiyaan Salam on "Wimmy Road Boyz"

    In this three-part feature, we take a look at different ways of writing the city and how cities are brought into view through journalism and fiction. Recorded live at the Off the Shelf festival in Sheffield in 2026, we talk with three writers - Gabriella Bennett, Saima Mir and Sufiyaan Salam about home, belonging, identity and wider questions of representational justice. Across the talks, key themes include how different forms of writing approximate the 'truth', how journalism and fiction give us space and time to understand cities beyond academia and what the connections are between writing the city and the right to the city. The introduction and wrap up are included in Part 1.  In Part Three Beth interviews Sufiyaan Salam about his book Wimmy Road Boyz. Focusing on one night and one road - a.k.a the Curry Mile - Salam’s novel brings Manchester into view through “heavy pasts and heavier futures”. The conversation moves through parodying Oasis’ Wonderwall, killing Shakespeare, British ‘nights out’, and Reclaim the Night marches, to explore themes of urban anonymity, masculine friendship, rage, and Mancunian bravado. Listen to Parts One and Two here: Gabriella Bennett, "How to Build A City" Saima Mir, "Deliverance" Guest: Sufiyaan Salam is a writer and former animator from Blackburn. He co-wrote the short film MAGID / ZAFAR, which won the BIFA award in 2025 and was shortlisted for a BAFTA for Best Short Film. Wimmy Road Boyz is his first novel. Find our more/references: ‘The Curry Mile’ (Wilmslow Road, Manchester) - Rusholme Archive Urban Institute report - Manchester, The Centripetal City: The Lessons of Property-Led Regeneration For Core Cities and Their Proximal Towns. Reclaim the Night - Manchester Evening News 2019 ‘Understanding the Racist Riots of 2024 and what should be done’ - Race Equality Foundation. Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association Discussing Tanzil Shafique's City of Desire on Urban Radar Episode 24 Hosts: Tom Goodfellow is Professor of Urban Development in the Global Development Institute, and CEO of the African Cities Research Consortium, University of Manchester.  His research focuses on the political economy of urban development and change in Africa, particularly the politics of urban land and transportation, conflicts around infrastructure and housing, and urban institutional change. (linkedin.com/in/tom-goodfellow-0b418441)  Beth Perry is Professor of Urban Epistemics and Director of the Urban Institute at the University of Sheffield. Her research focuses on the relationships between urban expertise, governance and justice, underpinned by a commitment to co-producing collective intelligence across multiple scales to address complex urban challenges. She has worked in cities in Africa, Europe and the UK. (linkedin.com/in/itsbethperry) Email feedback to: urbanradarpod@gmail.com You can also follow us on instagram: @urbanradarpodcast Thanks to the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester for providing time, resources and equipment to support this podcast. And to Sam Burgum, for post-production editing and promotion.

  4. Oct 20

    35. BLEEDING CITIES: Menopause, menstrual activism and urban development (+hometown tax in Japan, +architecture in Tirana, +el Nino's urban impacts, and more)

    In this month's episode, Beth and Tom mark World Menopause Day (18 October) through an exploratory conversation with Dr Maria Tomlinson (School of Information, Journalism and Communication, University of Sheffield) about menstrual dignity, justice and the city. World Menopause Day is an international awareness day set up since 2009 by the International Menopause Society, in partnership with the World Health Organisation, to break taboos, combat stigma and educate the public about the menopause.  Together they discuss how employers, city councils, schools and community organisations can be involved in creating indoor and outdoor environments for people to bleed with dignity, the challenges of increasing heat, and why urban studies needs to take menstrual justice more seriously. Also on the radar: The long impacts of Rowntree's seminal poverty report in York in 1901 What Japanese tax, superheros and toilets have in commonEdi Rama's architectural dreams for AlbaniaWhat Sagal Abdi-Wali's election as the first Somali MP tells us about race, religion and gender in Camden, during the Holborn and St Pancras by-electionWhy we should all be scared of El NinoBlocked streets, barricades in the banlieue: France is on strike (again)Guest: Dr. Maria Tomlinson is a lecturer in public communication and gender at the University of Sheffield. Her research examines the impact of health communication on social inequalities. For the last ten years, her research has focussed on menstrual health, menopause, and endometriosis. Findings from her latest book, The Menstrual Movement in the Media: Reducing Stigma and Tackling Social Inequalities (2025), have been used by charities, schools, and government bodies to improve menstrual education and reduce menstrual inequities and have been published in the Independent. Find out more: Irise International - Global Menstrual Justice BS 30416:2023 Menstruation, Menstrual Health, Menopause | BSI UK ISO 45010:2026 - Occupational health and safety management — Menstruation and menopause in the workplace — Guidance Heatwaves and Women: Why Rising Heat in the UK is a Feminist Issue PINE: a geopoetic work about menopause and wildfires (Sarah de Leeuw) Welcome - Menopause Geographies - Cardiff University (Kate Boyer, Kirstie O'Neill, Nina Ross) Fòs Feminista Hosts: Tom Goodfellow is Professor of Urban Development in the Global Development Institute, and CEO of the African Cities Research Consortium, University of Manchester.  His research focuses on the political economy of urban development and change in Africa, particularly the politics of urban land and transportation, conflicts around infrastructure and housing, and urban institutional change. (linkedin.com/in/tom-goodfellow-0b418441)  Beth Perry is Professor of Urban Epistemics and Director of the Urban Institute at the University of Sheffield. Her research focuses on the relationships between urban expertise, governance and justice, underpinned by a commitment to co-producing collective intelligence across multiple scales to address complex urban challenges. She has worked in cities in Africa, Europe and the UK. (linkedin.com/in/itsbethperry) Email feedback to: urbanradarpod@gmail.com You can also follow us on instagram: @urbanradarpodcast Thanks to the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester for providing time, resources and equipment to support this podcast. And to Sam Burgum, for post-production editing and promotion.

  5. Oct 2

    34. UNIVERSITIES AND URBAN CO-PRODUCTION: A conversation with Catherine Durose and Beth Chitekwe-Biti

    In this episode Tom and Beth are joined by Catherine Durose from the University of Liverpool and co-lead of the Co-production Futures Inquiry, and Beth Chitekwe-Biti, Executive Director of Slum Dwellers International (SDI) Secretariat and Community Knowledge Lead for the African Cities Research Consortium.  Universities are increasingly expected to produce cutting edge research, be relevant and impactful and deliver value to students, governments and industry. They are seen as active players in local, national and international development work with communities. They are also increasingly criticised or even attacked, with scrutiny over their roles across the political spectrum. In the meantime, many urban researchers have always worked collaboratively, in deep and trusted partnerships with community organisations and residents to improve everyday living or develop advocacy or reform coalitions for urban change. There is plenty of evidence about how universities and academics can work productively together to address urban injustices. Specifically in this episode, we discuss co-production - what it means, why it matters for urban researchers, practitioners and residents and what conditions we need within universities to do it well.  Guests: Professor Catherine Durose is Professor of Public Policy and Co-Director of the University of Liverpool's Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place. She has written extensively on the politics and possibilities of co-production, including for Nature.  She is Co-Lead, with Beth Perry, Liz Richardson and Bryony Vince-Myers, of the Research England-funded Co-Production Futures Inquiry, a collective intelligence gathering exercise to mobilise change to address institutional barriers to co-produced and participatory research. The Inquiry is open to evidence until December 2026. Submit here. Dr Beth Chitekwe-Biti is Executive Director of the Slum Dwellers International (SDI) Secretariat. SDI is a network of federations of the urban poor across Africa, Asia and Latin America. She is Director of Community Knowledge at the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC). Beth holds a PhD from the University of Manchester, where her research examined the impact of social movements on urbanisation and urban land policy. Her published work focuses on how organised communities of the urban poor co-produce urban change with the state.  Read more!  Outputs from the Co-Production Futures Inquiry Getting our own house in order Evidence from across the UK higher education sectorDoubling Down Not Ducking Out: Why Co-Production of Research Matters NowVisit the SDI Knowledge Hub Read outputs from the African Cities Research Consortium Underpinning research Co-production as praxis: critique and engagement from within the university Is co-production a ‘good’ concept? Three responses Leadership and the hidden politics of co-produced research: a Q-methodology study Jam and Justice: Co-producing Urban Governance Realising Just Cities Hosts: Tom Goodfellow is Professor of Urban Development in the Global Development Institute, and CEO of the African Cities Research Consortium, University of Manchester.  His research focuses on the political economy of urban development and change in Africa, particularly the politics of urban land and transportation, conflicts around infrastructure and housing, and urban institutional change. (linkedin.com/in/tom-goodfellow-0b418441)  Beth Perry is Professor of Urban Epistemics and Director of the Urban Institute at the University of Sheffield. Her research focuses on the relationships between urban expertise, governance and justice, underpinned by a commitment to co-producing collective intelligence across multiple scales to address complex urban challenges. She has worked in cities in Africa, Europe and the UK. (linkedin.com/in/itsbethperry) Email feedback to: urbanradarpod@gmail.com You can also follow us on instagram: @urbanradarpodcast Thanks to the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester for providing time, resources and equipment to support this podcast. And to Sam Burgum, for post-production editing and promotion.

  6. Sep 21

    33. CLEANING UP THE CITY: Waste-lands in Mumbai and Lagos (+moving capitals, +renaming cities, +urban running events and more)

    In this month's episode, Beth and Tom reflect on UN World Clean-up Day, inviting Deji Akinpelu (Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development (CHSD) University of Lagos), and Purva Dewoolkar (School of Environment, Education and Development, University of Manchester) to share their work rethinking waste management and sanitation in Lagos and Mumbai. 'Cleaning up the city' is easier said than done - and can also be dangerous, depending on the nature of the waste. Waste management is central to the livelihoods of millions of people in cities around the world, as well as to food chains and questions of nutrition. Together they discuss how to manage different kinds of waste in an integrated way, the roles of different individuals and groups, including residents, waste pickers and local governments, and how waste connects to wider climate resilience actions and plans.  Also on the radar: Why do capital cities get moved, and will Uganda be moving its capital?What do new UK sanctions on Israeli settlements mean for the two-state and ‘shared homeland’ solutions? And what is the potential role of cities?What is the history of cities seceding from nation-states?What are the positive and negative effects on the city of massive urban running events?What are the implications of AI 'superintelligence' for cities and towns, according to different generations?What’s in a name? With Trump renaming more geographies, does Tom know the former names of cities in Beth’s quiz? Guests:  Deji Akinpelu is a documentary filmmaker, photographer and advocate for inclusive urban development whose practice documents architecture, heritage and everyday urbanism across Lagos and West Africa. He founded the Rethinking Cities Initiative (RCI) in 2017, following the forced eviction of the waterfront community at Otodo Gbame, and has since built a body of work that treats the recording of the city, its buildings, its cultural traditions and its threatened settlements, as an act of advocacy for their survival.Challenges and opportunities for inclusive water delivery in Lagos Challenges and opportunities for inclusive water delivery in LagosDisplaced: A City’s ScarsPurva Dewoolkar is Bicentenary Research Fellow in the School of Environment, Education and Development, University of Manchester. Dewoolkar’s research integrates human geography, urban studies, critical development studies, and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), collaborating with Mumbai's campaign for Universal Access to Water and Manchester's cultural institutions to develop care-centred, community-led approaches for documenting and understanding urban infrastructural struggles in the Global South, centring the lived experiences and vocabularies of resistance. On shaky grounds: situating safe sanitation in Mumbai’s sub-surface legacies of wasterHabitation counter-stories: thinking from the autoconstructed basti-Cheeta Camp, MumbaiSewers and sewage treatment in Mumbai: Temporality, difference, competing universals and infrastructural entanglements.Links Sponsor Beth to raise money for War Child UK Off the Shelf – Festival of Words, Sheffield 2026 Doubling Down Not Ducking Out: Why Co-production of Research Matters Now References: Jaim Yacobi and Omar Dajani - 'Shared Homeland Paradigm' ESRC project Jane Jacobs - Cities and the Wealth of Nations Charles Tilly - Cities and States in World History Edensor & Larsen -  Rhythmanalysing marathon running How to be an Anti-Capitalist City David Robinson - The Intelligence Trap Cugurullo et al - The Rise of AI Urbanism in Post-Smart Cities The Conversation - ‘Gen Z is pushing back against AI’ Prerona Das - Smart Cities Beyond Methodological Cityism Prince Guma - The Temporal Incompleteness of Infrastructure and the Urban Gabriella Bennett -  How to Build a City Hosts: Tom Goodfellow is Professor of Urban Development in the Global Development Institute, and CEO of the African Cities Research Consortium, University of Manchester.  His research focuses on the political economy of urban development and change in Africa, particularly the politics of urban land and transportation, conflicts around infrastructure and housing, and urban institutional change. (linkedin.com/in/tom-goodfellow-0b418441)  Beth Perry is Professor of Urban Epistemics and Director of the Urban Institute at the University of Sheffield. Her research focuses on the relationships between urban expertise, governance and justice, underpinned by a commitment to co-producing collective intelligence across multiple scales to address complex urban challenges. She has worked in cities in Africa, Europe and the UK. (linkedin.com/in/itsbethperry) Email feedback to: urbanradarpod@gmail.com You can also follow us on instagram: @urbanradarpodcast Thanks to the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester for providing time, resources and equipment to support this podcast. And to Sam Burgum, for post-production editing and promotion.

  7. Aug 21

    32. INDIGENOUS URBANISM AND YOUTH: fluid geographies in Latin America, +Ceuta, +cats and dogs, +marine heatwaves, +population surge and more

    In this month's episode, Beth and Tom mark World Indigenous Peoples' Day and the International Day of Youth with Dr Philipp Horn, School of Geography and Planning, University of Sheffield. Drawing on Philipp's work with Indigenous youth from the Bolivian cities of El Alto, Santa Cruz, Sucre and Rurrenabaque, they challenge stereotypes of indigenous lives, highlighting fluid geographies and mobilities between urban and rural areas.  Together they discuss Indigenous claims to the city, how young Indigenous people navigate urban life and what indigenous epistemology and practice can offer urban studies. Also on the radar How strategic and local authorities are responding to the new guidance on what 'sex' means in the Equalities Act 2010Why border cities are geopolitical flashpoints: a look at Ceuta in contextWhat feral cats in Seoul and dogs in Istanbul tell us about more-than-human urban developmentHow marine heatwaves impact coastal cities and communitiesHow population surges and shrinkages shape urban politics around the worldWhether urban glitches, like a solar eclipse, disrupt the 24-hour city Guest:  Philipp Horn is Senior Lecturer in the School of Geography and Planning at the University of Sheffield, UK. His research focuses on Indigenous urbanism, youth rights, urban informality, and participatory planning in the global South, with a regional focus on Latin America. He has published numerous journal articles, books, book chapters and working papers, with recent work focusing on multilocal Indigenous lives, urban informality, and multi-modal collaborative research. Find out more about his work on these project websites: Indigenous Development Alternatives, funded by the ESRCContested Territories, funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 873082)From the back catalogue: Trans Rights and the City Seeing the City River/City References: Lessons from Ceuta, Myriam Cherti  Beyond the Border, Alice Buoli Open Call: Surfaces of War, Popular Intelligence in the Mediterranean Yongsan Cats Between Care and Violence: The Dogs of Istanbul Ottoman History Podcast - Between Care and Violence: The Dogs of Istanbul | Mine Yıldırım | Free Listening on Podbean App Call for Community Consultation: Journal of Southern Theorising Hosts: Tom Goodfellow is Professor of Urban Development in the Global Development Institute, and CEO of the African Cities Research Consortium, University of Manchester.  His research focuses on the political economy of urban development and change in Africa, particularly the politics of urban land and transportation, conflicts around infrastructure and housing, and urban institutional change. (linkedin.com/in/tom-goodfellow-0b418441)  Beth Perry is Professor of Urban Epistemics and Director of the Urban Institute at the University of Sheffield. Her research focuses on the relationships between urban expertise, governance and justice, underpinned by a commitment to co-producing collective intelligence across multiple scales to address complex urban challenges. She has worked in cities in Africa, Europe and the UK. (linkedin.com/in/itsbethperry) Email feedback to: urbanradarpod@gmail.com You can also follow us on instagram: @urbanradarpodcast Thanks to the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester for providing time, resources and equipment to support this podcast. And to Sam Burgum, for post-production editing and promotion.

  8. Jul 29

    31. INSIDE URBAN STUDIES: Voices from RC21, +chokepoint cities, +Binface, +bar brawls, +polo clubs and more

    In July's radar, we report back from one of the major urban studies conferences - RC21 - which is held every two years in different cities across the world. Bringing together 1200 scholars at the University of Vienna, the 2026 conference provided spaces for provocation and discussion about the methods, approaches and theories we need to identify and address urban inequalities in these contemporary times.  The central part of the episode is a discussion with the editors of the International Journal of Urban and Regional Research (IJURR) - Mona Fawaz, Liza Weinstein and Nik Theodore - about their 50th anniversary plans. We are excited to announce that these include a proposed collab with Urban Radar to produce a mini-series of special episodes connecting long-standing urban questions raised by scholars over the past five decades to contemporary analysis from emerging researchers. We also share a series of vox-pops from the conference, with Dolf te Lintelo, Catalina Ortiz, Gabriel Silvestre, Nitin Bathla, Simone Tulumello, Lindsay Sawyer and Vanesa Castan Broto. Before that, on our radar we discuss: Whether the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz might herald the development of new 'chokepoint' cities able to control strategic waterwaysWhat Count Binface could learn from previous comedy candidates standing for electionThe implications of Berlin's bunker shortage for cultural and arts venues The Soho bar brawl and which city has the latest bedtimeWhy young people are busy doing nothing in BangkokWhy environmentalists are disputing the closure of a colonial-era polo club in DelhiRead More: Founding IJURR editorial, 1977 Reflections on Critical Urban Studies in Perilous Times RC21 Conference Website  From Our Archive: RIVER/CITY: A conversation with Olivia Casagrande and Roberto Monte-Mor SEEING THE CITY: A conversation with Junia Mortimer and Felipe Magalhaes URBAN LABS IN TIMES OF CRISIS AND POST-TRUTH: A conversation with Mona Fawaz and Nausheen Anwar Hosts: Tom Goodfellow is Professor of Urban Development in the Global Development Institute, and CEO of the African Cities Research Consortium, University of Manchester.  His research focuses on the political economy of urban development and change in Africa, particularly the politics of urban land and transportation, conflicts around infrastructure and housing, and urban institutional change. (linkedin.com/in/tom-goodfellow-0b418441)  Beth Perry is Professor of Urban Epistemics and Director of the Urban Institute at the University of Sheffield. Her research focuses on the relationships between urban expertise, governance and justice, underpinned by a commitment to co-producing collective intelligence across multiple scales to address complex urban challenges. She has worked in cities in Africa, Europe and the UK. (linkedin.com/in/itsbethperry) Email feedback to: urbanradarpod@gmail.com You can also follow us on instagram: @urbanradarpodcast Thanks to the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester for providing time, resources and equipment to support this podcast. And to Sam Burgum, for post-production editing and promotion.

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Urban Radar is a podcast series brought to you by Professors Tom Goodfellow and Beth Perry, which reflects on current events and emerging trends through the lens of cities and urban life. Drawing on the unique range of urban expertise in the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester, we place urban dynamics at the centre of contemporary global affairs. Feedback: Email: urbanradarpod@gmail.com Instagram: @urbanradarpodcast Credits:  Podcast production, hosting, editing & promotion: Tom Goodfellow & Beth Perry Post-production editing & promotion: Sam Burgum Production support: Jack Clayton Distribution, promotion & marketing: Vicky Simpson Music: Horizon (music by Tom Goodfellow, produced by Alan Thomson); Falling Down (music by Tom Goodfellow, performed by the Dice, produced by Alan Thomson); Ghosts (music by the Dice; produced by Alan Thompson); Kilimanjaro (music by Tom Goodfellow, produced by Alan Thompson). Supported by the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester.

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    Tom Goodfellow and Beth Perry
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    40
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    © 2026 Urban Radar
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