Abstract

The Urban Studies Best Article is awarded by the editors to the author(s) of what they consider to be the most innovative and agenda-setting article published in a given year. Twenty-two articles were longlisted by the editors from those published in print copy in 2014.
The editors are pleased to announce that Dr Charlotte Lemanski (University of Cambridge) is the winner of the Urban Studies Best Article for 2014 for her article, ‘Hybrid gentrification in South Africa: Theorising across southern and northern cities’ which was published in the November 2014 issue, 51(14): 2943–2960.
The runner-up for the 2014 award was Timothy Moss (Leibniz Institute for Regional Development and Structural Planning) for his article, ‘Socio-technical Change and the Politics of Urban Infrastructure: Managing Energy in Berlin between Dictatorship and Democracy’, which was published in the May 2014 issue, 51(7): 1432–1448.
Both articles are free to view on the Journal’s website.
