Urban Futures Research Programme
We study the processes and governance arrangements that foster resilience, economic development, health, and inclusion and equality in cities and urban regions. Our research on challenges surrounding sustainability, open societies and youth contributes to three of the four Strategic Themes of Utrecht University. Research sections work across research themes in interdisciplinary projects together with societal partners.
Recent publications
2025
Mowri, S., & Bailey, A. (2025). Choreographing mobilities & urban imaginaries: Case study of Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit (MRT). Cities, 163, Article 106039. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2025.106039
Rebello, N. S., Sekaran, V. C., Ashok, L., Bailey, A., Mallya, D., & Patil, D. S. (2025). Mapping the journey of families navigating problem drinking in South Asia: a scoping review. BMC Public Health, 25(1), Article 1715. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22967-y
Shashwathi, G., Rao, B. K., Bailey, A., Kumar, P., & Ramachandra, P. (2025). Reply to Letter to Editor for the article "If by exercising I can conceive; I would like to exercise". Exploring knowledge, perception, and practices about exercise among women with infertility: A qualitative study. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 29(4), Article 101211. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt.2025.101211
Rajan, S. I., & Bailey, A. (2025). International Student Mobility: Precarity, Pandemics and Resilience. Population, Space and Place, 31(4), Article e70039. https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.70039
Rutagumirwa, S. K., & Bailey, A. (2025). Masculinity, poverty and body image among older men in Tanzania: connecting intersectionality and Bourdieu's theory of practice. Ageing & Society, 45(2), 320-341. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X23000454