scenes – sounds – action

scenes sounds action

the scenes sounds action section of city is aimed at publishing short, innovative and accessible submissions from a wider diversity of authors, campaigns, practitioners, artists, photographers and activists.

Municipal Kitchens                    : an exhibition re-imagining food as a public service in cities scenes sounds action

municipal kitchens : an exhibition re-imagining food as a public service in cities

hanna baumann, johann arens, miriam lowack, alicja rogalska, cherry truluck

13 jul 2026 • issue 30.3-4

hanna baumann, johann arens, miriam lowack, alicja rogalska & cherry truluck  ·  pages 952–964  ·  published online 13 jul 2026 abstract the…

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Situating quantitative methods in ongoing violence in the West Bank scenes sounds action

situating quantitative methods in ongoing violence in the west bank

hayes buchanan

1 apr 2026 • issue 30.1-2

hayes buchanan  ·  pages 617–626  ·  published online 01 apr 2026 abstract in this article, i describe an inventive approach to reorganizing…

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Editorial addendum scenes sounds action

editorial addendum

ulises moreno-tabarez

26 mar 2026 • issue 30.1-2

scenes sounds action — special feature: marjaa: violence, urbanisation and resistance through creative methods ulises moreno-tabarez  ·  pages 608–609  ·  published online…

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Making Marjaa: a conversation between Mayssa Jallad and Ely Dagher scenes sounds action

making marjaa: a conversation between mayssa jallad and ely dagher

mayssa jallad, ely dagher

18 mar 2026 • pages 598-607

scenes sounds action — special feature: marjaa: violence, urbanisation and resistance through creative methods mayssa jallad & ely dagher  ·  pages 598–607…

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Introduction to Marjaa: examining and representing violence, urbanisation and resistance through creative methods scenes sounds action

introduction to marjaa: examining and representing violence, urbanisation and resistance through creative methods

hannah sender, mayssa jallad

6 mar 2026 • pages 592-597

scenes sounds action — special feature: marjaa: violence, urbanisation and resistance through creative methods hannah sender & mayssa jallad  ·  pages 592–597…

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Despair and repair: using artistic methods to transform violence affecting young people in London scenes sounds action

despair and repair: using artistic methods to transform violence affecting young people in london

ariana markowitz, abbie ametewee

4 mar 2026 • issue 30.1-2

scenes sounds action — special feature: marjaa: violence, urbanisation and resistance through creative methods ariana markowitz & abbie ametewee  ·  pages 627–638…

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Rhythms of resistance: temporality, urban informality, and the production of China’s peri-urban landscape scenes sounds action

rhythms of resistance: temporality, urban informality, and the production of china’s peri-urban landscape

shih-yang kao, xuefeng wang

3 nov 2025 • issue 30.3-4

shih-yang kao & xuefeng wang  ·  pages 936–951  ·  published online 03 nov 2025 abstract this photo essay puts forth the idea…

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Appropriation of space: El Arbol settlement as a space of resistance in the city of Santiago de Cali, Colombia scenes sounds action

appropriation of space: el arbol settlement as a space of resistance in the city of santiago de cali, colombia

milton fernando trujillo-losada, erika castrillón villamarín, natalia garcía

3 oct 2025 • issue 29.5-6

milton fernando trujillo-losada, erika castrillón villamarín & natalia garcía  ·  pages 1141–1154  ·  published online 03 oct 2025 abstract this piece documents…

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Mapping scraps and scraping along in Fikirtepe scenes sounds action

mapping scraps and scraping along in fikirtepe

francesco pasta

3 oct 2025 • issue 30.1-2

scenes sounds action — special feature: marjaa: violence, urbanisation and resistance through creative methods francesco pasta  ·  pages 610–616  ·  published online…

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Women in the centre: dialogue on past and present community-led planning in Birmingham (UK) scenes sounds action

women in the centre: dialogue on past and present community-led planning in birmingham (uk)

debbie humphry, sue brownill

26 aug 2025 • issue 29.5-6

debbie humphry & sue brownill  ·  pages 1118–1132  ·  published online 26 aug 2025 abstract this essay draws on dialogue generated during…

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The future of the past: Barcelona’s Rec Comtal scenes sounds action

the future of the past: barcelona’s rec comtal

isaac marrero-guillamón, roger sansi

21 aug 2025 • issue 29.5-6

isaac marrero-guillamón & roger sansi  ·  pages 1133–1140  ·  published online 21 aug 2025 abstract this essay examines the contemporary significance of…

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Art, plants, and urban climate adaptation scenes sounds action

art, plants, and urban climate adaptation

stefan koderisch, maciej kowalewski, marek ostrowski, anna zadrożna

15 jul 2025 • issue 29.3-4

stefan koderisch, maciej kowalewski, marek ostrowski & anna zadrożna  ·  pages 639–658  ·  published online 15 jul 2025 abstract this paper presents…

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