Urban Planning – Sociology at Work

Visual Sociology of Housing Crisis

Three sets of tall, crowded buildings in Hong Kong with little sunlight, with hundreds of balconies

A new exhibition uses visual sociology to tackle the social stigma of living in subdivided units, bedspace and ‘coffin home’ apartments in Hong Kong.

Sociology of Disaster Planning

Aerial view of a large hilly area flattened by the Palisades Fire, California, n 15 January 2025. Around half the homes are reduced to rubble, while the other half still stand

Two show how sociology can inform disaster planning, and why public policy must invest in better strategies and community education.

Applied Sociology Career Spotlight: Urban Planning

Aerial view of a building with green trees beneath

The Californian Department of Transportation in the USA has a cultural studies team who are unearthing the city’s cultural heritage.

Building Sustainable Cities for the Future

Older people, singles, and a monther with a child cycle through a leafy park

Overview of the major findings from the United Nations’s recent report, World Economic and Social Survey 2013: Sustainable Development Challenges. We cover some sociological resources that speak to the theme of green planning.