Professor Loretta Lees

Professor Loretta Lees

@lorettaclees.bsky.social

Director Boston University Initiative on Cities. Urbanist, Geographer, Public Scholar, Mum. Lives Boston USA and London UK.

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Japonica Brown-Saracino
@jbrownsaracino.bsky.social

BU Sociology is hiring an urbanist who can contribute to a new university-wide convergence initiative on livable and resilient cities. Please consider submitting an application. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32945

academicjobsonline.orgBoston University, Office of Research Job #AJO32945, Assistant Professor Faculty Position in the Department of Sociology, with a focus on Livable and Resilient Cities, Office of Research, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, US

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan
@london.gov.uk

£36 billion a year. That astronomical sum is how much the climate crisis could cost London by the 2050s if we fail to act. In June I set out London’s first city-wide plan for protecting Londoners and preparing for a hotter future. Our city is relying on us to act now.

bloomberg.comClimate Change to Cost London Up to £36 Billion a Year by 2050sClimate change could cost London as much as £36 billion ($50 billion) a year by the 2050s, the Mayor of London’s office said in a report.

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Tim White
@timwhite100.bsky.social

We now know a bit about what happens when the likes of private equity firms and REITs enter housing markets. But what about venture capitalists?  My recent paper ‘Hyperscaling housing’ has been published in the latest volume of IJURR (spoiler: it's not pretty):

onlinelibrary.wiley.comHYPERSCALING HOUSING: Venture Capital, Real Estate Start‐Ups and the Race to Build a Global Residential BrandWhat happens when venture capitalists try to reinvent housing in their own image? Synonymous with the rise of Big Tech, venture capitalists (VCs) are asset managers that invest in early-stage compani...

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Susan J. Smith
@sjs1869.bsky.social

Well placed to bring some sanity to the tangled, inefficient, unfair system of property tax. Wonder if she’ll bite the bullet. Here’s the challenge: www.economicsobservatory.com/what-future-...

economicsobservatory.comWhat future for residential property taxation in Britain? - Economics ObservatoryCouncil tax is unpopular, unfair and overdue for reform. An alternative would be to fund statutory services through central government, introduce a modest local service charge, and absorb stamp duty a...
Chartered Institute of Housing @cihhousing.bsky.social

Congratulations to Angela Rayner on her reappointment as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. During her previous tenure she led significant reforms, boosted housing supply, strengthened renters' rights & increased investment in affordable & social homes buff.ly/yqudjPJ

lgcplus.comRayner returns to MHCLGAngela Rayner has returned to the role of secretary of state for the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Her appointment came after
Professor Loretta Lees
@lorettaclees.bsky.social

Nice to see two BU folk authoring this

michelelancione@michelelancione.bsky.social

A collective piece just came out in City. It was written by the 15 scholars who took part in the Beyond Inhabitation Lab & Urban Transitions Hub schools in 2024 and 2025 in Turin and Lisbon. Thanks to all the instructors and participants! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Jesse M. Keenan
@jessemkeenan.com

Part 2 coverage of our research @theguardian.com from perspective of folks working on community relocation, receiving communities, ecological restoration, & flood control. Politicians can deny all they want but these env & socioecon shifts are well underway. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

theguardian.comNew Orleans residents on warning to abandon sinking city: ‘Nobody wants to leave home’After a recent study found New Orleans is at a ‘point of no return’ amid the climate crisis, some locals say they will ‘only leave if forced to’. But what would it take to stay?

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Hester Parr
@hesterparr.bsky.social

The cognitive work needed for the shift to accepting climate change and action is challenging. We need diverse ways of approaching psychological and emotional adaptation.

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The Guardian
@theguardian.com

Parts of England expected to hit 35C in ‘unprecedented’ May heatwave

theguardian.comParts of England expected to hit 35C in ‘unprecedented’ May heatwaveMonday predicted to be hottest May day on record by large margin, as UK braces for ‘super El Niño’ summer Temperatures are expected to hit 35C in parts of England on Monday, in an “unprecedented” May heatwave. The Met Office is already predicting that records will be broken. A spokesperson said: “Today will be the hottest day in May in the UK in our temperature records, with highs of 35C expected. The current May record is 32.8C. Records are usually only broken by tenths of a degree, making this heatwave unprecedented for the time of year.” Continue reading...