Progress in Irish Urban Studies is a working paper series which presents expanded articles based on papers presented to the annual research seminar series and provides a means by which post-graduate researchers and practitioners can present recently completed research or research in progress to a wider audience and receive constructive feedback. The series is published on an annual basis and submissions are invited from all individuals conducting contemporary urban-related research (see notes for contributors). We are now accepting papers for the 2009 Volume.Submissions and/or enquiries can be forwarded via email to directors@fius.ie. Alternatively, they can be posted to either Enda Murphy or Sinead Kelly.

Past Volumes of Progress in Irish Urban Studies

VOLUME 4 2008 (Full volume, PDF, 699KB) - JUST PUBLISHED

1. Evaluating the Role of  Urban Public Space in Dublin's  Evolution as an Entrepreneurial City P. Lawton (Pages 1-12)
2. Demographic Structure and Spatial Change in the Dublin City-Region, 1996-2006 C. Walsh (Pages 13-24)
3. The Implications of Housing Market Transformation and Segmentation for Housing Affordability in Ireland D. Downey (Pages 25-44)

VOLUME 3 2007 (Full volume, PDF, 610KB)

1. Housing Quality Indicators and Sub-standard Accommodation in the ‘Budget’ Segment of the Private Rented Sector: An Overview of Selected Findings D. Coates & N. Feely (Pages 1-12)
2. (Re)Producing Cork Docklands: Just Add Water C. O'Callaghan (Pages 13-24)
3. The Monitoring and Enforcement of Standards in the Irish Private Rented Sector: Evaluating Local Authority Performance D. Coates & N. Feely (Pages 25-38)

VOLUME 2 2006 (Full volume, PDF, 412KB)

1. Neo-Liberalism, Public Services and PPPs in Ireland R. Hearne (Pages 1-14)
2. Irish Planning Practice and a Response to Cultural Diversity A. Ryan (Pages 15-26)
3. The Politics of Urban Regeneration J.P. Hogan (Pages 27-37)

VOLUME 1 Issue 2 2005 (PDF, 493 KB)

Papers in Volume 1 Issue 2: 

1. Funding Area Partnership Companies (APCs) in a changing landscape of governance: Some preliminary findings M. Borscheid (Pages 1-12)
2. Challenge, Renegotiation and Change in the Current Phase of Spencer Dock J.P. Hogan (Pages 13-20)
3. Smart Growth in Ireland: From Rhetoric to Reality D. Stewart (Pages 21-30)

VOLUME 1 Issue 1 2005 (PDF, 544 KB)

Papers in Volume 1 Issue 1:

1. Are They For Real? Demographic Projections for Spatial Planning in a Modern Ireland B. Hughes (Pages 1-16)
2. Urban Planning and the Shifting Discourses of Governance: A Case Study of Dublin H.A. Haidar (Pages 17-26)
3. Why my initial research looks nothing like my Ph.D title: A tale about going from A to B (via ANT) in place promotion reserach J. Monagle (Pages 27-33)