C.P. Pow: selected essays


Type of funding: Other Grants
DOI: https://doi.org/10.69752/0bcp-r306

The Urban Studies Foundation (USF) is delighted to announce the publication of a new open access book, presenting ten of C.P. Pow’s most impactful paper publications. The book is free to download below, and has been produced by the USF to honour the legacy of Pow’s work and contribution to urban studies. Pow also served as a USF Trustee from 2016 to 2020, during which time he acted in a number of roles for the Board, not least as Chair for the International Fellowships awarding panel.

C.P. Pow: selected essays

To celebrate the publication of this collection, and to advance support of urban studies in the region, the USF is also pleased to announce that one International Fellowship will be reserved in memory of Pow during the 2025 round of the scheme. This will be awarded to a scholar from and/or focused on urbanisation East and Southeast Asia. You can read more about the International Fellowships here.

Download the book here!

An introduction to the collection can be found on the USF blog, authored by USF Trustee Deljana Iossifova.

There will also be a launch event for the book held at the 2025 International Conference on China Urban Development, UCL, London.

Title: C.P. Pow: selected essays
Publisher: Urban Studies Foundation (2025)
Contributors: C.P. Pow, Tim Bunnell, Deljana Iossifova, and Harvey Neo
Design: Montserrat Bao (pdf) and Henrietta Sampson (e-book)
Production: Joe Shaw
Format: pdf and e-book
ISBN: 9781917466011
DOI: 10.69752/0bcp-r306

Download the book here!

Read more about the USF International Fellowships here.

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© Urban Studies Foundation 2025. C.P. Pow: selected essays is published by the Urban Studies Foundation. The collection is © Urban Studies Foundation, and individual chapters retain the copyright of their original authors and publishers. Chapters reproduced from works originally published by Wiley, Sage, and Taylor & Francis are included here by permission.

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