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CityReads Editor's Picks：
Top Twitter Accounts on Cities
CityReads Editor compiles an incomplete list of top twitter accounts on cities. If you have any suggestion, please leave us a message. Your contribution is much appreciated.
Picture source: http://www.citylab.com/tech/2011/11/where-twitterati-live/303/
01
American Planning
@APA_Planning
American Planning Association: Making Great Communities Happen
Chicago / Washington D.C.
planning.org
02
Brookings Metro
@BrookingsMetro
Providing decision-makers with the analysis and research necessary for improving the health and prosperity of American cities and metros.
brookings.edu/metro.aspx
03
C40 Cities
@c40cities
C40 is a network of the world’s megacities committed to addressing climate change
c40.org
04
Canadian Urbanism
@CanUrbanism
The Council for Canadian Urbanism (CanU) is a national organization of leading multi-disciplinary urbanists championing better city-building coast-to-coast!
canadianurbanism.ca
05
Centre for Cities
@CentreforCities
The Centre for Cities is an independent research and policy institute, committed to helping #cities improve. Also see our newsfeed: @ThinkCitiesUK
UK
centreforcities.org
06
CEOs for Cities
@CEOsforCities
CEOs for Cities gathers people who want to improve their cities around the same table and challenges them to make timely, meaningful progress.
ceosforcities.org/join
07
Cities of Migration
@CitiesMigration
International project showcasing innovative ideas on immigrant integration from cities across the world. A project of@GDXRyerson @TRSMRyerson
Toronto, Canada
citiesofmigration.ca
08
Future of Cities
@CitiesOxford
The Oxford Programme for the Future of Cities is rethinking cities to face future challenges.
Oxford, UK
futureofcities.ox.ac.uk
09
Citiscope
@Citiscope
Citiscope challenges the world’s urban leaders and city shapers to learn from each other. News coverage of city innovations and leadup to Habitat III.
Washington, D.C.
citiscope.org
10
City Mayors
@City_Mayors
The City Mayors Foundation is dedicated to improving local government worldwide. Projects: The City Mayors website, World Mayor and the mayors' Code of Ethics.
London
citymayors.com
11
City Observatory
@CityObs
Original research and a data-driven approach to what matters for city success.
cityobservatory.org
12
carboncitylab
@evolvii
urban design app to calculate and reduce the carbon emissions of your urban master plan
carboncitylab.com
13
Future Cities Lab
@futurecitieslab
Jason Kelly Johnson and Nataly Gattegno
San Francisco
future-cities-lab.net
14
Harvard CGBC
@HarvardCGBC
Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities
Cambridge, MA
harvardcgbc.org
15
Human Scale City
@HumanScaleCity
Understanding cities and urban policies, urban innovation, sustainable and human cities - Independent consulting and research agency led by@manufernandez
Bilbao
humanscalecity.org/?lang=en
16
IURD at UC Berkeley
@IURDBerkeley
Action research for equitable cities.
Berkeley, California
iurd.berkeley.edu
17
LivingCities
@Living_Cities
22 Foundations & Financial Institutions building a New Urban Practice that gets dramatically better results for low-income ppl, faster.
New York, NY - Washington, DC
livingcities.org
18
LSE Cities
@LSECities
LSE Cities is an international centre that carries out research education outreach + advisory activities in the urban field.
London, UK
lsecities.net
19
McGill Urban Lab
@McGillUrbanLab
McGill Urban Lab is an interdisciplinary group based at McGill University. We conduct research, teach, and engage in activities related to cities. @McGillU
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
urbanlab.geog.mcgill.ca
20
MIT City Science
@MITCities
City Science at the MIT Media Lab is a unique network of research groups experienced in technology design, data analytics, and scientific research.
Cambridge, MA
cp.media.mit.edu
21
MIT Urban Planning
@MITdusp
The Department of Urban Studies and Planning is part of the MIT School of Architecture + Planning @mitsaphttp://sap.mit.edu Related:@mitarchitecture, @actmit
Cambridge, MA
http://dusp.mit.edu
22
Imaginary Cities
@Oniropolis
The fictions we inhabit. 'Imaginary Cities' by Darran Anderson.
influxpress.com/imaginary-citi…
23
Oxford Urban
@Oxford_Urban
The University of Oxford Sustainable Urban Development Programme. Professional development in urban sustainability and resilience.
University of Oxford
conted.ox.ac.uk/SUD
24
Senseable City Lab
@SenseableCity
We're a research group at MIT exploring cities and emerging technologies. Directed by Carlo Ratti.http://senseable.mit.edu/
MIT (Cambridge, MA)
senseable.mit.edu
25
Academy of Urbanism
@theAoU
Identifying, promoting and learning from great urbanism in the UK, Ireland + Europe. Follow the Young Urbanists at@AoUYU
London, England
academyofurbanism.org.uk
26
The Nature of Cities
@TNatureOfCities
A world-wide blog collective on cities as ecosystems of people, nature, and infrastructure. David Maddox, Founder and Editor.
thenatureofcities.com
27
UCL Urban Laboratory
@UCLurbanlab
UCL Urban Laboratory is a crossdisciplinary centre for critical and creative urban thinking, teaching, research and practice.
UCL, London
ucl.ac.uk/urbanlab
28
Urban Innovation Lab
@UILL15
Identify present & future urban challenges. Use design thinking to prototype solutions. Develop leadership to bring them back to your context.
Berlin, Shanghai, Durban
urban-innovation-lab.com
29
UN-Habitat
@UNHABITAT
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, is the United Nations agency for human settlements.
Nairobi, Kenya
unhabitat.org
Joined June 2009
30
urbandata
@urbandata
Sharing data on cities, public health, inequality. Opinions own. WK Kellogg Foundation Racial Equity Fellow, Executive Director at DataHaven (@CTData)
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
twitter.com/urbandata
31
Urban Institute
@urbaninstitute
Elevating the debate on social and economic policy since 1968.
Washington, DC
urban.org
32
UrbanTheoryLab
@UrbanTheoryLab
Based at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, we are a research team concerned to rethink the basic categories, methods and cartographies of urban theory.
Cambridge, USA
urbantheorylab.net
33
WRISustainableCities
@WRIcities
Helping cities make big ideas happen™. A program of @WorldResources. Producer of http://www.TheCityFix.com
BRA, CHN, IND, MEX, TKY, USA
WRIRossCities.org
34
CITY
@CITYanalysis
CITY: Analysis of urban trends, culture, theory, policy, action
city-analysis.net
35
IJURR.org
@IJURResearch
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research - The critical edge of research on cities and regions
International
ijurr.org
36
JournalUrbanAffairs
@JUAurban
Focusing on urban research and policy, JUA offers a multidisciplinary perspective on issues relevant to scholars and practitioners.
Michigan State University
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.111…
37
Urban Geography
@urbgeog
Publishing original academic papers on urban issues by geographers and other social scientists since 1980.
urbangeographyjournal.wordpress.com
38
Urban Studies Jnl
@USJ_online
Urban Studies Journal – publishing ground-breaking contributions across the full range of social science disciplines.
Glasgow, Scotland
usj.sagepub.com
39
Bloomberg Cities
@BloombergCities
Celebrating public sector progress and innovation in cities around the world. Run by@BloombergDotOrg’s Government Innovation program.
mayorschallenge.bloomberg.org
40
CityLab
@CityLab
All things urban, from The Atlantic.
citylab.com
41
The Global Urbanist
@globalurbanist
Online magazine about urban development issues around the world. If you would like to contribute, please get in touch with our editors@globurb.com.
London
globalurbanist.com
42
Guardian Cities
@guardiancities
Devoted to sharing ideas, stories and discussions about the future of cities all over the world.
theguardian.com/cities
43
planetizen
@planetizen
Urban planning, design, and development. News, views, jobs, education, and more.
Los Angeles, CA, USA.
planetizen.com
44
NPR Cities Project
@NPRCities
NPR explores cities in the 'urban century'
npr.org/nprcities
45
TEDCity2.0
@TEDCity2_0
TEDCity2.0 carries forward the 2012@TEDPrizeby sharing TEDTalks from urban innovators and stewards around the globe.
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