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Johannes Novy is an urban planner, urbanist, and senior lecturer at the University of Westminster, where he leads the MA Urban and Regional Planning. His research focuses on urban and planning theory, urban politics, and tourism. He is a member of the curatorial board of the International Building Exhibition 2027 StadtRegion Stuttgart and serves on the expert group for the New European Bauhaus Facility.

Johannes Novy

Jun 20 2025

Why beauty belongs at the heart of sustainable urban development

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Sustainable Living · Sustainable Investment

In a time of urgent urban challenges, beauty in design is not a luxury but a vital ingredient for building sustainable, resilient, and life-enhancing environments

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Recent publications

Johannes Novy

May 03 2024

Sustainable Living · Cities

Treating urban green spaces as "green premiums" is an affront: Here's why

Johannes Novy

Mar 27 2023

Sustainable Mobility · Cities

What Robert Moses can teach us about today's struggle for sustainable mobility and liveable cities

Johannes Novy

Aug 03 2022

Environmental Sustainability

Urban makers: why the city of the future needs to be productive

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