Urban Intelligence for Better Cities
NEO CIVITAS LAB
Analysis, case studies and critical perspectives on urban development worldwide
About Us
What is Neo Civitas Lab?
Neo Civitas Lab analyses cities as a lens for understanding urban policy, international relations, geopolitics and identity. Through long-form video essays and written analysis, we explore how cities shape us and how we shape them in return.
What We Analyse
Three Ways to Read a City
Urban Realities
Cities up close. Case studies examining how urban spaces are built, governed, and transformed — from the ancient Roman urban legacy of Nîmes and Orange to the multifaceted identities of Istanbul and Tokyo.
Urban Concepts
Cities decoded. The frameworks and ideas that help us read urban space — What is an urban ecosystem? What is cosmopolitanism? What does a city actually owe its inhabitants?
Urban Insights
Cities as argument. Critical perspectives on urban policy, planning decisions, and the political and environmental forces that shape the places we live in.