Dr. Vera Kichanova 🇺🇦

@kichanova

Market Urbanist at @FreeCitiesFound & @KingsCollegeLon. Formerly Senior Researcher at @ZHA_News (London) & Editor-in-Chief at @AtlasNetwork (Kyiv)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates kichanova.com Joined September 2009

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Dr. Vera Kichanova 🇺🇦 @kichanova Jan 17, 2025

The UK needs a new wave of Hong Kong-style self-governing cities, empowered with broad autonomy to explore diverse planning regimes, governance models, and investment strategies.

Check my IAE paper: "Beyond Freeports: Revitalising Britain with Self-Governing Cities" ⤵️

Dr. Vera Kichanova 🇺🇦 @kichanova Oct 5

Apparently, after nearly 10 years of research and writing about private cities, there will actually be a book. Out March 2027 — and available for pre-order now!

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🗓️ OUT IN MARCH 2027

🏙️ 'City Makers' by @kichanova weaves together ground-level reporting with stories of rebel mayors, visionary architects and tech bros—the first comprehensive exposé of a new urban phenomenon: private cities.

Pre-order ➡️ tinyurl.com/23t4tkzz

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Dr. Vera Kichanova 🇺🇦 @kichanova Sep 3

Our first summer as a family of four

Dr. Vera Kichanova 🇺🇦 @kichanova Aug 6

Paraphrasing Churchill, if you put the Socialists in charge of England, there will be a shortage of rain in a few years

Dr. Vera Kichanova 🇺🇦 @kichanova Apr 1

Can startup cities defend themselves?

For a month now, Dubai has been living under Iranian air strikes — and life goes on. Here’s my insider’s account of what it feels like, and what it means for the future of special jurisdictions: free-cities.org/can-startup-ci…

free-cities.org Can Startup Cities Defend Themselves? Ask Dubai Can a small jurisdiction of global nomads defend itself? Dubai under missile attack in the Gulf war suggests Free Cities can punch above their weight.