Ricardo Cardoso

About Ricardo Cardoso

My research focuses on transnational urbanism, oil economies, and development in African cities. My current book project on Luanda, the capital of Angola, examines how energy generation shapes urban form. Based on long-term fieldwork, this informs debates on energy futures, climate change, and their urban impacts.

Areas of Expertise

International Development Planning

Selected Publications

2023 Blocos Urbanism: Capitalism and Modularity in the Making of Contemporary Luanda. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research 47(5): 809-832. Co-authored with Jia-Ching Chen and Henrik Ernstson. [IJURR Best Article Prize]
2022 Seeing Luanda from Salvador: Lineaments of a Southern Atlantic Urbanism. Antipode 54(3): 729-751.

Recent Courses Taught

• 2024 Undergraduate Research Methods. Undergraduate. The Ohio State University. 
• 2024 Comparative Studies in Planning. Undergraduate. The Ohio State University 
• 2024 Development Theory. Graduate. The Ohio State University. 
• 2022 Oil Cities: Past and Futures of Petro-Urbanism. Undergraduate. Yale-NUS College.