How do changes in the technology, infrastructure, and logistics of distribution shape and reshape regional space?  This long term research program examines how shifts in the volume, velocity, and vectors of commodity chains transform cities and urbanized regions.  We are particularly interested in how these changes affect neighborhoods, communities, and social relations. on the ground. 

 

Working against a techno-determinist approach, we frame the reconfiguration of regional space against the backdrop of political economic, policy, and planning priorities that involve a broad network of private and public actors.  We will explore these transformations through a series of projects, the first two of which are detailed in the links below.:

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Remaking the Foodscape in New York, Paris, and Mexico City

Ongoing research project with Noah Allison, Tiana Bacik Hayden, and Joseph Heathcott

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"Producing the Region through Distributional Space in Indianapolis."

Article by Isis Gamble and Joseph Heathcott, published in Platform Dec 2025.

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