'Cities People Places' journal is the official journal associated with the ‘Cities People & Places’ (ICCPP) Annual International Conference being organized by the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.  Six consecutive ICCPP conferences were held in Colombo from 2013 to 2018 and these have established the event as a credible academic endeavor that can bring together academics and practitioners in the fields of urban design, architecture and allied arts. By generating a mass and diversity of knowledge on urban spaces, people and places in cities, the conference is contributing to a greater understanding of cities and urban settlement systems in the modern world.  This publication consolidates the development of this knowledge to be made available to a wider spectrum of academics and practitioners.         More ...