Urban Theory

A Critical Assessment

AvJohn Rennie Short

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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This wide-ranging and state-of-the-art new edition reviews the classic contributions to understanding modern and post-modern cities, and is comprehensively updated to take account of the issues and concepts at stake in 21st century urban theory.

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Utgivningsdatum:2014-12-05
Mått:137 x 213 x 15 mm
Vikt:359 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:296
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781137382641

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John Rennie Short is Professor of Public Policy at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA.

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Reviews of the first edition: "A remarkable intellectual tour-de-force: incisive, comprehensive, wide-ranging, compelling." - Professor Sir Peter Hall, Bartlett Professor of Planning and Regeneration, University College London, UK "A great read: almost as gripping as a good novel. A must-have book for scholars and an ideal text to get students thinking and capture their interest." - Saskia Sassen, University of Chicago, USA and author of Territory, Authority, Rights

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionPART I: THEORIZING THE CITY IN TIME1. Theorizing The Premodern City2. Theorizing The Modern City3. Theorizing The Postmodern CityPART II: THEORIZING THE CITY IN SPACE4. The City As Network5. The Economic City6. The City Of Difference7. The Political City 8. The Everyday City9. The City And Nature10. Urban Imaginaries11. Marketing The City12. The Future Of Urban Theory: Directions And Intersections.