Phil Hubbard is Professor of Urban Studies at the University of Kent, UK. He is author of several books including Cities and Sexualities (2012), City (2006), People and Place (2001), and The Entrepreneurial City (1998). His research has shed new light on the understanding of social exclusion, marginalization and displacement by showing how urban restructuring profoundly shapes and influences contemporary social life.
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Foreword. Gentrification and Retail Change.- Chapter 1. The 'Death' of the High Street.- Chapter 2. Going Out of Town.- Chapter 3. Reviving the High Street.- Chapter 4. 24-Hour Party People.- Chapter 5. Sexing it Up.- Chapter 6. Place Your Bets.- Chapter 7. Fast Food, Slow Food.- Chapter 8. Bohemia on the High Street.- Chapter 9. Conclusion: Vital and Viable?.