This book develops a fresh and challenging perspective on the city. Drawing on a wide and
diverse range of material and texts, it argues that too much contemporary urban theory is …

Since the late eighteenth century, academic engagement with political, economic, social,
cultural and spatial changes in our cities has been dominated by theoretical frameworks …

Urban Theory and the Urban Experience brings together classic and contemporary
approaches to urban research in order to reveal the intellectual origins of urban studies and …

The revised and updated second edition of Introduction to Cities explores why cities are
such a vital part of the human experience and how they shape our everyday lives. Written in …

As economic, political, and cultural centers, cities are at the heart of most contemporary
societies, as they have been for millennia. In spite of the Cassandras who periodically …

Urban Geography a comprehensive introduction to a variety of issues relating to
contemporary urban geography, including patterns and processes of urbanization, urban …

The aim of the book is to examine the transformation of the city in the late 20th century and
explore the ways in which city life is structured. The shift from modern-industrial to …

The Promise of the City proposes a new theoretical framework for the study of cities and
urban life. Finding the contemporary urban scene too complex to be captured by radical or …

By United Nations estimates, 60 percent of the world's population will be urban by 2030.
With the increasing speed of urbanization, especially in the developing world, scholars are …

Cities provide for people, not just functionally in terms of jobs, obligations and practical
pursuits, but also, and above all, emotionally. We like some cities and detest others. Despite …