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 …

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 …

How did neighborhood groceries, parish halls, factories, and even saloons contribute more
to urban vitality than did the fiscal might of postwar urban renewal? With a novelist's eye for …

The Emerging City was written at a time when the great transformation from urban to
suburban lifestyle was under way. It is a tribute to Scott Greer that his work understood the …

This book will change the way Americans think about their cities. It provides a
comprehensive economic and social history of urban America since 1950, covering the 29 …

The world inclines toward uniformity. It undergoes entropy, the tendency for different energy
levels in a system to equalize as, for example, when a kettle of hot water warms a cold room …

This book identifies and accounts for the characteristics of the contemporary city and of
urban society. It analyzes the distribution and growth of settlements and explores the social …

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 …

Studies of cities in global context have been around almost as long as scholars have been
studying cities (Weber, 1927; Pirenne, 1936). Use of the concept 'global city'did not …

ÔThis is vintage Allen Scott, but also a tour dÕhorizon of the state of urban studies, 2012, by
one of its foremost global practitioners: compulsory reading. Õ Ð Peter Hall, University …