In Western traditions, conceptions of public space have been pivotal to ideas and
imaginations of civic and political life. Public space is understood as a political forum where …

Creating Chinese Urbanism describes the landscape of urbanisation in China, revealing the
profound impacts of marketisation on Chinese society and the consequential governance …

The extant literature on urban China is preoccupied by concerns over the production and
usage/consumption of urban space in relation to the dualistic state–market or state–society …

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 …

The region of southern Mesopotamia, in modern southern Iraq, was home to perhaps the
world's oldest cities and complex societies. Such cities and towns developed closely to …

Worldwide countries face growing challenges of social inclusion amid the massive influx of
migrant populations into large cities. Planning scholars have long been intrigued by the role …

China is undergoing an urban revolution. In 2011 more than half of the total population
resided in cities and towns for the first time in history. Over the last two decades urban China …

This monograph focuses on the concept of 'liveable streets' in China, which has been
overlooked in the existing literature. This research has firstly developed an analytical …

Cities worldwide face the challenge of persistent social polarisation that is exacerbated by
the mass migration of populations. Scholars have debated whether the planning of public …

This article focuses on the dynamics between migrant street vendors and public security
forces and the complex social production of urban public space in Guangzhou. As an …