In investigating the mutual and dynamic relationship between urban development and
consumption, this book asks: how are cities moulded by consumption, and how is …

Cities have long confounded the best efforts of observers to offer a decisive view of their
characteristics. Their very complexity and inherent changeability mean that efforts to fix their …

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Splintering Urbanism makes an international and interdisciplinary analysis of the complex
interactions between infrastructure networks and urban spaces. It delivers a new and …

City Life from Jakarta to Dakar focuses on the politics incumbent to this process–an"
anticipatory politics"–that encompasses a wide range of practices, calculations and …

With the urbanization of the world's population proceeding apace and the equally rapid
urbanization of poverty, urban theory has an urgent challenge to meet if it is to remain …

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 …

El texto presenta en la introducción las bases para una sociología de la globalización en la
que se afirma que dicho fenómeno es comprensible en términos no sólo de la …

When disaster strikes in cities the effects can be catastrophic compared to other
environments. But what factors actually determine the vulnerability or resilience of cities …

The 6th edition of this highly respected text builds upon the successful structure, engaging
writing style and clear presentation of previous editions. Examining urban social geography …