COMPARATIVE URBANISM 'Comparative Urbanism fully transforms the scope and purpose of urban studies today, distilling innovative conceptual and methodological tools. The …
As metropolitan regions continue to fuse into giant megalopolises, nations are confronted with new challenges for governing large metropolitan regions. This monograph addresses …
J Robinson - International journal of urban and regional …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Cities exist in a world of cities and thus routinely invite a comparative gesture in urban theorizing. However, for some decades urban studies have analytically divided the world of …
G Evans - Urban studies, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
The paper presents the results of an international study of creative industry policies and strategies, based on a survey of public-sector creative city initiatives and plans and their …
K Ward - Progress in human geography, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Recent years have witnessed the beginnings of a renaissance in the field of comparative urban studies. The paper discusses this body of work's history, drawing on contributions …
Cities are staging more events than ever. Within this macro-trend, there is another less acknowledged trend: more events are being staged in public spaces. Some events have …
Urban studies is currently witnessing both a revival and a reorientation of comparative research (Robinson, 2005, 2006, 2011; Nijman, 2007a, 2007b; McFarlane, 2010; Ward …
Das Lehrbuch wendet sich an Studierende der Architektur, Stadtplanung, Urbanistik, Kunst und Kulturwissenschaften. Es soll den Studierenden ermöglichen, für ihr Studium und ihre …
The processes of globalisation, circulation and networks make cities and metropolises units that are increasingly interdependent. There were some countervailing trends in urban …