Urban Theory - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1138793388 ISBN 13 : 9781138793385

Editeur : Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

Urban Theory: New Critical Perspectives provides an introduction to innovative critical contributions to the field of urban studies. Chapters offer easily accessible and digestible reviews, and as a reference text Urban Theory is a comprehensive and integrated primer which covers topics necessary for a full understanding of recent theoretical engagements with cities.

The introduction outlines the development of urban theory over the past two hundred years and discusses significant theoretical, methodological and empirical challenges facing the field of urban studies in the context of an increasing globally inter-connected world. The chapters explore twenty-four topics, which are new additions to the urban theoretical debate, highlighting their relationship to long established concerns that continue to have intellectual purchase, and which also engage with rich new and emerging avenues for debate. Each chapter considers the genealogy of the topic at hand and also includes case studies which explain key terms or provide empirical examples to guide the reader to a better understanding of how theory adds to our understanding of the complexities of urban life.

This book offers a critical and assessable introduction to original and groundbreaking urban theory and will be essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students in human geography, sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, economics, planning, political science and urban studies.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Mark Jayne is Professor of Human Geography at Cardiff University, UK.

Kevin Ward is Professor of Human Geography and Director of the Manchester Urban Institute at the University of Manchester, UK.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1138793388
• ISBN 13: 9781138793385
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 376
• Éditeur: Jayne Mark
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