In the last decade a new wave of urban research has emerged,
putting comparative perspectives back on the urban studies agenda.
However, this research is frequently based on similar case studies
on a few selected cities in America and Europe and all too often
focus on the abstract city level with marginal attention given to
particular local contexts. Moving away from loosely defined urban
theories and contexts, this book argues it is time to start
learning from and compare across different ‘contested cities’.
It questions the long-standing Euro-centric academic knowledge
production that is prevalent in urban studies and planning
research. This book brings together a diverse range of
international case studies from Latin America, South and South East
Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East to offer an
in-depth understanding of the worldwide contested nature of cities
in a wide range of local contexts. It suggests an urban ontology
that moves beyond the urban ‘West’ and ‘North’ as well as
adding a comparative-relational understanding of the contested
nature that ‘Southern’ cities are developing. This timely
contribution is essential reading for those working in the fields
of human geography, urban studies, planning, politics, area studies
and sociology.
General
Imprint: |
Routledge
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Routledge Studies in Urbanism and the City |
Release date: |
September 2020 |
First published: |
2018 |
Editors: |
Jonathan Rokem
• Camillo Boano
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
246 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-367-66771-9 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-367-66771-1 |
Barcode: |
9780367667719 |
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