Politics of the Periphery - Governing Global Suburbia (Hardcover)

New urban forms characterizing contemporary metropolises reflect a certain continuity with the patterns of the past. They also include unexpected forms of settlement and design that have emerged in response to social and economic needs and as a way of leveraging new technologies. Politics of the Periphery sets out to explore sub/urban governance in diverse contexts in order to better understand how materiality and space are shaped by the possibilities and constraints of confronting actors. This collection, edited by Pierre Hamel, examines the empirical aspects of collective action and planning in eight urban regions around the world – across North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa – and reveals the impacts and consequences of various structures of suburban governance. The case studies feature a diverse range of local actors facing both the specificity of their respective milieus and the broader context of extended urbanization as metropolitan regions cope with new territorial challenges. The book focuses on suburbanization processes that characterize most of these post-metropolitan regions and questions whether it is possible to improve suburban governance in the face of growing uncertainties arising from structural and subjective transformations. Paying close attention to the relationship between the local and the global, Politics of the Periphery challenges the planning processes of evolving metropolitan regions.

General

Imprint:	University of Toronto Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Series:	Global Suburbanisms
Release date:	June 2023
First published:	2023
Editors:	Pierre Hamel
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-4875-4551-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Rural planning Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Transport planning & policy > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4875-4551-7
Barcode:	9781487545512

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