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With the rise of wealth inequalities, our cities are changing
dramatically. This collection critically engages with and advances
existing debates on the super-rich and their roles in these
transformations. An interdisciplinary range of contributions from
international experts including sociologists, geographers,
historians, discourse analysts, and urban studies specialists
reveal crucial aspects of the real estate investment practices of
the super-rich, their social spaces in the city as well as the
distinct influence of the super-rich on the transformation of four
key cities: London, Tokyo, Singapore and Hong Kong. By drawing
together diverse disciplines, perspectives, and experiences across
different geographical contexts, this book offers a fresh,
comparative, and nuanced take on the super-rich and the 1% city, as
well as a solid, empirically and theoretically grounded basis to
think about future research questions and policy implications.
With the rise of wealth inequalities, our cities are changing
dramatically. This collection critically engages with and advances
existing debates on the super-rich and their roles in these
transformations. An interdisciplinary range of contributions from
international experts including sociologists, geographers,
historians, discourse analysts, and urban studies specialists
reveal crucial aspects of the real estate investment practices of
the super-rich, their social spaces in the city as well as the
distinct influence of the super-rich on the transformation of four
key cities: London, Tokyo, Singapore and Hong Kong. By drawing
together diverse disciplines, perspectives, and experiences across
different geographical contexts, this book offers a fresh,
comparative, and nuanced take on the super-rich and the 1% city, as
well as a solid, empirically and theoretically grounded basis to
think about future research questions and policy implications.
In 1915 Robert Park penned his seminal paper "The City: Suggestions
for the investigation of human behaviour in the city environment".
This essay provided an agenda for the Chicago School of Urban
Sociology, which formed the basis of urban research for decades.
Given that China's urban centres now occupy the spotlight that once
belonged to American cities, Park's essay is a platform and point
of departure for this volume, which gathers together reflections
from a broad range of urban China specialists to consider Park's
(ir)relevance today - for cities in China, for questions about the
social life of the city and for urban research more generally.
Essential for a broad range of urban studies scholars, this book is
an invaluable teaching resource and a useful tool for policy-makers
and planners.
In 1915 Robert Park penned his seminal paper "The City: Suggestions
for the investigation of human behaviour in the city environment".
This book gathers together reflections from a diverse range of
urban China specialists to consider its relevance today, actively
engaging with the challenge of conceptualising urban China and
asking important questions about the development of the
contemporary city.
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