From rustic cottages reached by steamboat to big box stores at the exit ramps of eight-lane highways, Dolores Hayden defines seven eras of suburban development since 1820. An urban historian and ar…
Collects a wealth of case studies and findings from both China and Germany, providing valuable experiences of urban development for other cities around the world Discusses urban issues by departin…
While urban films often reinforce spatial stereotypes, they can also produce a resistant reading that helps transgress spatial boundaries, especially in in urban contexts where spatial inequalities…
Global Cities and Urban Theory provides an innovative set of approaches to understanding some of the world's major cities, working with concepts such as smart cities, volumetric urbanism, and criti…
Tell me what is urban for you and I can tell you who you are. Clearly, the very notion of urban is arguably one of the hot topics of contemporary culture; it has become the synonym of cool and serv…
This text focuses on the complex challenges—from poor living conditions to troubled health care options—faced by those living in informal settlements in countries such as South Africa and Brazi…