The new Blackwell companion to the city /
"Drawing together leading scholars from a variety of academic disciplines, this collection reports the leading edge of research and analysis into the contemporary urban condition. With more than half of the world's population living in urban environments, cities are places of huge complexi...
| Други автори: | Bridge, Gary., Watson, Sophie. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Malden, MA :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2011.
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| Серия: |
Wiley-Blackwell companions to geography
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| Онлайн достъп: |
An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
New Blackwell companion to the city. |
| Резюме: |
"Drawing together leading scholars from a variety of academic disciplines, this collection reports the leading edge of research and analysis into the contemporary urban condition. With more than half of the world's population living in urban environments, cities are places of huge complexity and diversity and the processes and structures that bind them together reach out across the globe. This volume considers the state of the city and contemporary urbanisation from a range of intellectual and international perspectives. Whilst considering established themes, such as urban divisions and differences, publics and cultures, politics and planning, the New Blackwell Companion to the City also addresses new debates on subjects like materiality, mobilities, and environment. Incorporating international examples, this book explores the economic, social, cultural, environmental and political issues that flow from and within the modern city"-- |
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| Описание на библ. документ: |
Rev. ed. of: A companion to the city, 2000. |
| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (786 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781444395112 (e-book) |