Urban geography: a critical introduction

"Urban Geography a comprehensive introduction to a variety of issues relating to contemporary urban geography, including patterns and processes of urbanization, urban development, urban planning, and life experiences in modern cities. Reveals both the diversity of ordinary urban geographies and...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jonas, Andrew E. G. 1961- (Author), McCann, Eugene (Author), Thomas, Mary E. 1970- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester [u.a.] Wiley Blackwell 2015
Edition:1. publ.
Series:Critical introductions to geography
Subjects:
Online Access:Cover image
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"Urban Geography a comprehensive introduction to a variety of issues relating to contemporary urban geography, including patterns and processes of urbanization, urban development, urban planning, and life experiences in modern cities. Reveals both the diversity of ordinary urban geographies and the networks, flows and relations which increasingly connect cities and urban spaces at the global scale Uses the city as a lens for proposing and developing critical concepts which show how wider social processes, relations, and power structures are changing Considers the experiences, lives, practices, struggles, and words of ordinary urban residents and marginalized social groups rather than exclusively those of urban elites Shows readers how to develop critical perspectives on dominant neoliberal representations of the city and explore the great diversity of urban worlds "..
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XVIII, 359 S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
ISBN:9781405189804
9781405189798

There is no print copy available.

Interlibrary loan Place Request Caution: Not in THWS collection! Indexes