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Cities and social change : encounters with contemporary urbanism / edited by Ronan Paddison & Eugene McCann.

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TextPublisher: Los Angeles ; London ; New Delhi ; Singapore ; Washington DC : SAGE, 2014Copyright date: ?2014Description: 1 online resource (276 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

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computer

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online resource

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9781473907867 (ebook) :

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Cities & social change
Encounters with contemporary urbanism

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HT153 .C5 2014

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71.41

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SAGE Knowledge

Contents:

Section 1. Theorising the city -- Section 2. Experiencing the city -- Section 3. The liveable city -- Section 4. Reflections on cities and social change.

Summary: This textbook of essays by leading critical urbanists is a compelling introduction to an important field of study; it interrogates contemporary conflicts and contradictions inherent in the social experience of living in cities that are undergoing neoliberal restructuring, and grapples with profound questions and challenging policy considerations about diversity, equity, and justice. A stimulant to debate in any undergraduate urban studies classroom, this book will inspire a new generation of urban social scholars.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-261) and index.

This textbook of essays by leading critical urbanists is a compelling introduction to an important field of study; it interrogates contemporary conflicts and contradictions inherent in the social experience of living in cities that are undergoing neoliberal restructuring, and grapples with profound questions and challenging policy considerations about diversity, equity, and justice. A stimulant to debate in any undergraduate urban studies classroom, this book will inspire a new generation of urban social scholars.

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Section 1. Theorising the city -- Section 2. Experiencing the city -- Section 3. The liveable city -- Section 4. Reflections on cities and social change.

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