Routledge handbook on cities of the global south / edited by Susan Parnell and Sophie Oldfield.
The renaissance in urban theory draws directly from a fresh focus on the neglected realities of cities beyond the west and embraces the global south as the epicentre of urbanism. This Handbook engages the complex ways in which cities of the global south and the global north are rapidly shifting, the...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2014.
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| Series: | Routledge handbooks.
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| Summary: | The renaissance in urban theory draws directly from a fresh focus on the neglected realities of cities beyond the west and embraces the global south as the epicentre of urbanism. This Handbook engages the complex ways in which cities of the global south and the global north are rapidly shifting, the imperative for multiple genealogies of knowledge production, as well as a diversity of empirical entry points to understand contemporary urban dynamics. The Handbook works towards a geographical realignment in urban studies, bringing into conversation a wide array of cities across the glob. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781136678202 1136678204 1306539080 9781306539081 9780415818650 0415818656 9780203387832 020338783X 1136678271 9781136678271 1136678344 9781136678349 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |