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OverviewWritten by a highly experienced and respected author, within the context of an increasingly urbanised world, this book shows why and how geography matters in understanding cities and will be a valuable resource for academics, lecturers and students on urban geography and planning courses. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Allan CochranePublisher: Policy Press Imprint: Policy Press ISBN: 9781447313625ISBN 10: 1447313623 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 30 April 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsWhy cities matter, why their geographies matter; Thinking about the urban: models and frameworks; Cities in the world: world cities and ordinary cities; The social worlds of the city; Social order and the city; The rise of the entrepreneurial city; Politics and power: spaces of hope, spaces of despair; Conclusion.ReviewsAuthor InformationHe is particularly interested in exploring the connections between policy change, institutional restructuring and the spaces of political and social change. Over the past decade Allan has undertaken research on the reshaping and re-imagining of Berlin, on the contemporary redefinition of British urban policy, on higher education and regional social transformation and on the governance of the South-East of England as a city 'region'. He was co-author of Re-Thinking the Region (Routledge 1998) and joint editor of Comparing Welfare States (Sage 2001) and of Security: Welfare Crime and Society (McGrawHill/Open University Press 2008). His book Understanding Urban Policy: a Critical Approach was published by Blackwell in 2007. He is currently Principal Investigator on an ESRC funded project on Tensions and Prospects for Sustainable Housing Growth and Co-investigator on another ESRC funded project on Living Multiculture. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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