208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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The majority of the world’s population is now urban, and for most this will mean a life lived in the suburbs. City Suburbs considers contemporary Anglo-American suburbia, drawing on research in outer London it looks at life on the edge of a world city from the perspective of residents.
Interpreted through Bourdieu’s theory of practice it argues that the contemporary suburban life is one... Read more
FOREWORD: Conversation with Professor Peter Hall CHAPTER 1: Introduction CHAPTER 2: The Contemporary Context CHAPTER 3: Suburban Homeland CHAPTER 4: Variegated Suburbia CHAPTER 5: Constructing Suburban Meaning CHAPTER 6: Semi-Detached London? CHAPTER 7: Change in Outer London CHAPTER 8: Placing the Suburbs REFERENCES
Biography
Alan Mace is Lecturer in Regional and Urban Planning at the London School of Economics. He is a qualified planner with considerable experience of community involvement in major planning applications and policy development. His research interests include shrinking cities/suburbs, community involvement in planning and the social impact of rural second homes.
