1st Edition

Cities and Consumption

By Mark Jayne Copyright 2006
256 Pages 31 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

260 Pages 31 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 31 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

In investigating the mutual and dynamic relationship between urban development and consumption, this book asks: how are cities moulded by consumption, and how is consumption moulded by cities? Consumption stands at the intersection of different spheres of everyday life: between the public and the private, the political and the personal, the individual and the social. It is considered to be... Read more
1. Introduction to Cities and Consumption  2. Consumption and the Modern Day City  3. Consumption and the Post-Modern City  4. Consumption and Everyday Life  5. Cities, Consumption and Identity  6. Consuming the City  7. Consumption and Urban Regeneration  8. Conclusion

Biography

Mark Jayne