Urban Sociology - Urban Studies Books

New and Published Books

1. Population Studies

   Edited by Edith Gray, Zhongwei Zhao

   Series: Critical Concepts in the Social Sciences

   Demography is the scientific study of human populations. Classical demography has at its core three processes: fertility, migration, and mortality. To be human is to be part of the demographic process, so contemporary studies of population focus not only on the implications of population size and...

   Published November 22nd 2012 by Routledge
2. The Battle for Tolmers Square (Routledge Revivals)

   By Nick Wates

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1976, this book tells of the dramatic struggle between tenants’ groups, community associations, students, squatters, intellectuals, political parties, and property developers at Tolmers Square in north London. The author describes how property developers, interested only in...

   Published October 25th 2012 by Routledge
3. Can Neighbourhoods Save the City?

   Community Development and Social Innovation

   Edited by Frank Moulaert, Erik Swyngedouw, Flavia Martinelli, Sara Gonzalez

   Series: Regions and Cities

   For decades, neighbourhoods been pivotal sites of social, economic and political exclusion processes, and civil society initiatives, attempting bottom-up strategies of re-development and regeneration. In many cases these efforts resulted in the creation of socially innovative organizations, seeking...

   Published October 15th 2012 by Routledge
4. Transforming Urban Waterfronts

   Fixity and Flow

   Edited by Gene Desfor, Jennefer Laidley, Quentin Stevens, Dirk Schubert

   Series: Routledge Advances in Geography

   In port cities around the world, waterfront development projects have been hailed both as spaces of promise and as crucial territorial wedges in twenty-first century competitive growth strategies. Frequently, these mega-projects have been intended to transform derelict docklands into communities of...

   Published September 4th 2012 by Routledge
5. Building Inclusive Cities

   Women’s Safety and the Right to the City

   Edited by Carolyn Whitzman, Crystal Legacy, Caroline Andrew, Fran Klodawsky, Margaret Shaw, Kalpana Viswanath

   Building on a growing movement within developing countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia-Pacific, as well as Europe and North America, this book documents cutting edge practice and builds theory around a rights based approach to women’s safety in the context of poverty reduction and social...

   Published August 29th 2012 by Routledge
6. The City: The Basics

   By Kevin Archer

   Series: The Basics

   The City: The Basics provides a brief yet compelling overview of the study of cities and city life. The book draws on a range of perspectives – economic, political, cultural, and environmental aspects are all considered – to provide a broad comparison of the evolution of cities in the rich Global...

   Published August 15th 2012 by Routledge
7. Retail and Marketing Channels (RLE Retailing and Distribution)

   Edited by Srinivas Reddy, Luca Pellegrini

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Retailing and Distribution

   Retailer’s buying power has significantly increased in recent years as a result of a process of market concentration. As vertical relationships in marketing channels have strengthened their influence over the shape of the industry, the producer-distributor relationship has become more central to an...

   Published August 8th 2012 by Routledge
8. Shopping Centre Development (RLE Retailing and Distribution)

   Edited by John Dawson, Dennis Lord

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Retailing and Distribution

   The shopping centre has become an established feature of urban structure over the past thirty years. Development of centres has been rapid and little attempt has been made to consider the development process and the problems caused by it. There is a growing awareness that centres are not always...

   Published August 8th 2012 by Routledge
9. The Development of the Wholesaler in the United States 1860-1900 (RLE Retailing and Distribution)

   By Bill Reid Moeckel

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Retailing and Distribution

   Although the scientific study of marketing is relatively new, certain aspects of it have been analyzed in considerable detail. A body of literature exists, for example, on the various phases of retailing and advertising. It is only in the last decade or two, however, that much attention has been...

   Published August 8th 2012 by Routledge
10. Retailing and the Public (RLE Retailing and Distribution)

    By Lawrence Neal

    Series: Routledge Library Editions: Retailing and Distribution

    In one of the first books to treat retailing as a subject of serious analysis, Retailing and the Public examines the state of one of the most important industries in the country. Retailing gives direct employment to more people than any other trade; it accounts for over half of national income. No...

    Published August 8th 2012 by Routledge