218 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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With the urbanization of the world's population proceeding apace and the equally rapid urbanization of poverty, urban theory has an urgent challenge to meet if it is to remain relevant to the majority of cities and their populations, many of which are outside the West.
This groundbreaking book establishes a new framework for urban development. It makes the argument that all cities are best... Read more
Introduction 1. Dislocating Modernity: Primitivism in Urban Theory 2. On (Not) Being Blasé: In the Tracks of Comparative Urbanism 3. Ways of Being Modern: Towards a Cosmopolitan Urban Studies 4. Re-Inscribing Hierarchies: Global and World Cities 5. Developing Ordinary Cities: Bringing the City Back in 6. Mobilising Diverse Economies. Conclusion
Biography
Jennifer Robinson is Professor of Urban Geography at the Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.
'Ordinary Cities is a useful book for its telling critigues or modernity and developmentalism. It starts the process of providing an alternative approach that breaks with Western-dominated thinking in urban studies.' - Cultural Geographies 14(1)
