1st Edition
The Metaphysical City Six Ways of Understanding the Urban Milieu
By Rob Sullivan
Copyright 2019
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Metaphysical City examines the metaphorical existence of the city as an entity to further understand its significance on urban planning and geography. It encourages an open-minded approach when studying cities so as to uncover broader connecting themes that may otherwise be missed. Case studies of New York, Paris, Cairo, Mumbai, Tokyo, and Los Angeles explore a metaphor specific to... Read more
Introduction 1. The City as Creature: New York 2. The City as Human: Paris 3. The City as Jail Cell: Cairo 4. The City as Thing: Mumbai 5. The City as Home: Tokyo 6. The City as Spectacle: Los Angeles Conclusion
Biography
Rob Sullivan is a former lecturer in geography at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the author of Street Level: Los Angeles in the Twenty-First Century and Geography Speaks: Performative Aspects of Geography.
