Development Studies: Cities & the Developing World

Edited by Margaret Crawford, Marco Cenzatti

Since the "Opening Up" period of 1978-80, China has urbanized with unprecedented speed. The construction of completely new cities and the dramatic redevelopment of existing urban centers have completely transformed the Chinese landscape. This urban revolution has generated an astonishing number and…

Hardback – 2017-10-31
Routledge
Critical Concepts in Urban Studies

Edited by Joan Fitzgerald, Michael J. Motta Jr.

‘Sustainability’ is widely recognized as a key objective of urban development in the twenty-first century. But how is it realized in practice? What are its historical origins and its theoretical underpinnings? How does it connect to, or inform, related movements which seek to create more liveable…

Hardback – 2012-09-10
Routledge
Critical Concepts in Urban Studies