Cities and Urban Geography
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Trophy Cities
Dorina Pojani
‘Pojani provides a highly original critique of planned capital cities through her use of a feminist perspective. She points to both the colonial inheritance that perseveres in post-colonial nations, even as the new capitals are intended ... -
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Planned Urban Development
Chris Couch
‘Chris Couch provides a detailed overview of the modern history of urban extension schemes in Britain. Discussions of broader trends are combined with in-depth chapters on individual localities, including international comparative case s... -
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A Research Agenda for Heritage Planning
Edited by Eva Stegmeijer, Loes Veldpaus
This insightful Research Agenda examines the multidimensional relationship between heritage planning and pressing current societal challenges around climate, identity and development. Mapping future avenues for the field, it suggests new... -
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Handbook on Cities and Complexity
Edited by Juval Portugali
‘This is a fascinating collection of discussions by leading authors, ranging from philosophical perspectives, to conceptual frameworks and mathematical models across many disciplines. A unifying theme is the role of human cognition and d... -
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![Marketing Countries, Places, and Place-associated Brands]()
Marketing Countries, Places, and Place-associated Brands
Edited by Nicolas Papadopoulos, Mark Cleveland
‘For too long the fields of place marketing and branding on the one hand, and country of origin and country image on the other, have evolved in parallel, with minimal integration between these two highly related fields. This timely book ... -
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Ordinary Cities, Extraordinary Geographies
Edited by John R. Bryson, Ronald V. Kalafsky, Vida Vanchan
‘Ordinary Cities, Extraordinary Geographies is a call for a more inclusive research agenda centering overlooked places often perceived as less important because they are not exceptionally large, or wealthy, or confronted by exceptional c... -
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A Modern Guide to the Urban Sharing Economy
Edited by Thomas Sigler, Jonathan Corcoran
‘Spanning multiple disciplines and continents, A Modern Guide to the Urban Sharing Economy documents how sharing platforms transform mobility, space and our relationship with things. How platforms are regulated will determine whether “sh... -
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![Research Handbook on International Law and Cities]()
Research Handbook on International Law and Cities
Edited by Helmut P. Aust, Janne E. Nijman, Miha Marcenko
‘Walter Benjamin – foremost among writers on cities – once observed (to paraphrase) that crafting a good piece of writing entails making, at once, a musical composition, an architectural construction, and a woven textile. The Research Ha... -
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Transport in Human Scale Cities
Edited by Miloš N. Mladenović, Tuuli Toivonen, Elias Willberg, Karst T. Geurs
‘Sometimes a book is produced that gets one thinking and acting in different ways, as it allows problems to be examined from an alternative perspective. This is such a book, as it promotes the idea that transport in cities should be exam... -
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Research Handbook of Sustainability Agency
Edited by Satu Teerikangas, Tiina Onkila, Katariina Koistinen, Marileena Mäkelä
This innovative Research Handbook answers crucial questions about how individuals and organizations can make a difference toward sustainability. Offering an integrative perspective on sustainability agency, it reviews individual, active,... -
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Handbook of Cities and Networks
Edited by Zachary P. Neal, Céline Rozenblat
‘If you want to understand cities – the innovation and dynamism they generate and the way they sort and segregate people by class, race and other dimensions – you have to start by understanding that cities are networks. Zachary Neal and ... -
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![Urban Planning, Management and Governance in Emerging Economies]()
Urban Planning, Management and Governance in Emerging Economies
Edited by Jan Fransen, Meine P. van Dijk, Jurian Edelenbos
‘The authors argue that cities in emerging economies can increase their sustainable competitiveness by replacing their traditional system of urban planning and management with a modern system of urban governance. This is a must read for ...
