Urban and Regional Studies
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![A Modern Guide to the Urban Sharing Economy]()
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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![Living with Pandemics]()
Living with Pandemics
Edited by John R. Bryson, Lauren Andres, Aksel Ersoy, Louise Reardon
‘This book captures a very specific moment in our current lives: the rise of a formidable pandemic, one more aggressive and more global than prior pandemics. It has already killed more people than have some of our major wars. The authors... -
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![Geographies of Cosmopolitanism]()
Geographies of Cosmopolitanism
Barney Warf
‘Truly an insightful pathbreaking tour de force on an evolving concept related to cultures, politics and economies in the contemporary world. It is a world where empathy, generosity, diversity and understanding are central and the meanin... -
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EU Cohesion Policy and Spatial Governance
Edited by Daniel Rauhut, Franziska Sielker, Alois Humer
‘“The course of true love never did run smooth,” Shakespeare would say about EU Cohesion Policy, one which Europe both underestimates and depends excessively upon. This volume explores the reasons behind this complex phenomenon, by weavi... -
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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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Defining Public Goods
David J. O’Brien
Through the lens of an economist’s notion of public goods, David J. O’Brien analyzes the dual problems of declining communities and polarizing conflicts between metropolitan and rural communities. The author describes in detail how seemi... -
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![Handbook for Teaching and Learning in Geography]()
Handbook for Teaching and Learning in Geography
Edited by Helen Walkington, Jennifer Hill, Sarah Dyer
‘This book is a much-needed comprehensive overview of recent research and practices on teaching geography in higher education. Written by leading researchers, it provides not only insights but also practical applications for lecturing, a...eBook:Find out more$55.96
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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 ... -
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Predatory Urbanism
Agatino Rizzo, Anindita Mandal
‘This book gives much needed attention to the violence of state-led megaprojects in Asia’s contemporary cities. The challenges of “predatory urbanism” examined in Qatar, Malaysia, and India are not harbingers of change; they are the chan... -
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Unlocking Regional Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Edited by Iréne Bernhard, Urban Gråsjö, Charlie Karlsson
‘Innovation and entrepreneurship are key to economic development. But these factors are far more concentrated geographically than wealth or employment. Why is this the case? Unlocking Regional Innovation and Entrepreneurship provides the...
