The Transformation of Cities
Urban Theory and Urban Life
Seiten
2002
Red Globe Press (Verlag)
978-0-333-74597-7 (ISBN)
Red Globe Press (Verlag)
978-0-333-74597-7 (ISBN)
The aim of the book is to examine the transformation of the city in the late 20th century and explore the ways in which city life is structured. The focus is not just on America and Europe but also explores cities in other parts of the world as city growth in the twenty first century will be predominantly outside of these regions.
The aim of the book is to examine the transformation of the city in the late 20th century and explore the ways in which city life is structured. The shift from modern-industrial to information/consumption-based 'post-modern' cities is traced through the text. The focus is not just on America and Europe but also explores cities in other parts of the world as city growth in the twenty first century will be predominantly outside of these regions.
The aim of the book is to examine the transformation of the city in the late 20th century and explore the ways in which city life is structured. The shift from modern-industrial to information/consumption-based 'post-modern' cities is traced through the text. The focus is not just on America and Europe but also explores cities in other parts of the world as city growth in the twenty first century will be predominantly outside of these regions.
DAVID C. THORNS is Professor of Sociology at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. He is the author of many books, including Fragmenting Societies? A Comparative Analysis of Regional and Urban Development (Routledge 1992).
Introduction
Industrial-Modern City
Demographic Change and the City
Global Cities
Everyday Life in the City
Consumption and Urban Culture
Urban Social Inequality and Exclusion
Planning and the Urban Environment
The Sustainable City
Reflections.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.7.2002 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 408 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-333-74597-3 / 0333745973 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-333-74597-7 / 9780333745977 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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