In the modernist city rationality ruled and subsumed difference in a logic of identity. In the postmodern city, reason is abandoned for an endless play of difference. Reason in the City of Difference poses an alternative to these extremes by drawing on classical American philosophical pragmatism (and its contemporary developments in feminism and the philosophy of communication) to explore the possibilities of a strengthening and deepening of reason in the contemporary city. This is a transactional rationality based on communication, rather than cognition, involving bodies as much...
In the modernist city rationality ruled and subsumed difference in a logic of identity. In the postmodern city, reason is abandoned for an endless ...
Contemporary discourse emphasizes the irrational, unconscious, discursive and displaced experiences of city life. Discussion of conscious agency is minimal and is often confined to small acts of resistance. Reason in the City of Difference aims to re-establish a strong notion of conscious agency in our understanding of urban life. Through philosophical and empirical exploration, the book examines how the city has been shaped by reason - through the technical rationality of urban planning and through the profound social and spatial effects of economic rationality. It argues that we get a view...
Contemporary discourse emphasizes the irrational, unconscious, discursive and displaced experiences of city life. Discussion of conscious agency is mi...
Gentrification, a process of neighbourhood upgrading, is being identified in a broader range of urban contexts throughout the world. This text throws new light and evidence to bear on a subject that deeply divides commentators on its worth and social costs given its ability to physically improve areas but also to displace indigenous inhabitants.
Gentrification, a process of neighbourhood upgrading, is being identified in a broader range of urban contexts throughout the world. This text throws ...
Gentrification, a process of class neighbourhood upgrading, is being identified in a broader range of urban contexts throughout the world. This title throws new light and evidence to bear on a subject that divides commentators on its worth and social costs, given its ability to physically improve areas but also to displace indigenous inhabitants.
Gentrification, a process of class neighbourhood upgrading, is being identified in a broader range of urban contexts throughout the world. This title ...
A Companion to the City provides the reader with an indispensable and authoritative overview of the key debates, controversies, and questions concerning the city from a variety of theoretical vantage points with an international perspective.
Indispensable companion for students of the City.
Multidisciplinary approach of interest across several fields.
Includes contributions from major scholars in the field.
A Companion to the City provides the reader with an indispensable and authoritative overview of the key debates, controversies, and questions c...
A Companion to the City provides the reader with an indispensable and authoritative overview of the key debates, controversies, and questions concerning the city from a variety of theoretical vantage points with an international perspective.
Indispensable companion for students of the City.
Multidisciplinary approach of interest across several fields.
Includes contributions from major scholars in the field.
A Companion to the City provides the reader with an indispensable and authoritative overview of the key debates, controversies, and questions c...
Updated to reflect the most current thinking on urban studies, The Blackwell City Reader, Second Edition features a comprehensive selection of multidisciplinary readings relating to the analysis and experience of global cities.
Includes new sections of materialities and mobilities to capture the most recent debates
The most international reader of its kind, including extensive coverage of urban issues in Asia, China, and India
Combines theoretical approaches with a wide range of geographical case studies
Organized to be used as a stand-alone...
Updated to reflect the most current thinking on urban studies, The Blackwell City Reader, Second Edition features a comprehensive select...
Updated to reflect the most current thinking on urban studies, The Blackwell City Reader, Second Edition features a comprehensive selection of multidisciplinary readings relating to the analysis and experience of global cities.
Includes new sections of materialities and mobilities to capture the most recent debates
The most international reader of its kind, including extensive coverage of urban issues in Asia, China, and India
Combines theoretical approaches with a wide range of geographical case studies
Organized to be used as a stand-alone...
Updated to reflect the most current thinking on urban studies, The Blackwell City Reader, Second Edition features a comprehensive select...
