In Global Cities, scholars from an impressive array of disciplines critique the growing body of literature on the process broadly known as "globalization." This interdisciplinary focus enables the authors to explore the complex geographies of modern cities, and offer possible strategies for reclaiming a sense of place and community in these globalized urban settings. While examining major cities including New York, Tokyo, Berlin, Paris, and Hong Kong, contributors insist that the study of urban experiences must remain as attentive to the material effects as to the psychic and social...

What has happened to cities after the global economic recession? Sustaining Cities answers this question by explaining how failed governmental policies contributed to urban problems and offering best practices for solving them.

From social scientists and urban planners to architects and literary and film critics, the authors of this unique collection suggest real responses to this crisis. Could the drastic declines in housing markets have been avoided? Yes, if we reframe our housing values. Do you want to attract corporate investment to your town? You might want to think twice...

What has happened to cities after the global economic recession? Sustaining Cities answers this question by explaining how failed governmental policies contributed to urban problems and offering best practices for solving them.

From social scientists and urban planners to architects and literary and film critics, the authors of this unique collection suggest real responses to this crisis. Could the drastic declines in housing markets have been avoided? Yes, if we reframe our housing values. Do you want to attract corporate investment to your town? You might want to think twice...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Politik - Politische Systeme - Historisches, Note: 1,0, Technische Universitat Chemnitz, Veranstaltung: England im Mittelalter, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Thomas Becket ist durch seinen brutalen Tod in der Kathedrale von Canterbury im Jahr 1170 als Martyrer in die englische Geschichte eingegangen. Kaum drei Jahre nach seiner Ermordung durch vier radikale Anhanger Konig Heinrichs II., wurde er durch Papst Alexander III. am 21. Februar 1173 heilig gesprochen. Diese ungewohnlich schnelle Heiligsprechung manifestierte die Verehrung Beckets, die nach...