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Abstract from the publisher: Urban Studies deals with every kind of urban and regional problem that is susceptible to social science or other relevant analysis. These range from such problems as urban housing, employment, race, politics and crime,…

Abstract from the publisher: Urban Studies deals with every kind of urban and regional problem that is susceptible to social science or other relevant analysis. These range from such problems as urban housing, employment, race, politics and crime,…

Abstract from the publisher: Urban Studies deals with every kind of urban and regional problem that is susceptible to social science or other relevant analysis. These range from such problems as urban housing, employment, race, politics and crime,…

Contents : Kevin Ward, Colette Fagan, Linda McDowell, Diane Perrons, and Kathryn Ray - Class Transformation and Work-Life Balance in Urban Britain: The Case of Manchester Emre Korsu and Sandrine Wenglenski - Job Accessibility, Residential…

My intent is to try and expose the reasons why I think that the concept of microcosm is pertinent for research, and specifically for the kind of research we are doing in this group. I'll expose first what I consider the theoretical basis of the…

This paper focuses on the concept of asustainable city and its theoretical implications for the urban system. Urban sustainability is based on positive interactions among three different urban sub-systems : social, economic and physical, where social…

Organisers' description : What makes cities sustainable? How do changing urban technologies enable us to change our patterns of behaviour? Director in charge for the first eco-city, Dongtan near Shanghai, Peter Head of ARUP will describe how to…

Abstract from the publisher: Since the late eighteenth century, academic engagement with political, economic, social, cultural and spatial changes in our cities has been dominated by theoretical frameworks crafted with reference to just a small…

Abstract from the publisher : Tomography is a method of exploring a phenomenon through a large number of examples or perspectives. In medical tomography, such as a CAT scan, two-dimensional slices or images of a three-dimensional organ are used to…

Abstract from the publisher : Urban Tourism and Urban Change: Cities in a Global Economy provides both a sociological / cultural analysis of change that has taken place in many of the world's cities. This focused treatment of urban tourism examines…

Tourism, once dismissed as the 'candyfloss industry', is increasingly being recognised by governments (both national and local) as one capable of regenerating declining urban economies. Encouraged by positive media coverage of schemes such as those…

Organisers' description : 14th International Planning History Society Conference will take place in Istanbul between the dates July 12-15, 2010. The conference will address the theme of “Urban Transformation: Controversies, Contrasts and…

This PhD thesis is a study of urban transformation in a Libyan city. The case study focuses on the city of Tripoli, the capital of Libya. It is at the same time an old city as well as a modern city, and can be identified as a major world city. Libya…

The organisation of urban public transport in France has some specificity in comparison to other European countries, even if problems are similar and the creation of the European Union leads progressively to an harmonisation. To understand these…

The economy of Oman, was traditional in character before the development of the oil sector which set in motion the present structural transformation. Economic prosperity gave the opportunity to the public to possess their own private means of…

One of the challenges confronting cities in non-industrialised countries today is the fact that cities are growing at unprecedented rates, sizes and densities. Growth trends in these cities are largely unregulated. In these countries, cities have…

The expressions of dissent in contemporary Saudi Arabia, whether through violent action or ideological and theological constructions, are well documented today. The very contexts within which violence appears and develops are less well known. If it…

Abstract from the distributor: The recent events in several cities across the UK, and more widely in Europe, have raised fundamental questions about the legitimacy of public programs, the crisis-prone nature of economies and ongoing resentment and…

Readings on Urban Utopias in Theory and Practice

David Harvey is a leading theorist in the field of urban studies, currently working in the Anthropology department at the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Centre.

It is the writer's contention that there are existing weaknesses in the empirical literature on ghetto riots. One of the most serious weaknesses rests in the fact that many of the theories and/or assumptions put forth in attempts to explain aspects…