| Urban Studies - Society Four-Volume Set Edition Contributor(s): Paddison, Ronan (Editor), Ostendorf, W. J. M. (Editor), McNeill, Donald (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1847872573 ISBN-13: 9781847872579 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $1128.60 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2009 Annotation: This Major Work in Urban Studies focuses on the urban and the social. In four volumes it examines: i) the social meaning of cities and how they are imagined; ii) social stratification and inequalities; iii) life and culture of cities; and iv) social engineering and the idea of the good city |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography - Social Science | Sociology - Urban - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
| Dewey: 307.76 |
| LCCN: 2008942717 |
| Series: Sage Library Urban Studies |
| Physical Information: 1616 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This four volume set examines the social meaning of cities and how they have been variously imagined. It reviews social stratification and national and global inequalities and provides an assessment of the rich literature on living in cities and concludes, in the final volume, by looking at discussion of social engineering and the search for the good city. |
Contributor Bio(s): Paddison, Ronan: - Ronan Paddison is Emeritus Professor of Geography at the University of Glasgow. His research interests focus on the political processes driving urban change and, in particular, under what conditions local participation can contribute to the making of more inclusive and democratic cities. Recent projects have included the role of community participation in the installation of public art, and the limitations to public participation in the post-political city. He is Managing Editor of Urban Studies and of Space and Polity. |