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Explores cities and urban life from the perspectives of both sociology and cultural theory. This book demonstrates that the 'real' city of physicality and struggle and the 'imagined' city of representations are entwined in the construction of urban cultures. It designed as a text for courses in cultural studies, sociology and wider social science

Nowhere is the urban challenge more starkly evident than in Asia. Many cities lack data and information on urban conditions and trends, which has undermined their ability to understand and manage the complex forces of urban growth and change.

Nowhere is the urban challenge more starkly evident than in Asia. Many cities lack data and information on urban conditions and trends, which has undermined their ability to understand and manage the complex forces of urban growth and change.

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Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures, Tables and Boxes -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Industrial-Modern Cities -- 3 Demographic Change and the City -- 4 Global Cities -- 5 Everyday Life in the City -- 6 Consumption and Urban Culture -- 7 Urban Social Inequality and Social Exclusion -- 8 Planning and the Urban Environment -- 9 The Sustainable City -- 10 Reflections -- Bibliography -- Index.

Cities, War and Terrorism is the first book to look critically at the ways in which warfare, terrorism and counter-terrorism policies intersect in cities in the post Cold-War period. A path-breaking exploration of the intersections of war, terrorism and citiesArgues that contemporary cities are the key strategic sites of geopolitical conflictWritten by the world & rsquo;s leading analysts of the intersections of urban space and military and terrorist violenceDraws on cutting-edge research from geography, history, architecture, planning, sociology, critical theory, politics, international relation

Half the world''s population lives in Urban areas. The United Nations estimates that the urban population of 1995 will have doubled by 2025. By 2015, it is expected that there will be 33 megacities, 20 of them in Asia. Urbanization affects human health in unprecedented ways. Attempts to improve the health of citizens necessitate the development of comprehensive schemes integrating a wide range of factors pertaining to urban issues

The question of what makes some cities more successful than others has become an increasingly important policy issue. This topical book is the first to explore facets of competitiveness in a systematic way that combines theory, evidence and policy implications. Bringing together leading experts on urban economic performance, it provides a new look at the issue of urban competitiveness.

Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Understanding Inequality in the Late Twentieth-Century Metropolis: New Perspectives on the Enduring Racial Divide / Alice O'Connor -- Chapter 1. Metropolises of the Multi-City Study of Urban Inequality: Social, Economic, Demographic, and Racial Issues in Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, and Los Angeles / Reynolds Farley -- Part I. Racial Attitudes -- Chapter 2. Stereotyping and Urban Inequality / Lawrence D. Bobo and Michael P. Massagli

The factors that make some cities more successful has become an increasingly important policy issue. This book is the first to explore facets of competitiveness in a systematic way that combines theory, evidence and policy implications. Bringing together experts on urban economic performance, it provides a new look at urban competitiveness.