Over the last two decades, suburban studies have emerged from a call for a new conceptual
order to go beyond the traditional dichotomies of the urban realm, namely, the centre …

This chapter argues that the urban world is increasingly a 'southern'urban world. Over the
last half-century or more, urbanisation has proceeded far more rapidly in the Global South …

This book provides new insights into popular understandings of urbanism by using a wide
range of case studies from lesser studied cities across the Global South and Global North to …

Generally, it is assumed that the well-being of rural communities is linked to their level of
resilience. However, despite the importance of community resilience, and its potential to …

Purpose The article aims to identify the determinants of the urbanization process given the
magnitude of this phenomenon and also its economic, social and environmental …

Across the contemporary world, the question of connectivity has emerged as the normal
condition of being and acting as a person-in-the-world. An important part of laying an …

This chapter explores how the dominance of a profit-oriented “take-use-dispose” economic
model presents challenges to sustainable development. Globalization's role in accelerating …

Café culture is flourishing in cities across the world. From London to Seoul, Melbourne to
Shanghai and many cities in between, people are flocking to cafés. A recent phenomenon …

This article categorizes and evaluates how regulatory regimes conceptualize plastics, and
how such conceptualizations affect the production, consumption, and disposal of plastics …

Purpose The authors observe the impact of certain aspects of globalization on the work-
family interface in India. Specifically, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of …