The academic literature on urban policy and planning which explicitly links to neo-liberalism
is huge. The paper systematises much of this literature from the period 1990 to 2010, with an …

Ainsi que toute construction sociale, la notion d'Espace Public est le fruit d'un processus
socio-historique, sa définition est multiple et selon son usage, elle se prête à l'identification …

Globalization and the spread of neo-liberal models of urban restructuring have resulted in
the rise in gated communities worldwide, including in Africa. The on-going scholarly debate …

Many fundamental notions in geographic and social science research still tend to be
conceptualized largely in static spatial terms, ignoring how our understanding of the issues …

This textbook provides an accessible and critical synthesis of urban regeneration in the UK,
incorporating key policies, approaches, issues, debates and case studies. The central …

This book explores the material and everyday intersections between popular culture and
new media. Using a range of interdisciplinary resources the chapters open up various …

Aid workers commonly bemoan that the experience of working in the field sits uneasily with
the goals they've signed up to: visiting project sites in air-conditioned Land Cruisers while …

Fantasy City analyses the post-industrialist city as a site of entertainment. By discussing
examples from a wide variety of venues, including casinos, malls, heritage developments …

Iron Curtains has been awarded Honorable Mention for the 2013 ASEEES Harvard Davis
Center Book Prize! The prize is sponsored by Harvard University's Davis Center for Russian …

Despite more than a century of research on urban segregation, this phenomenon is still one
of the main concerns of urban planners and policymakers and a characteristic of cities that …