Urbana samhällen

"a clearly articulated manifesto for those trying to preserve Tokyo’s emergent properties, Emergent Tokyo helps distil lessons for other cities" —Benjamin Bansal, Urban Studies …

"Meticulous . . . Nagle's] passion for the subject really comes to life." --The New York Times New York City produces more than twelve thousand tons of household trash and …

From Uruk to New York, how urban life shaped civilisation. Across 7,000 years of history, historian Ben Wilson charts how cities have driven innovation, culture and progress. From …

Byens spor er et storslått episk verk fra Lars Saabye Christensen!Byens spor - Ewald og Maj er første bind i en romanserie, og vi befinner oss på Oslo vest rett etter krigen der vi …

In this indispensable book, urban visionary Jane Jacobs argues that as agrarianism gives way to a technology-based future, we're at risk of cultural collapse. Jacobs--renowned …

I Chicago ligger några av USA:s mest utsatta områden. Här är fattigdomen och segregationen omfattande och gängkriminaliteten och vapenvåldet präglar invånarnas vardag. Ett av …

An important new ethnographic study of São Paulo’s favelas revealing the widespread use of race-based police repression in Brazil While Black Lives Matter still resonates in the …

A preeminent thinker redefines the meaning of city life and charts a way forwardBuilding and Dwelling is the definitive statement on cities by the renowned public intellectual …

This edited book provides a broad collection of current critical reflections on heritage-making processes involving landscapes, positioning itself at the intersection of landscape …

As the glittering skyline in Shanghai seemingly attests, China has quickly transformed itself from a place of stark poverty into a modern, urban, technologically savvy economic …