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Radical Municipalism offers a fresh perspective on the democratizing capacity of the politics of the common in the transformation of public services, aiming to foster social change at the local leve……続きを見る

This book examines walking together as a research method, a social practice, and a paradigmatic social phenomenon. Anchored in long-term fieldwork in post-apartheid South Africa, it explores how wal……続きを見る

This book explores how a museum in Bristol, England, opened up to Black and African-Caribbean communities and shows how these encounters were shaped by different understandings of heritage practices……続きを見る

What makes a neighborhood livable, and what do urban inhabitants need to learn in order to be able to use the city according to their needs, wishes, and aspirations? The empirical study presented in……続きを見る

Renovation, an urban renewal plan in Moscow that was announced in the spring of 2017, proposed to demolish thousands of socialist-era apartment buildings. In a country where it is rare under an auth……続きを見る

In "A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis," Patrick Colquhoun explores the intricate dynamics of law enforcement in early 19th-century London, addressing pressing issues such as crime preventio……続きを見る

Considered to be sub-ordinated and sub-prime to the city, sub-urban areas receive little attention by researchers and designers. However, it´s the rapidly growing areas outside the central cities th……続きを見る

This interdisciplinary book brings an empirical evidence that social capital is an important building block in the reintegration processes, migration challenges and economic dynamism of the SEE comm……続きを見る

Dhobis of Delhi: An Urban Ethnography from the Margins, 1974–2023 is a saga covering more than four decades of interactions with an 'untouchable' caste--the Dhobis (washermen and washerwomen), who a……続きを見る

This book is addressed to “lovers of paradoxes” and we have done our utmost to assemble a stellar cast of Neapolitan and American scholars, intellectuals, and artists/writers who are strong and open……続きを見る

The “livable city,” the “creative city,” and more recently the “pop-up city” have become pervasive monikers that identify a new type of urbanism that has sprung up globally, produced and managed by ……続きを見る

Cet ouvrage, le seul existant sur le problème du logement en Egypte, est à la fois un essai critique et un témoignage vécu des enjeux et des conflits qui se sont noués autour de ce problème entre 19……続きを見る

Öffentlichkeitsbeteiligung wurde viele Jahre als Allheilmittel für eine erfolgreiche Umsetzung von Stadtplanungs- und -entwicklungsprozessen angesehen. Immer deutlicher jedoch wird, dass die alltägl……続きを見る

Making a Life explores the dynamic everyday life-making strategies of young men in Zandspruit, a sprawling informal settlement on the outskirts of Johannesburg. In many ways Zandspruit typifies the ……続きを見る

This book considers post-19th-century Athens as a unique instance of a secret side of metropolitan capitalism. With a focus on modern antiquity as the hidden element of the dialectic between the pas……続きを見る

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • The dramatic story of the Flint water crisis, by a relentless physician who stood up to power. “Stirring . . . [a] blueprint for all those who believe . . . that ‘the……続きを見る

**Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR and Science Friday A quest to explore some of the most spectacular ancient cities in human historyーand figure out why people abandoned them.** In Four Lost Ci……続きを見る

Mapping the transformative effects of America’s urban solidarity economies Solidarity economies, characterized by diverse practices of cooperation and mutual support, have long played pivotal but la……続きを見る

Drawing on urban and community resilience literature, Urban Preppers and the Pandemic in New York City: Class, Resilience and Sheltering in Place offers a detailed qualitative analysis of the impact……続きを見る

This collection presents critical and action-oriented approaches to addressing food systems inequities across places, spaces, and scales. With case studies from around the globe, Radical Food Geogra……続きを見る

Well-designed infrastructure brings social value that far exceeds its initial construction expenditure, but competition for scarce government funds and a general public perception of infrastructure ……続きを見る

A long-time Austinite and journalist’s exploration of the profound movements that have shaped Austin, Texasーcharting the shifts within its vibrant music scene, the impact of rapid urbanization, and……続きを見る

I Mitt Montmartre skriver Anna-Lena Brundin om den fyrfaldige vinnaren i tärning på Bistrot Le Cyrano och om kocken Simone som gör matlådor till sina stamkunder; om väninnan Mona som suktar efter en……続きを見る

When you’re growing veg for the first time it can be hard to know where to start and even more difficult to find inspiring advice that isn’t completely incomprehensible… You’ll find entries on 30 ea……続きを見る

Looting has become an increasingly popular concept in South Africa as an unsophisticated interpretation of ownership by “force” of property during periods of mayhem. However, looting is a complex co……続きを見る

The study is aimed at reconstructing the historical process at the base of any significant theatre architecture. The modern space for the show is no longer intended as a direct derivation from class……続きを見る

Digital technologies promise efficiency and comfort, but the smoothness of platform services relies on the hidden social labour of those who keep the gig economy running. This book presents a compar……続きを見る

This book explores the application of service design to urban commons. It originates from a project developed by the research group of POLIMI DESIS Lab of Politecnico di Milano, aimed at imagining t……続きを見る

This book offers a concise and yet diverse study on the Chengzhongcun. It has a broader scope, both geographical and temporal, than existing works on this topic. The typical Chinese urban informal s……続きを見る

This book addresses issues that waterfronts face in small Mediterranean port towns due to increases in the tourism industry. Integrating theory and pragmatic approaches, Waterfront Design in Small P……続きを見る