Urban Sociology

First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Social cohesion can be used to explain the socio-cultural consequences of structural changes related to industrialization and modernity. In Europe, these changes have often led to more insecurity and material inequalities between people. This book argues that perceived crises in social cohesion in E..

Social cohesion can be used to explain the socio-cultural consequences of structural changes related to industrialization and modernity. In Europe, these changes have often led to more insecurity and material inequalities between people. This book argues that perceived crises in social cohesion in E..

Most studies on urbanisation in developing countries concentrate on slums and shanty towns in isolation from the rest of the society. By contrast, Social Formation in Dhaka, 1985-2005 analyses urbanisation and urban society in a holistic manner, connecting the poor with the non-poor and delineating ..

Most studies on urbanisation in developing countries concentrate on slums and shanty towns in isolation from the rest of the society. By contrast, Social Formation in Dhaka, 1985-2005 analyses urbanisation and urban society in a holistic manner, connecting the poor with the non-poor and delineating ..

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

This volume examines sustainable mobilities from multiple angles varying by time, region, cultural and economic backgrounds, local stakeholders and governance structures. By achieving a better understanding of mobility behaviour and mobility needs in different contexts this book develops innovative ..

Documenting young people’s experiences of homelessness, crime and danger, this book analyzes the construction of homelessness as a social and legal 'problem'. It addresses themes of home and homelessness, exclusion and marginality, and risk and urban incivilities...

First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Highlighting and reflecting on the work of Kevin R. Cox, this book assesses his influence and explores his various contributions to important debates on territory, the state, voting in a spatial context, locational conflict, globalization, scale, local economic development, and urban politics. It al..

This book analyzes bohemians’ often overlooked relationship to work using historical and ethnographic research on Paris and downtown New York. Halasz argues that bohemians’ unconventional behaviors and attitudes towards employment and the broader work world constitute a politically charged yet incre..

First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...