Urban Studies

First published in 1989. Focusing on leisure and policy in West European cities, this interdisciplinary study is written by leading policy analysts and academics from six European Community states: Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. This book should be of intere..

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

_x005F_x000D_ This book examines the vast and largely uncharted world of cultural/creative city-making in Asia. It explores the establishment of policy models and practices against the backdrop of a globalizing world, and considers the dynamic relationship between powerful actors and resources that ..

Making Prestigious Places investigates the spatial dimension of luxury, both as a sector involving activities, operators and investments, and as a system of values acting as a catalyst for recent urban transformations...

Taking a problem based approach to regeneration management, this exciting book examines how various issues are addressed within the areas of social and economic development and transformation...

Using a transnational analytical framework, this book provides a comprehensive overview of formal and informal markets and place in globalised cities. It examines how urban markets are situated within social, cultural and media discourses, and within material and symbolic economies. The book address..

The focus of this book is the influence of mega-events in the transformation of image construction practices in their host cities. It uses the idea of urban image construction as a lens through which to examine the spectacles of mega-events, with chapters exploring different themes that compose the ..

First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

For 2nd and 3rd year courses in urban sociology, sociology of exclusion, social stratification, planning and cultural studies in departments of sociology and urban geography.   This book provides an in-depth examination of social movements and urban life in European cities today. Unique in its inter..

For 2nd and 3rd year courses in urban sociology, sociology of exclusion, social stratification, planning and cultural studies in departments of sociology and urban geography.   This book provides an in-depth examination of social movements and urban life in European cities today. Unique in its inter..

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

First Published in 2010. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...