Handbook of Urban Geography (Research Handbooks in Geography series)

This Handbook provides an authoritative overview of the diversity of contemporary geographical research on cities and urbanization. It demonstrates the vibrancy of current research, and the exciting future of the field. Bringing together different philosophical, theoretical, and methodological approaches to the study of the city and the urban, chapters incorporate elements from different disciplines with international perspectives to create an extensive reference on contemporary urban geography research. The Handbook of Urban Geography consists of thirty chapters written by the leading experts and recognized specialists in the field. Organized into seven parts, this Handbook explores recent theories and methodologies, urban networks, redevelopment, inequality, socialities in the city, urban politics, and sustainability. Recognizing the interdisciplinary nature of the field, contributing authors are from across disciplinary boundaries, expanding the horizons for future geography research. Researchers and academics in geography, urban studies, and related disciplines will find this Handbook offers succinct overviews of recent developments in the literature. Graduate and undergraduate students will also find this an accessible and useful reference work. Front Matter Copyright Contents List of figures List of tables List of editors and contributors Preface 1 Introduction to the Handbook of Urban Geography Part I: Urban Theories and Methods 2 Worlding cities and comparative urbanism 3 Urban political ecologies of and in the city 4 Urban cosmopolitics 5 Big data and the city Part II: Urban Networks 6 Multiple geographies of global urban connectivity as measured in the interlocking network model 7 Inside mobile urbanism: cities and policy mobilities 8 Metropolitan mobilities: transnational urban labour markets 9 Refugee mobility across networks and cities 10 Urban infrastructures: four tensions and their effects Part III: Urban Redevelopment 11 Emerging city regions: urban expansion, transformation and discursive construction 12 The cultural economy in cities 13 Urban regeneration through culture 14 Developing a critical understanding of smart urbanism 15 Terrorism, risk and the quest for urban resilience Part IV: Urban Inequalities 16 Urban inequality 17 Segregation: a multi-contextual and multi-faceted phenomenon in stratified societies 18 Neighbourhood effects on social outcomes 19 Gentrification and displacement: urban inequality in cities of late capitalism 20 Urban informatics and e-governance Part V: Urban Socialities 21 Sociality, materiality and the city 22 Spaces of encounter: learning to live together in superdiverse cities 23 Children’s geographies: encounters and experiences Part VI: Urban Politics 24 Exploring insurgent urban mobilizations: from urban social movements to urban political movements? 25 Urban governance: re-thinking top-down and bottom-up power relations in the wake of neo-liberalization 26 The right to the city: theoretical outline and reflections on migrants’ activism in post-reform urban China 27 Contextualizing neighbourhood activism: spatial solidarity in the city Part VII: Urban Sustainabilities 28 Urban sustainability transitions 29 Eco-cities 30 The governance of climate change in urban areas Index This Collection Brings Together The Latest Thinking In Urban Geography. It Provides A Comprehensive Overview Of Topical Issues And Draws On Experiences From Across The World. Chapters Have Been Prepared By Leading Researchers In The Field And Cover Themes As Diverse As Urban Economies, Inequalities And Diversity, Conflicts And Politics, Ecology And Sustainability, And Information Technologies. The Handbook Offers A Valuable Resource For Students And Researchers Interested In Cities And The Urban In Geography And Across The Wider Social Sciences.