Patrick Le Galès

Jennifer Robinson

The Routledge Handbook of Comparative Global Urban Studies is a timely intervention into the field of global urban studies, coming as comparison is being more widely used as a method for global urban studies, and as a number of methodological experiments and comparative research projects are being brought to fruition. It consolidates and takes forward an emerging field within urban studies and makes a positive and constructive intervention into a lively arena of current debate in urban theory. Comparative urbanism injects a welcome sense of methodological rigor and a commitment to careful evaluation of claims across different contexts, which will enhance current debates in the field. Drawing together more than 50 international scholars and practitioners, this book offers an overview of key ideas and practices in the field and extends current thinking and practice. The book is primarily intended for scholars and graduate students for whom it will provide an invaluable and up-to-date guide to current thinking across the range of disciplines which converge in the study of urbanism, including geography, sociology, political studies, planning, and urban studies.

The Routledge Handbook of Comparative Global Urban Studies

Alberta Andreotti

Francisco Javier Moreno-Fuentes

Globalised Minds, Roots in the City utilises empirical evidence from four European cities to explore the role of urban upper middle classes in the transformations experienced by contemporary European societies. Presents new empirical evidence collected through an original comparative research about professionals and managers in four European cities in three countries Features an innovative combination of approaches, methods, and techniques in its analyses of European post-national societies Reveals how segments of Europe’s urban population are adopting “exit” or “partial exit” strategies in respect to the nation state Utilises approaches from classic urban sociology, globalization and mobility studies, and spatial class analysis Includes in depth interviews, social networking techniques, and classic questions of political representation and values

Urban Upper-middle Classes in Europe

Globalised Minds, Roots in the City

Vicente Ugalde

¿Las grandes metrópolis, como la Ciudad de México, son completamente gobernadas?, ¿Qué parte de la ciudad no lo es?, ¿Qué escapa a las instituciones políticas en la metrópoli? Para discutir estas preguntas, en este libro se examina la acción de los gobiernos en esa metrópoli, se analizan también las actividades ilegales, las invisibles y los asentamientos informales, así como aquéllas de quienes construyen la ciudad y transportan sus productos y a sus habitantes.

Patrick Le Galès

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