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Mobile urbanism : cities and policymaking in the global age /
"Mobile Urbanism" provides a unique set of perspectives on the current global-urban condition. Drawing on cutting-edge theoretical work, leading geographers reveal that cities are not isolated objects of study; rather, they are dynamic, global-local assemblages of policies, practices, and...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
©2011.
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| Colección: | Globalization and community ;
v. 17. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Mobile Urbanism" provides a unique set of perspectives on the current global-urban condition. Drawing on cutting-edge theoretical work, leading geographers reveal that cities are not isolated objects of study; rather, they are dynamic, global-local assemblages of policies, practices, and ideas. The essays in this volume argue for a theorizing of both urban policymaking and place-making that understands them as groups of territorial and relational geographies. It broadens our comprehension of agents of transference, reconceiving how policies are made mobile, and acknowledging the imp |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxv, 213 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780816676699 0816676690 0816656282 9780816656288 |