Cities and society / / edited by Nancy Kleniewski

• Autore: Kleniewski Nancy
• Pubblicazione: Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (354 p.)
• Disciplina: 307.76
• Soggetto topico: Sociology, Urban; Cities and towns; Urban economics; Urban policy; Globalization
• Classificazione: SOC000000
• Altri autori: KleniewskiNancy
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cities and Society; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Contemporary Issues in Urban Sociology; Part I: Recent Theoretical Perspectives on Cities and Society; 1 The City as a Growth Machine: Toward a Political Economy of Place; 2 Urban Restructuring: A Critical View; 3 Space and Status; 4 Los Angeles and the Chicago School: Invitation to a Debate; 5 Modernity, Post-modernity and Urban Culture; Part II: Globalization and Its Impact on Cities; 6 Overview of Global Cities; 7 The Urban-Rural Interface and Migration; 8 Community, Ethnicity, and Urban Sociology ; 9 The New Urban Reality10 The Return of the Sweatshop; Part III: The Changing Urban Economy; 11 Understanding Homelessness: From Global to Local; 12 Economic Restructuring and Redevelopment; 13 Gentrification, Cuisine, and the Critical Infrastructure: Power and Centrality Downtown; 14 Gazing on History; 15 Neo-Bohemia: Art and Neighborhood Redevelopment in Chicago; Part IV: Urban Policy Choices; 16 Chaos or Community? Directions for Public Policy; 17 The Missing Link; 18 Fortress LA; 19 Economic Inequality and Public Policy: The Power of Place; 20 The Challenge of Urban Sprawl; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This distinctive anthology contains classic and first-rate contemporary writings that have had a major impact on the field of urban studies. The expert and well-known scholars who have written these essays cover central topics that have evolved over the past 25 years. Brings together 20 of the most important classic and contemporary readings on cities and society in one accessible volume Offers an international focus, as well as case studies, all by leading experts in the field Includes an analytical introduction
• Titolo autorizzato: Cities and society
• ISBN: 9786611214258; 9781405140879; 9780470794494; 0470794496; 9781405137331; 1405137339; 9781405140874; 1405140879; 9781281214256; 1281214256; 9780470752814; 0470752815
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910131894203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Blackwell readers in sociology ; ; 13.