Abstract from the publisher :
In June 2003, PUM presided over a symposium that evaluated migration and urbanization in developing African countries in light of comparative evidence from Asia and Latin America.
Organizing the conference also…
Abstract from the publisher :
The field of cultural studies continues to be defined in terms of its indeterminacy and interdisciplinarity. Yet, the leitmotifs of the field (commodification, reproduction, hegemony, mass culture, popular culture, and…
This site hosts a large (currently over 150 papers) cache of working papers produced by the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) at University College London (UCL). CASA is an initiative within University College London to develop emerging…
Contents:
Jin-Hyun Kim - Reflections on modern cities
Saskia Sassen - Cities in the global economy
Roberto Camagni, Roberta Capello, Peter Nijkamp - The co-evolutionary city
Sam Ock Park - Industrial restructuring for the sustainable city in the era…
Description from the publisher :
Published since 1992, the Canadian Journal of Urban Research is a multidisciplinary and scholarly journal dedicated to publishing refereed articles that address a wide range of issues relevant to the field of urban…
Abstract from the publisher :
This twice-yearly journal focuses on urban and environmental issues and their interconnections, with a particular emphasis on Africa, Asia and Latin America (where most of world's urban population now lives).
Each…
Conference description:
Our theme is "The City: Culture, Society, Technology." Meet us in Vancouver on May 5 and 6, 2011. Topics include :
* the city and literature, art or culture
* social perspectives on the city
* cities and crime
*…
Abstract from the publisher :
Urban Morphology is the Journal of the International Seminar on Urban Form. It is published biannually, in April and October.
Abstract from the publisher:
The scope of The London Journal is broad, embracing all aspects of metropolitan society past and present, including comparative studies. The Journal is multi-disciplinary and is intended to interest all concerned with…
Extract from the Introduction by Steef Buijs :
A handful of megacity regions in the advanced and advancing economies, as clusters of large and overlapping daily urban systems are the prime powerhouses and central nodes of the world network economy.…
Abstract from the publisher :
At a time of increasing globalisation processes, the search for competitiveness in urban regions has become a major political target for both local and central governments. The importance of the cities and their…
Full title : The future of shrinking cities : Problems, patterns and strategies of urban transformation in a global context
Abstract from the publisher :
This publication is the outcome of a symposium held at UC Berkeley in February 2007,…
Contents :
Michael Brown - 2008 Urban Geography Plenary Lecture - Public health as urban politics, urban geography : Venereal blopower in Seattle, 1943-1983
Rachel Slocum - Commentary on "Public health as urban politics, urban geography :…
Contents :
Kathy Pain - City regions and economic development
John Harrison - City-regions and governance
Chris Johnson - Polycentric structuring of Sydney's metropolitan region
Jeffrey Kenworth - Urban transport sustainability
John Black -…
Extract from the introduction by Chris Johnson :
Until recently cities were seen as places. Think of New York skyscrapers, the streets of Paris, the canals of Venice or Sydney Harbour.
Over the last 20 years or so a new reading of cities has…
Extract from the introduction by Chris Johnson :
The bustle and chaos associated with Indian cities encompasses only 27% of the country's population. The other 73% of India's population still live in rural areas and villages spread across the…
Extract from the introduction by Chris Johnson :
Beijing was the first city of modernity to reach one million - the benchmark to be a member of Metropolis. For the past millenium Chinese cities have ranked in the world's top three.
The importance…
NB : To access the full text of these articles, free registration is required
From the abstract for Saskia Sassen's introductory article :
Each phase in the long history of the world economy raises specific questions about the particular…