{"product_id":"companion-to-urban-and-regional-studies-isbn-9781119316824","title":"Companion to Urban and Regional Studies","description":"\u003cb\u003eCOMPANION TO URBAN AND REGIONAL STUDIES\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndispensable overview and timely coverage of the major issues, debates, and research topics in urban and regional studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCompanion to Urban and Regional Studies\u003c\/i\u003e offers an up-to-date view of the rapidly growing field, exploring a diversity of theoretical perspectives, current and emerging research, and critical global policy concerns. Uniquely broad in geographical and thematic scope, this comprehensive volume brings together essays by more than fifty international scholars and researchers to provide expert assessments spanning the many dimensions of urban studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganized into five parts, the \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e begins with a review of the current state of cities across East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, North America, Europe, and Latin America, and all other world regions. Subsequent sections discuss contemporary theoretical perspectives, describe common methodological approaches used by urban scholars, and examine the political, social, and economic problems facing twenty-first century cities. Covering historical issues, current challenges, and comparative perspectives in urban studies, this timely resource:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAddresses intensely debated policy issues such as governance, housing, immigration and migration, segregation, social mix, and gentrification\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribes the use of demographic methods, advanced spatial analysis, social networks, policy mobilities, and ethnographies in urban studies research\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses critical urban theory, feminist urban research, urbanization and environmental change, and the legacy of the Chicago School\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers contemporary research topics such as urban and regional inequalities, social heterogeneity and diversity, financialization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes representative case studies of each region, including Australasia, Latin America, East Asia and South Asia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCompanion to Urban and Regional Studies\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for scholars, researchers, practitioners, urban activists, and students, and it represents a must-have complement to \u003ci\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: A World of Cities and Urban Problems in the Twenty-First Century xxiv\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJavier Ruiz-Tagle, Anthony Orum, and Serena Vicari Haddock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Cities Across World Regions 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Cities and Regions in South Asia 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTanvi Bhatikar and Neha Sami\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Making Cities and Regions in Globalising East Asia 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJunxi Qian, Jia Ling, and Shenjing He\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Latin American Cities and Regions 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuillermo Jajamovich, Oscar Sosa López, and Gabriel Silvestre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Cities and Regions in Sub-Saharan Africa 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWarren Smit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Australasian Cities: Urban Change Across Australia and New Zealand 85\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKristian Ruming and Tom Baker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 European Cities Between Continuity and Change 109\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYuri Kazepov, Roberta Cucca, Byeongsun Ahn, and Christophe Verrier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The North American City 135\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJon Teaford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Leading Theoretical Perspectives and Approaches 153\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 New Directions in Frankfurt Critical Theory for Critical Urban Theory 155\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTino Buchholz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Legacies and Remnants of the Chicago School: Lineage-Making and Interdisciplinary Urban Research at the University of Chicago 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePranathi Diwakar and Joshua Babcock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Environmental Perspectives on Cities 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaria Christina Fragkou and Anahí Urquiza\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Feminist Urban Research: Praxis and Possibility Across Time and Space 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrenda Parker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Methodological Approaches 237\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 A Critical-Empirical Approach to the Use of Demographic Methods and Sources in Urban Studies 239\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRicardo Truffello, Fernanda Rojas Marchini, and Monica Flores\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 GIS in Urban Studies: A Tool of Expert Analysis, Practical Application, and Citizens’ Participation 265\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eInga Gryl, Ana Parraguez Sanchez, and Thomas Jekel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Urban Ethnography 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMargarethe Kusenbach and Japonica Brown-Saracino\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Cities and Networks 311\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKathryn Freeman Anderson and Zachary P. Neal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Policy Mobilities: How Localities Assemble, Mobilise, and Adopt Circulated Forms of Knowledge 329\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAstrid Wood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Social Problems In Twenty-First-Century Cities 349\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Social Heterogeneity and Diversity 351\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAyda Eraydin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Inequalities and the City: Gender, Ethnicity, and Class 373\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Benassi, Andrea Ciarini, and Enzo Mingione\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The Role of Residential Context and Public Policies in the Production of Urban Inequalities 398\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaría Mercedes Di Virgilio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Immigration and Immigrants in European Countries 420\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoshe Semyonov and Rebeca Raijman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Migration and Migrants in Post-reform Chinese Cities 450\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDa Liu and Zhigang Li\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Migration and Migrants in the United States: The Case for a Fifth Immigration Phase 475\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher Levesque and Jack DeWaard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Segregation, Social Mix, and Gentrification: Nexuses 497\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSandra Annunziata, Loretta Lees, and Clara Rivas Alonso\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Political and Economic Problems In Twenty-First-Century Cities 517\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Urban Citizenship and Governance 519\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnnika Hinze\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Policies and Policy Approaches in Cities 539\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarc Pradel-Miquel and Marisol García Cabeza\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Financialisation and Real Estate 562\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnne Haila\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Housing in the Global North and the Global South 579\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDarinka Czischke and Alonso Ayala\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Closure 605\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Conclusions 607\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnthony Orum, Javier Ruiz-Tagle, and Serena Vicari Haddock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 613\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony M. Orum\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Illinois-Chicago, USA, and Editor-in-Chief of \u003ci\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has covered a variety of topics, including the growth and development of American cities and the social psychological roots of politics, voting, and political participation in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJavier Ruiz-Tagle\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Urban and Territorial Studies at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. He specializes in topics of residential segregation, housing policies, neighborhood effects, urban marginality, and comparative studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSerena Vicari Haddock\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy, and is a member of the European Spatial Development and Planning (ESDP) network. Her primary research interests are urban development and regeneration policies and governance in Italian cities.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndispensable overview and timely coverage of the major issues, debates, and research topics in urban and regional studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCompanion to Urban and Regional Studies\u003c\/i\u003e offers an up-to-date view of the rapidly growing field, exploring a diversity of theoretical perspectives, current and emerging research, and critical global policy concerns. Uniquely broad in geographical and thematic scope, this comprehensive volume brings together essays by more than fifty international scholars and researchers to provide expert assessments spanning the many dimensions of urban studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganized into five parts, the \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e begins with a review of the current state of cities across East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, North America, Europe, and Latin America, and all other world regions. Subsequent sections discuss contemporary theoretical perspectives, describe common methodological approaches used by urban scholars, and examine the political, social, and economic problems facing twenty-first century cities. 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