{"product_id":"urbanism-in-the-digital-age-isbn-9781394295623","title":"Urbanism in the Digital Age","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOffers a groundbreaking perspective on the future of urban studies\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUrbanism in the Digital Age\u003c\/i\u003e provides an essential, paradigm-shifting framework for understanding contemporary urban life. Author Mark Gottdiener redefines the study of urbanism by shifting the focus from traditional city-centered models to the Multi-Centered Metropolitan Region (MCMR), a revolutionary approach that integrates regional dynamics, digital media, and socioeconomic structures. This book challenges long-standing theories, critiques dominant neoliberal policies, and provides innovative solutions to critical contemporary issues. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough an interdisciplinary synthesis of Lefebvrian and Castellsian perspectives, Gottdiener dissects the limitations of classical Marxist and city-centric urban theories while presenting new methodologies for analyzing spatial and social problems. Exploring the interplay between digital media, economic forces, and regional development, 14 in-depth chapters incorporate historical analysis, census data, and case studies to illustrate real-world applications. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresenting a bold new vision for addressing spatial inequalities, rethinking governance, and fostering sustainable urban transformation, \u003ci\u003eUrbanism in the Digital Age:\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCritiques traditional city-centered urban studies and offers a unique and new perspective based on a regional, digital-age approach.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyzes the impacts of digital media and neoliberal governance on spatial and social inequalities \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines pressing urban crises, such as affordable housing, transportation, racial segregation, climate change, homelessness, and the crisis effects of draconian Neoliberal policies.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProposes innovative policy solutions for urban planning, sustainability, and regional development\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInvestigates the role of architecture, urban planning and thematic environments in shaping urban experiences and fighting climate change.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUrbanism in the Digital Age\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable resource for students and scholars in urban studies, sociology, geography, political science, architecture, and urban planning. It is an ideal textbook for undergraduate and graduate courses on urbanism, social problems, and public policy, and a must-read for policymakers and professionals engaged in urban development and regional planning. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 What’s Wrong with This Picture? 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Multi-Centered Metro Region Is the New Spatial Form of Urbanism 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLefebvre Anticipates the MCMR 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCastells Anticipates the Digital Age 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Follows 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 The City Is Dead. Long Live the City 8\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Form of Urban Space 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Approaches to Regional Multi-Centered Growth: Geddes and Gottmann 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMetropolitics: One Story of Attempted Regional Policy for the MCMR 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Digital Age 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChasing After the MCMR by the US Census Over Time 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegional Studies as a Better Means of Capturing Social Space 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving On 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Henri Lefebvre’s Urbanism: Right and Wrong 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLefebvre’s Urbanism Theory 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Production of Space: Understanding Why Space Is a Force of Production 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Stages of Society and Their Spatial Formations 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Second Circuit of Capitalism 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCapital Logic Theory and Reductionist Marxism 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Difference in Returns on Land Between the City and the MCMR 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Current Crisis 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 How the Modernist City of Corporations Transformed into the MCMR 42\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBreaking the Ideological Bias Favoring the City 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Modern City of Corporate Capitalism 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Capitalism of Corporations and the Metropolitan City Form 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Burgess Model and Post-war Suburbanization 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Chicago School of Sociology 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Limited Relevance of Urban Density 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMass Suburbanization and the Birth of a Mass Consumer Society 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Racism in Mass Suburbanization 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMass Suburbanization Leads to the Mass Consumer Society 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Shift to the Sunbelt and the Dominance of the MCMR Form 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Scale Perspective 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 How the MCMR Functions as the New Form of Urban Space 68\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeconcentration and Reconcentration—The Dual Forces Creating the MCMR 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeconcentration 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReconcentration 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Spaces of Consumption and Business Anchoring the MCMR 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Regional Mall 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Airport as a Growth Pole 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScientific, Industrial, and Commercial Parks 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScience and High Tech Mini-centers 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Golden Age of Supermarkets, The Commercial Strip: Mini-centers Sustain MCMR Living 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheming Sustains Business in the MCMR 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe MCMR and the Digital Media Revolution 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 The Space of Flows: Part One: Transportation 86\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoor Public Transportation Is a National Disgrace 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Unbelievable Story of Mass Transportation Destruction 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating an Automobile Culture: Power Not Preference Rules the Day 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShameful Neglect of Our Historical Mass Transport Legacy 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan We Rebalance Our Auto\/Mass Transit Society? 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mixed Case of Government Spending on Mass Transit 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat We Can Learn from Previous Projects Wasting Money and Time 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHigh Speed Transport as the New Hope 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 The Space of Flows: The Digital Age 100\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDigital Media and Everyday Life—Negotiating the MCMR Space 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManuel Castells and the Network Society 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritiques—Relevance to the MCMR 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDigital Technology and the Smart City 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransforming Settlement Space for Smartphone Applications 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEquality Assessment for Digital Access 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Developments Advertising “Wired” Access—the “Smart City” 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Affordable Housing and the MCMR 110\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Affordable Housing Crisis 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is the Crisis About? 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Are the Causes of Crisis? 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHousing Speculation and the Truth Inside Lefebvre’s Second Circuit 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCovid and Inflation as Causes for the Housing Crisis 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Solutions to the Affordable Housing Crisis 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow the Federal Government Dealt with Housing in the Past-bounty and Corruption Together 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Tokyo Created Affordable Housing 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Creative Cases from the US 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMinneapolis Downzoning 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHabitat for Humanity 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow European Cities Created Affordable Rental Housing 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 The Unhoused Crisis: Shame of a Nation 128\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFalling Down the Rabbit Hole of Cruel and Unusual 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEviction: Capitalism as Inhumane 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Results of the Study 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat About Desmond’s Proposed Solutions? 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolutions to the Unhoused Crisis: Case Studies 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUK: Monitoring Is Right and Wrong 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinland: A Simple Plan 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Worked in Finland Is Attacked in the US 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing the MCMR Expanse to Find Shelter for the Unhoused 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHouston Case Study 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCincinnati Case Study 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe War Against the Unhoused 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCities Alone Cannot Bear the Burden 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Perpetual Problems: Racism, Segregation, Their Effects, and the MCMR Solution 140\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhite Racism Is a Cultural Problem; Do Black Culture Changes Help? 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfrican American Segregation—the Material Sign of Racism and Poverty 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Costs of Involuntary Segregation 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeasuring Segregation 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Taubers 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHypersegregation 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGhettoization 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMassey and Denton’s Measure of Isolation 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Barrio as Ghetto and Hispanic Segregation 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding the Barrio 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMexican American Urban Removal 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Crisis in Mexican American Education 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Useless Class and the White, Blue Collar Education Problem 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoes MCMR Residency Have an Effect on Segregation? 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalytical Research of Data says “Yes” 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmerica’s MCMRs Are on the Frontline of Racial and Ethnic Neighborhood Change 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhite Racism and the Effect of Central City Gentrification 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBefore and After Covid: Is Gentrification All Bad? 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Urban Planning in the MCMR 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegional Urban Planning vs. City Urban Planning: Understanding the Differences 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining Regional Urban Planning 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining City Urban Planning 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe MCMR and Regional Planning 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Regional Planning Authority Dilemma 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnti-planning Ideologies 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ideology of Privatism 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExclusionary Zoning 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ideology of NIMBY 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Local Political Control Undercuts Regional Planning 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlanned Sprawl 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZoning and Its Discontents 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Urbanism, Old Urbanism, City of the Future: Planning Strategies to Preserve Urban Life 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Urban Planning for Pedestrians but Not Local Shops 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Architecture and the MCMR – The Crisis of Environmental Sustainability and Landmark Building 173\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrban Heat Islands 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Solutions to Mini-center Pollution 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimate Change and the Need for Innovation 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Important Role of Architecture for Sustainable Building 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSustainable Design and Passive Strategies 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreen Roofs and Walls 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Well Building Movement and the European Commission’s New Bauhaus 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchitecture and the MCMR—Signature Buildings as Landmarks 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttracting Consumers to Locations in the MCMR—Themes and Landmarks 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSignature Architecture vs Landmarks 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 Public Policy and the MCMR: Political Fragmentation, Social Polarization, and Some Possible Solutions to Regional Governance 186\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Government Eating Itself 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFragmentation of Local Government 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHung Up by Historical Artifact of Many Local Governments 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Lasting Effects of Covid on Regional Governance 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFailing Infrastructure Cost Outstrips Local Government Resources 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Possible Solutions: 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSwitching to a MCMR Perspective and Using Digital Technology 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Need for Professional Local Managers 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mass Immigration Problem Requires a Regional Solution 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe State vs. City Dilemma Paralyzing Policy Progress 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn MCMR Solution via “Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration” 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMSI Morphs to Ethical Considerations 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 Neoliberalism and Its Failure to Contain Social Problems: The Current Crisis, the Need for Social Action, and the Fallacy of the “Right to the City” 198\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Regime of Accumulation: Global Capitalism and Neoliberalism 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePost-1975 Transformation to Neoliberalism—Direct Forms of Intervention for Capital 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAusterity 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Lefebvre remains important 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTax the Super Rich 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Right to the City Fallacy and the Importance of Urban Social Movements 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCastells vs. Lefebvre 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 225\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARK GOTTDIENER\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the State University of New York at Buffalo and a pioneering urban theorist. He developed the socio-spatial perspective on urbanization and is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Social Production of Urban Space\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New Urban Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e. His influential research on theming, spatial analysis, and urban theory continues to influence urban studies worldwide.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Urbanism in the Digital Age is a sharp, timely intervention in urban studies, refusing comfortable myths of city-centered analyses and confronting realities of our sprawling, deeply unequal metro regions. Gottdiener’s critical MCMR framework offers a powerful lens for understanding how digital technologies, entrenched racial\/class inequalities, and neoliberal governance shape everyday lives and futures of global millions. An essential book for all who care about our urban futures and those committed to building much more just, democratic, and inclusive urban regions.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e—JOE FEAGIN,\u003c\/b\u003e University Distinguished Professor, Texas A\u0026amp;M University \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRethinking Urbanism: A Revolutionary Approach to Urban Studies \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe traditional city-centered approach to urbanism no longer reflects the realities of contemporary life—a new approach is needed to understand cities, regions, and digital influence. In \u003ci\u003eUrbanism in the Digital Age\u003c\/i\u003e, Mark Gottdiener challenges outdated city-centric models, introducing the Multi-Centered Metropolitan Region (MCMR) as a revolutionary framework for analyzing urbanization. By integrating spatial theory with digital media’s impact on society, this volume provides a fresh perspective on the forces shaping our built environment.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAddressing a broad range of topics, from the housing crisis and racial segregation to transportation failures and neoliberal governance, Gottdiener critically examines the challenges facing urban regions today while exposing the limitations of neoliberal governance, outdated urban theories, and dominant economic structures. Using historical analysis, census data, and compelling case studies, he offers new insights into urban planning, architecture, and public policy and provides real-world solutions for some of the most pressing social and spatial issues of our time.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUrbanism in the Digital Age\u003c\/i\u003e is designed for students, scholars, and professionals in urban studies, sociology, geography, political science, architecture, and urban planning. Whether used in undergraduate or graduate courses on urbanism and public policy or as a resource for policymakers and researchers, this book is essential for understanding the cities and regions of the future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990441345253,"sku":"NP9781394295623","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781394295623.jpg?v=1761787842","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/urbanism-in-the-digital-age-isbn-9781394295623","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}