Companion to Urban and Regional Studies

The Companion to Urban and Regional Studies provides an overview and timely coverage of the major issues, debates, and research topics in urban and regional studies. It offers a comprehensive view of the field, exploring theoretical perspectives, current research, and global policy concerns. The book is organized into five parts and includes essays by over fifty international scholars. It covers historical issues, contemporary challenges, and comparative perspectives, addressing policy issues such as governance, housing, immigration, segregation, social mix, and gentrification. It also discusses the use of demographic methods, advanced spatial analysis, social networks, policy mobilities, and ethnographies in urban studies research. The Companion is essential reading for scholars, researchers, practitioners, urban activists, and students, and serves as a valuable complement to the Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 672 pages
Publication date: 13 May 2021
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

A comprehensive and timely overview of the major issues, debates, and research topics in urban and regional studies is provided in the Companion to Urban and Regional Studies. This essential guide offers an up-to-date perspective on the rapidly evolving field, exploring a diverse range of theoretical perspectives, cutting-edge research, and critical global policy concerns. With a uniquely broad geographical and thematic scope, the Companion brings together essays from over fifty international scholars and researchers, providing expert assessments across various dimensions of urban studies.

The book is organized into five parts, each providing a comprehensive examination of cities in different regions of the world. The first part provides a review of the current state of cities across East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, North America, Europe, and Latin America, as well as other world regions. Subsequent sections delve into contemporary theoretical perspectives, discuss common methodological approaches used by urban scholars, and examine the political, social, and economic challenges facing twenty-first-century cities.

The Companion addresses intensely debated policy issues such as governance, housing, immigration and migration, segregation, social mix, and gentrification. It also describes the use of demographic methods, advanced spatial analysis, social networks, policy mobilities, and ethnographies in urban studies research. Critical urban theory, feminist urban research, urbanization and environmental change, and the legacy of the Chicago School are all explored in depth.

The Companion also covers contemporary research topics such as urban and regional inequalities, social heterogeneity and diversity, financialization, and more. Representative case studies of each region, including Australasia, Latin America, and East Asia, are included to provide practical insights and examples.

In conclusion, the Companion to Urban and Regional Studies is an indispensable resource for scholars, researchers, policymakers, and anyone interested in understanding the complex dynamics of cities and regions. With its comprehensive coverage, theoretical insights, and practical examples, this book offers a valuable contribution to the field of urban and regional studies.

Weight: 1300g
Dimension: 250 x 176 x 42 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781119316824