Urban Studies Books

New and Published Books

1. Lean Design Management

   Edited by Stephen Emmitt

   Series: Architectural Engineering and Design Management

   The fields of design management and lean construction appear to be developing independently. This volume brings together authors from four continents to argue that lean thinking should be integral to design management in the fields of architecture, engineering and construction (AEC). The...

   Published May 24th 2012 by Routledge
2. Urban Spaces in Japan

   Cultural and Social Perspectives

   Edited by Christoph Brumann, Evelyn Schulz

   Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies

   Urban Spaces in Japan explores the workings of power, money and the public interest in the planning and design of Japanese space. Through a set of vivid case studies of well-known Japanese cities including Tokyo, Kobe, and Kyoto, this book examines the potential of civil society in contemporary...

   Published May 15th 2012 by Routledge
3. TV Cops

   The Contemporary American Television Police Drama

   By Jonathan Nichols-Pethick

   The police drama has been one of the longest running and most popular genres in American television. In TV Cops, Jonathan Nichols-Pethick argues that, perhaps more than any other genre, the police series in all its manifestations—from Hill Street Blues to Miami Vice to The Wire—embodies the full...

   Published April 24th 2012 by Routledge
4. The Politics of Civic Space in Asia

   Building Urban Communities

   Edited by Amrita Daniere, Mike Douglass

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Asia Series

   This book explores how and why civic spaces are used by different communities in Asia and what role urban governance and public participation play in the support or demise of communities. Using case studies of contemporary city life throughout, the contributors provide insights into the importance...

   Published April 16th 2012 by Routledge
5. Climate Change and Social Ecology

   A New Perspective on the Climate Challenge

   By Stephen M. Wheeler

   Although strategies to prevent global warming – such as by conserving energy, relying on solar and wind power, and reducing motor vehicle use – are well-known, societies have proved unable to implement these measures with the necessary speed. They have also been unwilling to...

   Published April 4th 2012 by Routledge
6. Cities in Globalization

   Practices, Policies and Theories

   Edited by Peter Taylor, Ben Derudder, Pieter Saey, Frank Witlox

   Series: Questioning Cities

   Despite traditionally being a strong research topic in urban studies, inter-city relations had become grossly neglected until recently, when it was placed back on the research agenda with the advent of studies of world/global cities. More recently the ‘external relations’ of cities have taken their...

   Published March 21st 2012 by Routledge
7. Tradition, Democracy and the Townscape of Kyoto

   Claiming a Right to the Past

   By Christoph Brumann

   Series: Japan Anthropology Workshop Series

   As the historic capital of the country and the stronghold of the nation’s most celebrated traditions, the city of Kyoto holds a unique place in the Japanese imagination. Widely praised for the beauty of its townscape and natural environments, it is both a popular destination for tourists and home...

   Published March 20th 2012 by Routledge
8. Enacting Regional Dynamics and Entrepreneurship

   Bridging the Territorial and Functional Rationales

   Edited by Bengt Johannisson, Åsa Lindholm Dahlstrand

   In present digital times the focus is on globalization and the dynamics and complexities that it creates. However, in spite of being dominated by technology the world remains populated by human beings practising a localized everyday life. This contrast should challenge every researcher who is...

   Published March 11th 2012 by Routledge
9. Women at the Threshold of Globalization

   By Narendar Pani, Nikky Singh

   The popular perception of globalisation is rooted in its image of dissolving senses of distance and boundaries. It is so preoccupied with the technology that enables globalisation that little attention is paid to questions of ‘how’ and ‘where’ the circuits of globalisation actually get realised....

   Published March 4th 2012 by Routledge India
10. Gated Communities in China

    Class, Privilege and the Moral Politics of the Good Life

    By Choon-Piew Pow

    Series: Routledge Pacific Rim Geographies

    Moving beyond conventional accounts of gated communities and housing segregation, this book interrogates the moral politics of urban place-making in China’s commodity housing enclaves. Drawing on fieldwork and survey conducted in Shanghai, Pow critically demonstrates how gated communities are bound...

    Published February 29th 2012 by Routledge