Urbanization and Urban Planning in Capitalist Society

Name: Urbanization and Urban Planning in Capitalist Society
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Urbanization and Urban Planning in Capitalist SocietyAuthor(s): Michael Dear, Allen Scott\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138478633, 978-1138478633\nSynopsis\nOriginally published in 1981, Urbanization and Urban Planning in Capitalist Society, is a comprehensive collection of papers addressing urban crises. Through a synthesis of current discussions around various critical approaches to the urban question, the book defines a general theory of urbanization and urban planning in capitalist society. It examines the conceptual preliminaries necessary for the establishment of capitalist theory and provides a theoretical exposition of the fundamental logic of urbanization and urban planning. It also provides a detailed discussion of commodity production and its effects on urban development.