Urban Geopolitics - 9781138962668

Taylor & Francis

Urban GeopoliticsRethinking Planning in Contested Cities\nAuthor(s): Jonathan Rokem, Camillo Boano\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138962668, 978-1138962668\nSynopsis\nIn the last decade a new wave of urban research has emerged, putting comparative perspectives back on the urban studies agenda. However, this research is frequently based on similar case studies on a few selected cities in America and Europe and all too often focus on the abstract city level with marginal attention given to particular local contexts.\n\nMoving away from loosely defined urban theories and contexts, this book argues it is time to start learning from and compare across different contested cities. It questions the long-standing Euro-centric academic knowledge production that is prevalent in urban studies and planning research. This book brings together a diverse range of international case studies from Latin America, South and South E.