Description
Book SynopsisUpdated with a majority of new readings, the Third Edition of
Readings in Urban Theory expands its focus to present the most recent developments in urban and regional theories and policies in a globalized world.
- Around 75% of the readings included are new for thethird edition
- Unifies readings by an orientation toward political economy and normative themes of social justice
- Expands the focus on international planning, including globalization and theories of development
- Addresses the full range of core urban theory so as to remain the primary text in courses
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments viii
1 Introduction: Theories of Urban Development and Their Implications for Policy and Planning 1
Susan S. Fainstein and Scott Campbell
Part I The Changing Urban and Regional System 19
2 Regulation Theory, Post-Fordism and Urban Politics 23
Joe Painter
3 Neoliberalization and Democracy 42
Mark Purcell
4 The Global City: Strategic Site/New Frontier 55
Saskia Sassen
5 The Fifth Migration 73
Robert Fishman
6 Urban ‘Regions’ and Their Governance 90
Patsy Healey
Part II Diversity: Race, Gender, Ethnicity and the Partitioning of Space 111
7 Cities and Diversity: Should we want it? Can we plan for it? 115
Susan S. Fainstein
8 Conceptualizing Recognition in Planning 129
Ruth Fincher and Kurt Iveson
9 Women’s Aspirations and the Home: Episodes in American Feminist Reform 147
Gwendolyn Wright
10 Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women? 161
Susan Moller Okin
11 Cities in Quarters 167
Peter Marcuse
12 Social Exclusion and Opportunity Structures in European Cities and Neighbourhoods 180
Alan Murie and Sako Musterd
Part III Redevelopment and Urban Transformation 205
13 Partnership and the Pursuit of the Private City 207
Gregory D. Squires
14 Gentrification, the Frontier, and the Restructuring of Urban Space 229
Neil Smith
15 Promoting Tourism in US Cities 247
Dennis R. Judd
Part IV Culture, Design, and Urban Form Introduction 271
16 The End(s) of Urban Design 273
Michael Sorkin
17 Changing Landscapes of Power: Opulence and the Urge for Authenticity 290
Sharon Zukin
18 The ‘Bilbao Effect’ 303
Donald McNeill
19 Connecting New Urbanism and American Planning: An Historical Interpretation 319
Emily Talen
20 Blurring the Boundaries: Public Space and Private Life 342
Margaret Crawford
Part V Cities and Space in a Globalized World 353
21 Uneven Geographical Developments and Universal Rights 357
David Harvey
22 Transnationalism and Citizenship 377
Michael Peter Smith
23 Reflections on Place and Place-Making in the Cities of China 395
John Friedmann
24 The Economic Theory of the Developmental State 424
Ha-Joon Chang
25 The Prevalence of Slums 440
Mike Davis
26 Dangerous Spaces of Citizenship: Gang Talk, Rights Talk and Rule of Law in Brazil 460
James Holston Credit and Source Information 480
Index 484
