Divided cities : the Oxford Amnesty lectures 2003 / edited by Richard Scholar.

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Scholar, Richard [editor.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Oxford Amnesty lecturesPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.Description: 1 online resource (x, 228 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780191513138
019151313X
1280762268
9781280762260
0191916447
9780191916441

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Divided cities.DDC classification:

307.76 22

LOC classification:

HT155 .D58 2006eb

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Contents:

Contributors; Introduction; Part I: Lectures; 1. Introduction to Stuart Hall; 2. Introduction to Patricia J. Williams; 3. Introduction to David Harvey; 4. Introduction to James D. Wolfensohn; 5. Introduction to Richard Rogers; 6. Introduction to Patrick Declerck; Part II: Responses; 7. Who Should Foot the Bill?; 8. Looking on the Bright Side; Oxonian Epilogue; Endnotes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W.

Summary: Based on the influential Oxford Amnesty Lectures, this volume examines the forces shaping urbanization today and the divisions that threaten the world's cities. It consists of essays by eight leading urban thinkers and practitioners. Many contemporary issues are addressed, including the impact of globalization and migration on cities, the consequences of the 'war on terror' for urban policing tactics, the new development paradigm being adopted by international institutions in the. developing world, the challenges facing urban planners in the developed world, and the suffering of the homeless.

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Based on the influential Oxford Amnesty Lectures, this volume examines the forces shaping urbanization today and the divisions that threaten the world's cities. It consists of essays by eight leading urban thinkers and practitioners. Many contemporary issues are addressed, including the impact of globalization and migration on cities, the consequences of the 'war on terror' for urban policing tactics, the new development paradigm being adopted by international institutions in the. developing world, the challenges facing urban planners in the developed world, and the suffering of the homeless.

English.

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