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Routledge - The Secret Life of Cities: Social Reproduction

Name: Routledge - The Secret Life of Cities: Social Reproduction
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Explore the hidden dynamics of urban environments with The Secret Life of Cities: Social reproduction of everyday life. Published by Routledge, this book examines the two distinct faces of contemporary urbanization. While much research focuses on global flows of money, people, and information, this work shifts the focus to the localized social and economic disparities that define modern living. This text looks beyond the headlines of global cities acting as world economy control centers. Instead, it investigates the changing nature of everyday life and the social shock waves affecting cities and regions. By looking at the secret life of urban spaces, the book provides a different perspective on how people live and interact within rapidly changing landscapes. It offers a necessary challenge to current research and policy agendas that often suggest spatial concentration or relocation as solutions to urban problems. This is an essential read for those studying the social and economic realities of modern urban planning and sociology.

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Examines the dual nature of contemporary urbanization by looking at both global flows and local social disparities.

Provides a deep look into the changing nature of everyday life within modern urban environments.

Offers a critical perspective on current research and policy agendas regarding spatial concentration.

Explores the social and economic shock waves that impact cities and regional areas.

Moves beyond the standard focus on global cities as mere economic control centers to study social reproduction.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1138162728
Category: Books > Subjects > Science, Nature & Maths > Earth Sciences > Geography
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 27 January 2017
Listed Since: 21 November 2016

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