Routledge The Walkable City - Urbanism and City Studies Book

The Walkable City: Dimensions of Walking and Overlapping Walks of Life offers a deep look into everyday walking within contemporary urban environments. Part of the Routledge Studies in Urbanism and the City series, this book provides essential theoretical and empirical insights for understanding how walkability is imagined, planned, and experienced in modern cities. Rather than focusing only on walkable locations, this work examines how urban space is produced and consumed through various walking practices. It centers on the bodily experiences of the urban walker and explores different research methods used to study movement. By drawing on fieldwork from the UK and international locations, the text provides a realistic perspective on the relationship between people and the streets they navigate. This book is an important resource for students and professionals interested in urban planning, geography, and the social dimensions of city life. It moves beyond traditional metrics to look at the lived experience of the pedestrian, making it a valuable addition to academic libraries and urban studies collections.