Global Cities and Urban Theory provides an innovative set of approaches to understanding some of the world's major cities, working with concepts such as smart c

This book facilitates more careful engagement with the production, politics and geography of knowledge as scholars create space for the inclusion of southern ci

Since the late eighteenth century, academic engagement with political, economic, social, cultural and spatial changes in our cities has been dominated by theore

The aim of the book is to examine the transformation of the city in the late 20th century and explore the ways in which city life is structured. The shift from

With the urbanization of the world's population proceeding apace and the equally rapid urbanization of poverty, urban theory has an urgent challenge to meet if