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Understanding The City

Henri Lefebvre And Urban Studies

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2014

Overview

Henri Lefebvre is undoubtedly one of the most influential thinkers in the field of urban space and its organization; his theories offer reflections still valid for analyzing social relations in urban areas affected by the crisis of the neoliberal economic system. Lefebvre's ideal of the "right to the city" is now more widely accepted given today's current cultural and social situation. The book's main purpose is to revisit Lefebvre's still-relevant key concepts in order to understand the contemporary city. Case studies in this book will show also that the reception of Lefebvrian concepts differs across different contexts, depending on the social and political circumstances of each country. The debates in this book both expand the scope of urban imagination, and help to reinvigorate, unify, and empower shared desires for just urban outcomes.

ISBN 9781443853552
Category Urban Studies
Call number H59L38 U534 2014
Physical description 257 pages:illustrations, tables, maps;24 cm.
Edition year 2014
Bibliographical references? Yes
Publisher name Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Publication year 2014
Place of publication Newcastle Upon Tyne, [England]
Language English
Is series? No

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