The Oxford Handbook of Urban Politics

The Oxford Handbook of Urban Politics
Author: Karen Mossberger
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 697
Release: 2015-02-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0199709939

The Oxford Handbook of Urban Politics is an authoritative volume on an established subject in political science and the academy more generally: urban politics and urban studies. The editors are all recognized experts, and are well connected to the leading scholars in urban politics. The handbook covers the major themes that animate the subfield: the politics of space and place; power and governance; urban policy; urban social organization; citizenship and democratic governance; representation and institutions; approaches and methodology; and the future of urban politics. Given the caliber of the editors and proposed contributors, the volume sets the intellectual agenda for years to come.

Handbook of Cities and Networks

Handbook of Cities and Networks
Author: Neal, Zachary P.
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 672
Release: 2021-07-31
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 178811471X

This Handbook of Cities and Networks provides a cutting-edge overview of research on how economic, social and transportation networks affect processes both in and between cities. Exploring the ways in which cities connect and intertwine, it offers a varied set of collaborations, highlighting different theoretical, historical and methodological perspectives.

Handbook of Urban Studies

Handbook of Urban Studies
Author: Ronan Paddison
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 524
Release: 2001
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780803976955

The Handbook of Urban Studies provides the first comprehensive, up-to-date account of the urban condition, relevant to a wide readership from academics to researchers and policymakers. It provides a theoretically and empirically informed account embracing all the different disciplines contributing to urban studies. Leading authors identify key issues and questions and future trends for further research and present their findings so that, where appropriate, they are relevant to the needs of policymakers. Using the city as a unifying structure, the Handbook provides an holistic appreciation of urban structure and change, and of the theories by which we understand the structure, development and changing character

Handbook of Urban Geography

Handbook of Urban Geography
Author: Tim Schwanen
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 505
Release: 2019
Genre: Urban geography
ISBN: 178536460X

This collection brings together the latest thinking in urban geography. It provides a comprehensive overview of topical issues and draws on experiences from across the world. Chapters have been prepared by leading researchers in the field and cover themes as diverse as urban economies, inequalities and diversity, conflicts and politics, ecology and sustainability, and information technologies. The Handbook offers a valuable resource for students and researchers interested in cities and the urban in geography and across the wider social sciences.

Handbook of Urban Segregation

Handbook of Urban Segregation
Author: Sako Musterd
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 453
Release: 2020-03-28
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1788115600

The Handbook of Urban Segregation scrutinises key debates on spatial inequality in cities across the globe. It engages with multiple domains, including residential places, public spaces and the field of education. In addition it tackles crucial group-dimensions across race, class and culture as well as age groups, the urban rich, middle class, and gentrified households. This timely Handbook provides a key contribution to understanding what urban segregation is about, why it has developed, what its consequences are and how it is measured, conceptualised and framed.

Handbook on Urban Development in China

Handbook on Urban Development in China
Author: Ray Yep
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 431
Release: 2019
Genre: Cities and towns
ISBN: 1786431637

The trajectory and logic of urban development in post-Mao China have been shaped and defined by the contention between domestic and global capital, central and local state and social actors of different class status and endowment. This urban transformation process of historic proportion entails new rules for distribution and negotiation, novel perceptions of citizenship, as well as room for unprecedented spontaneity and creativity. Based on original research by leading experts, this book offers an updated and nuanced analysis of the new logic of urban governance and its implications.

Handbook on Urban Social Policies

Handbook on Urban Social Policies
Author: Kazepov, Yuri
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2022-07-22
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1788116151

The importance of subnational welfare measures, and their complex embeddedness in wider multilevel governance systems, has often been underplayed in both urban studies and social policy analysis. This Handbook gives readers the analytical tools to understand urban social policies in context, and bridges the gap in research.

A Modern Guide to National Urban Policies in Europe

A Modern Guide to National Urban Policies in Europe
Author: Karsten Zimmermann
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2021-04-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 183910905X

Written in a clear and concise style, this Modern Guide provide a timely overview and comparison of urban challenges and national urban policies in 13 European countries, addressing key issues such as housing, urban regeneration and climate change. A team of international contributors explore the gap between the rise of international urban agendas and variegated national urban policies, examining whether a more bespoke approach is better than the traditional ‘one size fits all’.

The Handbook of Social Policy

The Handbook of Social Policy
Author: James Midgley
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 570
Release: 2000
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780761915614

Comprises 33 papers grouped under five themes: The Nature of social policy; The History of social policy; Social policy and the social services; The Political economy of social policy; and International and future perspectives on social policy.

Handbook of Urban Education

Handbook of Urban Education
Author: H. Richard Milner IV
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 599
Release: 2013-11-20
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1136206019

This volume brings together leading scholars in urban education to focus on inner city matters, specifically as they relate to educational research, theory, policy, and practice. Each chapter provides perspectives on the history and evolving nature of urban education, the current education landscape, and helps chart an all-important direction for future work and needs. The Handbook addresses seven areas that capture the breadth and depth of available knowledge in urban education: (1) Psychology, Health and Human Development, (2) Sociological Perspectives, (3) Families and Communities, (4) Teacher Education and Special Education, (5) Leadership, Administration and Leaders, (6) Curriculum & Instruction, and (7) Policy and Reform.