Learning the City
Knowledge and Translocal Assemblage
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Earth Sciences, Geography
| Author: | Colin McFarlane | ISBN: | 9781444343410 |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | September 2, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell | Language: | English |
| Author: | Colin McFarlane |
| ISBN: | 9781444343410 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | September 2, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Language: | English |
Learning the City: Translocal Assemblage and Urban Politics critically examines the relationship between knowledge, learning, and urban politics, arguing both for the centrality of learning for political strategies and developing a progressive international urbanism.
- Presents a distinct approach to conceptualising the city through the lens of urban learning
- Integrates fieldwork conducted in Mumbai's informal settlements with debates on urban policy, political economy, and development
- Considers how knowledge and learning are conceived and created in cities
- Addresses the way knowledge travels and opportunities for learning about urbanism between North and South
Learning the City: Translocal Assemblage and Urban Politics critically examines the relationship between knowledge, learning, and urban politics, arguing both for the centrality of learning for political strategies and developing a progressive international urbanism.
- Presents a distinct approach to conceptualising the city through the lens of urban learning
- Integrates fieldwork conducted in Mumbai's informal settlements with debates on urban policy, political economy, and development
- Considers how knowledge and learning are conceived and created in cities
- Addresses the way knowledge travels and opportunities for learning about urbanism between North and South
