Learning the City: Knowledge and Translocal Assemblage
Hardback Published on: 05/08/2011
Price: £60.00
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Synopsis
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
Publisher information
- Publisher: Wiley
- ISBN: 9781405192828
- Number of pages: 218
- Dimensions: 160 x 236 x 18 mm
- Weight: 472g
- Languages: English
