Cities and crisis : new critical urban theory / edited by Kuniko Fujita.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fujita, Kuniko, editor.

Series:

Sage studies in international sociology ; 62.

Sage studies in international sociology ; 62

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns.

Urban economics.

Sociology, Urban.

Physical Description:

xvii, 325 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Sage Publications Ltd, 2013.

Summary:

Recognizing the deep relations among politics, finance, cities and citizens, this book argues for a rejuvenated account of urban theory. The book emphasises the need to understand the importance of the 2008 global financial crisis and how the crisis affects cities nested in a variety of political economies. Situating urban theory in the current economic climate, the book powerfully illuminates the dynamic between history, theory, and practice. Stressing how catastrophic social and economic calamities under the crisis lead to reorganised city structures, city life and city policies and hence new urban experience, this book calls for theoretical perspectives that can speak to these challenging changes. Innovative, crisp and groundbreaking, this title is a must for anyone interested in urban life and its rapid movements. It will be especially useful for students and researchers in Urban Sociology, Planning, Geography, Urban and Regional Development and Urban Studies. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Cities and Crisis: Challenges for Urban Theory / Kuniko Fujita Fujita, Kuniko 1

2 "Global Cities", World Power, and the G20 Capital Cities / Göran Therborn Therborn, Göran 51

3 Was the US Sub-prime Crisis the Prime Mover? The Limits of the 'Critical Urbanist' Interpretation of the UK Financial Crisis / Chris Pickvance Pickvance, Chris 83

4 After Wall Street? New York's Green Economy Imaginaries / Michael Indergaard Indergaard, Michael 113

5 World Capitals of Capital, Cities and Varieties of Finance Systems: Internationally versus Regionally Oriented Banking / Stefan Gärtner Gärtner, Stefan 147

6 Seeing New York City's Financial Crisis in the Vernacular Landscape / Jerome Krase Krase, Jerome, Timothy Shortell Shortell, Timothy 188

7 Ports in the Global Urban Hierarchy / Alex Hicks Hicks, Alex, Ryan Hicks Hicks, Ryan 218

8 Athens and the Politics of the Sovereign Debt Crisis / Nicos Souliotis Souliotis, Nicos 236

9 Globalization and Urban Insecurity: Comparative Perspectives / Sophie Body-Gendrot Body-Gendrot, Sophie 270

10 Financial Crises and Spatial Income Inequality Growth: The Case of Tokyo / Kuniko Fujita Fujita, Kuniko 294.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1446275310

9781446275313

OCLC:

830369642