Handbook of Emerging 21st-Century Cities

Edited by Kris Bezdecny, Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences and Environment, California State University, Los Angeles and Kevin Archer, Professor and Dean, School of Graduate Studies and Research, Central Washington University, US

The majority of the world's population now live in cities, nearly a quarter of which boast populations of one million or more. The rise of globalisation has granted cities unprecedented significance, both politically and economically, leading to benefits and problems at national and international levels. The Handbook of Emerging 21st-Century Cities explores the changes that are occurring in cities, and the impacts that they are having, at the local, national and global scale.

“…这本书是我kn为数不多的贡献ow of which offers a sincerely cosmopolitan geography of knowledge on cities. It
avoids categories such as North and South as it moves in changing directions across the regions of the world (although with Eurasia as a gap). Secondly, the book returns attention to emerging city forms and processes.’
– Philip Harrison, Eurasian Geography and Economics

‘This superb Handbook revolves around what the meaning of the term “city” might be in the 21st century. In this urban century, this is indeed the pre-eminent question and this book incisively dissects the multiplicity of processes that animate and structure this century’s urbanity. A must read for all students and lovers of the city.’
– Erik Swyngedouw, The University of Manchester, UK