Cities in Relations : Trajectories of Urban Development in Hanoi and Ouagadougou
Soderstrom, Ola
ISBN 10: 1118632818 ISBN 13: 9781118632819
Published by Wiley-Blackwell, 2014
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Cities in Relations advances a novel way of thinking about urban transformation by focusing on transnational relations in the least developed countries.
- Examines the last 20 years of urban development in Hanoi, Vietnam, and in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- Considers the ways in which a city’s relationships with other places influences its urban development
- Provides fresh ideas for comparative urban studies that move beyond discussions of economic and policy factors
- Offers a clear and concise narrative accompanied by more than 45 photos and maps
About the Author:
Ola Söderström is Professor of Social and Cultural Geography at the Institute of Geography, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. He has published extensively on urban material culture, visual thinking in urban planning, and urban globalization. His current research focuses on a comparative ethnography of contemporary urban ways of life. He is the co-author of Urban Cosmographies (2009) and the co-editor of Critical Mobilities (2013) and Re-shaping Cities: How Global Mobility Transforms Architecture and Urban Form (2010).
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Title: Cities in Relations : Trajectories of Urban ...
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New