While global cities have mostly been characterized as sites of intensive and extensive economic activity, the quest for global city status also increasingly res
This book examines the vast and largely uncharted world of cultural/creative city-making in Asia. It explores the establishment of policy models and practices a
How do we want to live together? How can citizens directly participate in city politics? How can we shape cities so that they are livable? These questions are m
This book presents a global perspective on the political agency of arts in place. International and leading scholars and artists themselves present critical the
*What is distinctive about urban life? *What key trends have shaped the contemporary city? *How have the city and urban cultures been explained by sociology and
