{"product_id":"urban-geopolitics-rethinking-planning-in-contested-cities-9780367667719","title":"Urban Geopolitics: Rethinking Planning in Contested Cities","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jonathan Rokem\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Earth Sciences - Geography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the last decade a new wave of urban research has emerged, putting comparative perspectives back on the urban studies agenda. However, this research is frequently based on similar case studies on a few selected cities in America and Europe and all too often focus on the abstract city level with marginal attention given to particular local contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving away from loosely defined urban theories and contexts, this book argues it is time to start learning from and compare across different 'contested cities'. It questions the long-standing Euro-centric academic knowledge production that is prevalent in urban studies and planning research. This book brings together a diverse range of international case studies from Latin America, South and South East Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East to offer an in-depth understanding of the worldwide contested nature of cities in a wide range of local contexts. It suggests an urban ontology that moves beyond the urban 'West' and 'North' as well as adding a comparative-relational understanding of the contested nature that 'Southern' cities are developing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis timely contribution is essential reading for those working in the fields of human geography, urban studies, planning, politics, area studies and sociology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45240595480727,"sku":"9780367667719","price":3976.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780367667719.webp?v=1769226070","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/urban-geopolitics-rethinking-planning-in-contested-cities-9780367667719","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}