Urban communities

Young people are regularly posited as a threat to social order and Deconstructing Youth explores why.

Cities have emerged as the epicentres for many of today's ethno-national and religious conflicts.

This book presents a comprehensive review of the impact of residential design on crime focusing upon research, policy and practice both in the UK and internationally, appealing to both academics and practitioners within the fields of crime prevention, urban planning and architecture.

Housing policy has been central to the economic success stories of the major East Asian economies as well as a pillar of social and welfare provision.

The figure of the stranger is in serious need of revision, as is our understanding of the society against which the stranger is projected.

Through rich stories of African migrant women in Johannesburg, this book explores the experience of living between geographies.

The author examines the two most advanced eco-city projects: the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City in China, and Masdar City in Abu Dhabi.

Issues around houses and homes reflect and inform our social, cultural and political worlds, from the subprime market and the financial crisis to social mobility and gender roles.

This book provides a unique perspective on the behind the scenes planning of London's Olympic legacy.

This book examines the nature of protest and the way in which the police and state respond to the activities associated with this term.

The contributors illustrate what twin analytical and practical challenges emerge from juxtaposing cultural, economic, historical, postcolonial, virtual, architectural, literary, security and political stances to the concept of the 'global city'.

The study of urban governance provides a valuable insight into economic, social, and political forces and how they shape city life.

Port cities have distinctive global dynamics, with long histories of casual labour, large migrant communities, and international trade networks.

This book makes the case for an urgent praxis of critical spatial literacy for African women.

The book explores the claim that English local government exists in one of the most centralised relationships with national government.

Tamsin Barber addresses the experience of the British-born Vietnamese as an overlooked minority population in 'super-diverse' London, exploring the emergence of the pan-ethnic 'Oriental' category as a new form of collective consciousness and identity in Britain.

Drawing on extensive interviews with gang members, this book provides a vivid portrayal of gang life.

Winner of the Latin American Studies Association Brazil Section Book Awards.

Cities, with their rising populations and complex configurations, have become key symbols of a fast-changing modernity.

Drawing on in-depth ethnographic fieldwork, Wessendorf explores life in a super-diverse urban neighbourhood.

How did so many Punjabi immigrants come to find themselves behind the wheels of so many New York City taxi cabs, and what do their stories have to teach us about how immigrants must navigate life in a new society?

Through a case study in a Chicago public school, Means demonstrates that, despite the fragmentation of human security in low-income and racially segregated public schools, there exist positive social relations, knowledge, and desire for change that can be built upon to promote more secure and equitable democratic futures for young people.

This manuscript focuses on the development of hybrid city-country (penurban) landscapes around large urban areas which mesh stylized countryside with functional links to the cities.

This book explores how six American writers have artistically responded to the racialization of U.

This book analyzes the cosmopolitan lives of British Asian Muslim women.

The day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, civic leaders began to organize four coalitions that aimed to give ordinary citizens a chance to meet, to heal, and to be heard in rebuilding decisions.

Fear is ingrained in the history of cities but our short-sightedness prevents us from grasping its evolution over time.

This volume addresses critical questions about how to achieve the best outcomes from police and security providers by reviewing and critiquing the scientific literature and identifying best practice guidelines.

In recent times, there has been a substantial push by people to escape the metropolis for lifestyles in small coastal, country, or mountainside locales.

Contemporary city and suburban dwellers are constantly on the move.

There is a vast amount of information about a city which is invisible to the human eye - crime levels, transportation patterns, cell phone use and air quality to name just a few.

There is a vast amount of information about a city which is invisible to the human eye - crime levels, transportation patterns, cell phone use and air quality to name just a few.

Research design is fundamental to all scientific endeavors, at all levels and in all institutional settings.

Research design is fundamental to all scientific endeavors, at all levels and in all institutional settings.

Neo-Bohemia brings the study of bohemian culture down to the street level, while maintaining a commitment to understanding broader historical and economic urban contexts.

Neo-Bohemia brings the study of bohemian culture down to the street level, while maintaining a commitment to understanding broader historical and economic urban contexts.

The police drama has been one of the longest running and most popular genres in American television.

The police drama has been one of the longest running and most popular genres in American television.

The Time of the City is a trans-disciplinary work with a focus on genre-city relationships as they articulate the micropolitics of urban life in diverse cities.

The Time of the City is a trans-disciplinary work with a focus on genre-city relationships as they articulate the micropolitics of urban life in diverse cities.

Travel is an essential part of everyday life and today most journeys are multimodal.

Travel is an essential part of everyday life and today most journeys are multimodal.

Qualitative research has seen a surge of growth during the past decade.

Qualitative research has seen a surge of growth during the past decade.

Cities, initially a product of the manufacturing era, have been thoroughly remade in the image of consumer society.

Cities, initially a product of the manufacturing era, have been thoroughly remade in the image of consumer society.

Comparative Perspectives on Communal Lands and Individual Ownership: Sustainable Futures addresses property and land title as central mechanisms governing access to communally-held land and resources.

Comparative Perspectives on Communal Lands and Individual Ownership: Sustainable Futures addresses property and land title as central mechanisms governing access to communally-held land and resources.

For decades, neighbourhoods been pivotal sites of social, economic and political exclusion processes, and civil society initiatives, attempting bottom-up strategies of re-development and regeneration.

For decades, neighbourhoods been pivotal sites of social, economic and political exclusion processes, and civil society initiatives, attempting bottom-up strategies of re-development and regeneration.