Shaking Up the City: Ignorance, Inequality, and the Urban Question

by Tom Slater

Book Overview

Shaking Up the City critically examines many of the concepts and categories within mainstream urban studies that serve dubious policy agendas. Through a combination of theory and empirical evidence, Tom Slater "shakes up" mainstream urban studies in a concise and pointed fashion by turning on its head much of the prevailing wisdom in the field. To this end, he explores the themes of data-driven innovation, urban resilience, gentrification,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520386221
• ISBN13: 9780520386228
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.9"