Doing Global Urban Research

This book unpacks the challenge of how to make sense of urban complexity. With contributions from key global scholars, it explores various methodological approaches including Comparative Urbanism, Social Network Analysis and Data Visualisation.

Informationen zum Autor John Harrison is Reader in Human Geography at Loughborough University and an Associate Director of the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) research network. He is an urban-regional geographer interested in how large urban and regional spaces are conceptualized and mobilized politically. His recent publications have focused on global urban and regional governance. He is also co-editor of Planning and Governance of Cities in Globalization (Routledge, 2013) and Megaregions: Globalization's New Urban Form? (Edward Elgar, 2015), as well as an editor of the journal Regional Studies . Michael Hoyler is Reader in Human Geography at Loughborough University and an Associate Director of the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) research network. He is an urban geographer interested in the transformation of cities and metropolitan regions in contemporary globalization. His recent publications have focused on (world) city and city-regional network formation. He is also co-editor of Global Urban Analysis (Earthscan, 2011), the International Handbook of Globalization and World Cities (Edward Elgar, 2012), Cities in Globalization (Routledge, 2013) and Megaregions: Globalization's New Urban Form? (Edward Elgar, 2015). Klappentext This book unpacks the challenge of how to make sense of urban complexity. With contributions from key global scholars, it explores various methodological approaches including Comparative Urbanism, Social Network Analysis and Data Visualisation. Zusammenfassung This book unpacks the challenge of how to make sense of urban complexity. With contributions from key global scholars! it explores various methodological approaches including Comparative Urbanism! Social Network Analysis and Data Visualisation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Making Sense of the Global Urban - John Harrison & Michael Hoyler Chapter 2: Visualizing the Planetary Urban - Nikos Katsikis Chapter 3: Exploring the World City Network - Peter J. Taylor & Ben Derudder Chapter 4: Analysing Cities as Networks - Zachary P. Neal Chapter 5: Examining Global Urban Policy Mobilities - Cristina Temenos & Kevin Ward Chapter 6: Tracking the Global Urbanists - Donald McNeill & Andrea Pollio Chapter 7: Engaging with Global Urban Governance - Michele Acuto Chapter 8: Evaluating Global Urban Sustainability - John Lauermann Chapter 9: Scrutinizing Global Mega-Events - Christopher Gaffney, Sven Daniel Wolfe & Martin Müller Chapter 10: Studying Global Gentrifications - Hyun Bang Shin Chapter 11: Researching the Global Right to the City - David Wachsmuth Chapter 12: Constructing Global Suburbia, One Critical Theory at a Time - Roger Keil Chapter 13: Comparative Ethnographic Urban Research - Tim Bunnell Chapter 14: Doing Longitudinal Urban Research - Katherine V. Gough Chapter 15: Historical Approaches to Researching the Global Urban - Mariana Dantas & Emma Hart Chapter 16: Advancing Global Urban Research - Michael Hoyler & John Harrison ...

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John Harrison is Reader in Human Geography at Loughborough University and an Associate Director of the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) research network. He is an urban-regional geographer interested in how large urban and regional spaces are conceptualized and mobilized politically. His recent publications have focused on global urban and regional governance. He is also co-editor of Planning and Governance of Cities in Globalization (Routledge, 2013) and Megaregions: Globalization's New Urban Form? (Edward Elgar, 2015), as well as an editor of the journal Regional Studies.

Michael Hoyler is Reader in Human Geography at Loughborough University and an Associate Director of the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) research network. He is an urban geographer interested in the transformation of cities and metropolitan regions in contemporary globalization. His recent publications have focused on (world) city and city-regional network formation. He is also co-editor of Global Urban Analysis (Earthscan, 2011), the International Handbook of Globalization and World Cities (Edward Elgar, 2012), Cities in Globalization (Routledge, 2013) and Megaregions: Globalization's New Urban Form? (Edward Elgar, 2015).

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Making Sense of the Global Urban - John Harrison & Michael Hoyler
Chapter 2: Visualizing the Planetary Urban - Nikos Katsikis
Chapter 3: Exploring the World City Network - Peter J. Taylor & Ben Derudder
Chapter 4: Analysing Cities as Networks - Zachary P. Neal
Chapter 5: Examining Global Urban Policy Mobilities - Cristina Temenos & Kevin Ward
Chapter 6: Tracking the Global Urbanists - Donald McNeill & Andrea Pollio
Chapter 7: Engaging with Global Urban Governance - Michele Acuto
Chapter 8: Evaluating Global Urban Sustainability - John Lauermann
Chapter 9: Scrutinizing Global Mega-Events - Christopher Gaffney, Sven Daniel Wolfe & Martin Müller
Chapter 10: Studying Global Gentrifications - Hyun Bang Shin
Chapter 11: Researching the Global Right to the City - David Wachsmuth
Chapter 12: Constructing Global Suburbia, One Critical Theory at a Time - Roger Keil
Chapter 13: Comparative Ethnographic Urban Research - Tim Bunnell
Chapter 14: Doing Longitudinal Urban Research - Katherine V. Gough
Chapter 15: Historical Approaches to Researching the Global Urban - Mariana Dantas & Emma Hart
Chapter 16: Advancing Global Urban Research - Michael Hoyler & John Harrison