Learning the City

Knowledge and Translocal Assemblage

von Colin Mcfarlane

232 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Learning the City: Translocal Assemblage and Urban Politics critically examines the relationship between knowledge, learning, and urban politics, arguing both for the centrality of learning for political strategies and developing a progressive international urbanism.  

- Presents a distinct approach to conceptualising the city through the lens of urban learning - Integrates fieldwork conducted in Mumbai's informal settlements with debates on urban policy, political economy, and development - Considers how knowledge and learning are conceived and created in cities - Addresses the way knowledge travels and opportunities for learning about urbanism between North and South