Research in Urban Sociology

ISSN: 1047-0042

Editor: Dr Ray Hutchison
Subject: Sociology and Public Policy (view other series in this subject area)
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Aims & Scope

The series addresses key themes within urban sociology including ethnic and minority groups within the city; social network of urban residents; location of retail and industrial activities within the metropolitan complex; suburban lifestyles and the core question of community integration itself.

Forthcoming volumes

Volume 13: Urban Megaprojects. A Worldwide View
Editor: Gerardo del Cerro Santamaría (The Cooper Union)
ISBN: 9781781905937
Publication date: June 2013
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This book aims to understand the causes and consequences of new scales and forms of territorial restructuring in a steadily globalizing world by focusing on urban megaproject development. Contributions focus on the principal actors, institutions, and innovations that drive capitalist globalization, socio-economic and territorial restructuring, and global city formation by exploring the architectural design, planning, management, financing and impacts of urban megaprojects as well as their various socio-economic, political and cultural contexts. This is the first work on urban megaprojects to be global in scope.It is also the first work on the subject to include contributions from sociologists, planners, geographers and architects from top universities around the world, thus making it a truly multidisciplinary project. 

Authors: Judit Bodnar (Central European University), Tim Bunnell (National University of Singapore), Diane E. Davis (Harvard University), Gerardo del Cerro Santamaría (volume editor, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art), Onésimo Flores Dewey (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Monika Grubbauer (Technische Universität Darmstadt), Yu Min Joo (National University of Singapore), Bruno Lobo (Columbia University), Alexandra Miller (Harvard University), Johannes Novy (Technische Universität Berlin), Deike Peters (Technische Universität Berlin), Davide Ponzini (Politecnico di Milano), Brent D. Ryan (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Leslie Sklair (London School of Economics), Judit Veres (Central European University)

Reviews of Urban Megaprojects

The political embrace of city competition has combined with the globalization of banking, real estate, and architecture to make mega-projects seemingly inevitable. What better time, with the world economy slowed, to delve into the motivations for and consequences of the now-ubiquitous and globally-entrenched megaproject. Read this book to discover how the complexities and promises of this form of urban development have intrigued urban scholars and civic boosters alike.
Robert Beauregard, Professor of Urban Planning and Chair of the Urban Planning Doctoral Committee, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, Columbia University

Urban Megaprojects: A Worldwide View is an excellent exposition of the so-called "megaprojects paradox": Megaprojects are increasingly used to build and transform cities, but megaprojects have a dismal track record of delivering on the promised benefits. The book's combination of global and local perspectives on megaprojects is highly effective for understanding the issues at hand.
Bent Flyvbjerg, Professor of Major Programme Management at Oxford University

Recently Published

Volume 12:Urban Areas and Global Climate Change
Editor: William G. Holt (Birmingham-Southern College, AL, USA)
ISBN: 9781781900369
Publication date: 5 Oct 2012
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Examining urban environmental issues at the macro, municipal level down to the micro community and individual level, this volume features cities and metropolitan regions across the global north and south. Topics include: the role of governing processes in sustainable cities; climate protection and the participation and engagement of citizens; urban vulnerability and adaptation to the health impacts of air pollution and climate extremes; global environmental changes and impacts on fishing activities.

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Series editor
Ray Hutchison 
hutchr@uwgb.edu      

Commissioning Editor
Cristina Irving
cirving@emeraldinsight.com

Assistant Commissioning Editor
Claire Swift
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Print copy & more information

For more information about any of the volumes listed below, or to purchase a print copy, please click on the relevant volume title:

• Urban Areas and Global Climate Change, Volume 12
• Everyday Life in the Segmented City, Volume 11
• Suburbanization in Global Society, Volume 10
• Gender in an Urban World, Volume 9
• Ethnic Landscapes in an Urban World, Volume 8
• Race and Ethnicity in New York City, Volume 7
• Critical Perspectives on Urban Redevelopment, Volume 6
• Constructions of Urban Space, Volume 5
• New Directions in Urban Sociology, Volume 4
• Urban Sociology in Transition, Volume 3

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