Post-Metropolis: Critical Studies of Cities and Regions

Author: Soya
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: When we entered the new millennium, the urban research field never seemed as vibrant and diverse in its academic principles and themes as it does now. There are so many new ideas and methods, so closely intertwined with the major political and economic events of our time, and so turbulent in theory and methodology. Now may be the best time to study the city, and also the worst time, because there are so many new things and challenges to address. At the same time, there has never been such inconsistency in practically and theoretically grasping the new urban world. This book, using Los Angeles as a case study, redefines and discusses issues such as "the geographic history of urban space," "six discourses of the post-metropolis," and "urban space in Los Angeles in 1992" from a critical perspective of cities and regions. It not only expands the scope of critical thought on cities and regions but also opens up new ways of perceiving, understanding, and actually living in urban space.