Learning the City

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Learning the City

Knowledge and Translocal Assemblage

Urban communities Geography

Author: Colin McFarlane

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Language: English

Published by: Wiley-Blackwell

Published on: 2 September 2011

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 1 Mb

ISBN: 9781444343410


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

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