The Transformation of Cities Urban Theory and

The aim of the book is to examine the transformation of the city in the late 20th century and explore the ways in which city life is structured. The shift from modern-industrial to information/consumption-based 'post-modern' cities is traced through the text. The focus is not just on America and Europe but also explores cities in other parts of the world as city growth in the twenty first century will be predominantly outside of these regions.

David C. Thorns is Professor of Sociology, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

List of Figures, Tables and Boxes

viii

Preface

x

Acknowledgements

xii

List of Abbreviations

xiii

Introduction

1

(12)

An Urban Millennium

1

(6)

Urban Analysis and Urban Transformation

7

(2)

Structure of the Book

9

(4)

Industrial-Modern Cities

13

(28)

Origins and Growth of the Pre-industrial City

13

(2)

Industrial City

15

(3)

Suburban Development in First-world Cities during the Twentieth Century

18

(4)

Explanations for the Growth and Shape of the Industrial-Modern City

22

(17)

Summary

39

(2)

Demographic Change and the City

41

(27)

Introduction

41

(1)

Demography of Global Cities

41

(4)

Household Structure Changes

45

(2)

Youth versus Age

47

(6)

Regional Changes -- Urbanising World

53

(3)

Changes to Regional Spatial Distributions

56

(1)

Migration and City Change

57

(9)

Summary

66

(2)

Global Cities

68

(28)

Introduction

68

(1)

Modern to Postmodern Cities

69

(1)

Socio-economic Analysis -- Postmodernity

70

(5)

Two Faces of the Postmodern City

75

(1)

Postmodernism -- Epistemological Challenges

76

(2)

Postmodern Critique

78

(2)

From World Systems to Globalisation

80

(10)

Global Dynamics

90

(3)

Global and the Local

93

(1)

Summary

93

(3)

Everyday Life in the City

96

(24)

Introduction

96

(3)

Meaning of House and Home

99

(4)

Non-material Dimensions of House and Home

103

(3)

Home as a Site of Work

106

(1)

Neighbourhood and Community

107

(5)

Analysis of Community

112

(3)

Neighbourhood

115

(3)

Summary

118

(2)

Consumption and Urban Culture

120

(29)

Defining Consumption

120

(2)

Collective Consumption

122

(1)

Commodification

123

(2)

Commodification and the City

125

(2)

Consumer Culture

127

(6)

Shopping

133

(1)

The Development of Shopping

134

(4)

Theme Parks

138

(1)

Theme Parks -- History and Development

139

(2)

Urban Tourism and Place-making

141

(5)

Summary

146

(3)

Urban Social Inequality and Social Exclusion

149

(29)

Introduction

149

(3)

Definitions of Social Exclusion

152

(2)

Causes of Social Exclusion

154

(2)

Patterns of Social Exclusion

156

(19)

Summary

175

(3)

Planning and the Urban Environment

178

(25)

Introduction

178

(2)

Planning and the City

180

(12)

Urban Governance

192

(5)

Urban Struggles

197

(4)

Summary

201

(2)

The Sustainable City

203

(25)

Introduction

203

(3)

Sustainable Development

206

(8)

Critique of Sustainability

214

(3)

The Aotearoa/New Zealand Resource Management Act, 1991

217

(4)

New Urbanism/Smart Growth

221

(5)

Summary

226

(2)

Reflections

228

(8)

Bibliography

236

(19)

Index

255

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