Learning the city : knowledge and translocal assemblage /
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester ; Malden, MA :
Wiley-Blackwell,
[2011]
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| Series: | RGS-IBG book series.
Wiley online library. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 218 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1444343432 (electronic bk.) 9781444343434 (electronic bk.) |
| DOI: | 10.1002/9781444343434 |