Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Preface xi
5. Introduction: Rethinking Global Urbanism at the Start of the Twenty-First Century 1
6. PART I: CONVENTIONAL URBAN THEORY AT A CROSSROADS
7. 1. The Narrow Preoccupations of Conventional Urban Studies 23
8. 2. The Universalizing Pretensions of Mainstream Urban Studies: Generic Cities and the Convergence Thesis 45
9. PART II: TRAJECTORIES OF GLOBAL URBANISM AT THE START OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: A FIRST APPROXIMATION
10. 3. Globalizing Cities with World-Class Aspirations: The Emergence of the Postindustrial Tourist-Entertainment City 67
11. 4. Struggling Postindustrial Cities in Decline 91
12. 5. Sprawling Megacities of Hypergrowth: The Unplanned Urbanism of the Twenty-First Century 126
13. 6. Building Cities on a Grand Scale: The Instant Urbanism of the Twenty-First Century 166
14. PART III: THE FUTURE OF URBANISM
15. 7. Conclusion: Urban Futures 199
16. Notes 211
17. Bibliography 293
18. Index 351