The SAGE handbook of new urban studies

The last two decades have been an exciting and richly productive period for debate and academic research on the city.

The SAGE Handbook of New Urban Studies offers comprehensive coverage of this modern re-thinking of urban theory, both gathering together the best of what has been achieved so far, and signalling the way to future theoretical insights and empirically grounded research. Featuring many of the top international names in the field, the handbook is divided into nine key sections: SECTION 1: THE GLOBALIZED CITYSECTION 2: URBAN ENTREPRENEURIALISM, BRANDING, GOVERNANCESECTION 3: MARGINALITY, RISK AND RESILIENCESECTION 4: SUBURBS AND SUBURBANIZATION: STRATIFICATION, SPRAWL, SUSTAINABILITYSECTION 5: DISTINCTIVE AND VISIBLE CITIESSECTION 6: CREATIVE CITIESSECTION 7: URBANIZATION, URBANITY AND URBAN LIFESTYLESSECTION 8: NEW DIRECTIONS IN URBAN THEORYSECTION 9: URBAN FUTURES  This is a central resource for researchers and students of Sociology, Cultural Geography and Urban Studies.