Category Archives: urban/urbanisation

The twenty-five most important academic books to me from 2013

Posted on December 31, 2013 by stuartelden

Not ordered, not comprehensive, and I’m sure I’ve forgotten some – and of course there are those I’ve not yet read or am unaware of… These are all academic books published in 2013, not drawn from all the books I … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, David Farrell Krell, David Harvey, Grégoire Chamayou, Immanuel Kant, Jacques Derrida, John Protevi, Karl Marx, Louise Amoore, Michael Dillon, Michel Foucault, Peter Sloterdijk, Politics, Publishing, Universities, urban/urbanisation | 24 Comments

Neil Brenner (ed.) Implosions/Explosions – sample pages available

Posted on November 25, 2013 by stuartelden

Sample pages for Neil Brenner’s collection, Implosions/Explosions: Towards a Study of Planetary Urbanization are now available on the publisher’s website. In 1970, Henri Lefebvre put forward the radical hypothesis of the complete urbanization of society, a circumstance that in his view required … Continue reading →

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Urbanization in the Anthropocene

Posted on October 17, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Jeremy J Schmidt:
Visually stunning in the first couple of minutes – even if some of the claims might be questioned. Jeremy J Schmidt View original post

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Bradley Garrett’s urban pictures in The Atlantic

Posted on October 7, 2013 by stuartelden

Most of these are in Explore Everything, so this photo story in The Atlantic is a good visual taste of what that excellent book offers…

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Neil Brenner (ed.) Implosions/Explosions – forthcoming

Posted on September 6, 2013 by stuartelden

Jovis Verlag have a page up for Neil Brenner’s collection, Implosions/Explosions: Towards a Study of Planetary Urbanization. In 1970, Henri Lefebvre put forward the radical hypothesis of the complete urbanization of society, a circumstance that in his view required a radical … Continue reading →

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Maps of Unrealized City Plans

Posted on August 3, 2013 by stuartelden

Wired has some very interesting images of city plans that were never put into practice. Thanks to Ben Rosamond for the link.

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Conference: Borders and Boundaries in an Age of Global Urbanization

Posted on July 30, 2013 by stuartelden

Originally posted on UTS Urban Forum:
Please have a look at the Annual Meeting of the Urban Affairs Association, San Antonio, TX, USA, March 19-22, 2014. Urban areas have grown at an unprecedented rate in the last decade. More of the…

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‘Global Urbanisation: Challenges and Prospects’ – call for papers

Posted on July 24, 2013 by stuartelden

A panel at the Regional Studies Association conference at UCLA: ‘Global Urbanisation: Challenges and Prospects ‘ Monday 16th -Wednesday 18th December 2013 University of California, Los Angeles, USA Submit your abstract to: Elizabeth.mitchell@regionalstudies.org Call for papers open until 19th August … Continue reading →

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Anna Secor, Topological City

Posted on June 28, 2013 by stuartelden

Anna Secor’s 2012 Urban Geography lecture, “Topological City” has now been published in the journal and is available open access.

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Planning for exclusion in Abuja

Posted on May 24, 2013 by stuartelden

At Open Democracy, an interesting piece on the Nigerian capital of Abuja. Nigeria, a nation deeply scarred by colonialism and years of civil war, took the decision in 1991 to build a new capital city at the country’s centre. In … Continue reading →

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