Urban Studies - Society
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This Major Work in Urban Studies focuses on the urban and the social. In four volumes it examines: i) the social meaning of cities and how they are imagined; ii) social stratification and inequalities; iii) life and culture of cities; and iv) social engineering and the idea of the good city

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This Major Work in Urban Studies focuses on the urban and the social. In four volumes it examines: i) the social meaning of cities and how they are imagined; ii) social stratification and inequalities; iii) life and culture of cities; and iv) social engineering and the idea of the good city
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Ronan Paddison is Head of Department of Geography at the University of Glasgow. His primary research interests are in urban and regional government. He is currently working on an ESRC Cities Project, looking at issues of urban governance in Central Scotland. He is managing editor of Urban Studies, while also editing Space and Polity. Wim Ostendorf is Associate Professor at the AMIDSt, Department of Geography and Planning of the University of Amsterdam. In teaching he is involved in research methodology, urban geography and geography of the Netherlands. In his research he concentrates on urbanisation processes in metropolitan regions and on issues with respect to population, segregation and housing. He was and still is engaged in European research projects such as Cost Civitas, URBEX and Neighbourhood Trajectories. Donald McNeill is Associate Professor at the Urban Research Centre, University of Western Sydney. He is known for his research in urban geography, and in particular the relationship between architecture and urban space, with particular reference to skyscrapers, hotels, and airports. Having published widely on mayors and urban governance, he continues to research in urban politics and development in Barcelona and London. Steve Tiesdell is Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Convenor of the CPD Programme and Director of Teaching and Learning in the Urban Studies department at the University of Glasgow. He has published widely in the fields of urban design, regeneration and the development process. Susan Parnell is Professor and Director of the ′CityLab′ at the University of Cape Town (UCT) African Centre for Cities. Since 1994 and democracy in South Africa her work has shifted to contemporary urban policy research (local government, poverty reduction and urban environmental justice). By its nature this research is not been purely academic, but has involved liasing with local and national government and international donors. Sue is also on the boards of several local NGOs concerned with poverty alleviation, sustainability and gender equity in post-apartheid South Africa.