Cities, initially a product of the manufacturing era, have been thoroughly remade in the image of consumer society. Competitive spending among affluent households has intensified…

Men and women experience the city differently: in relation to housing assets, use of transport, relative mobility, spheres of employment and a host of domestic…

Films about cities abound. They provide fantasies for those who recognize their city and those for whom the city is a faraway dream or nightmare.…

Cities and Economies explores the complex and subtle connections between cities and economies. The rise of the merchant city, the development of the industrial city…

Cities and Nature illustrates how the city is part of the environment, and how it is subject to environmental constraints and opportunities. The city has…

Cities and Cultures is a critical account of the relations between contemporary cities and the cultures they produce and which in turn shape them. The…

In investigating the mutual and dynamic relationship between urban development and consumption, this book asks: how are cities moulded by consumption, and how is consumption…