<p>Emerging infectious disease outbreaks have transformed the very nature of urban life worldwide, even as the extent and experience of pandemics are shaped by the planetary urban condition. <i>Pandemic Urbanism</i> critically investigates these relationships in a world faced with its first pandemic on a majority urban planet.</p><p>The authors reveal the social and historical context of recent infectious disease events and how they have variously transformed the urban fabric. They highlight the important role played by socio-ecological processes associated with the global urban periphery ¿ suburban or post-suburban zones and hinterland areas of ¿extended¿ urbanization ¿ changing mobility patterns, and new forms of urban governance and pandemic response. The book develops novel insights for post-pandemic urban governance and planning grounded in the quest for social and spatial justice. In doing so, it reveals a paradox at the heart of pandemic urbanism: urban life enables contagion to
Pris: kr 265.00 fra Norli
Butikk | Pris | |
---|---|---|
kr 265.00 | Besøk butikk |
Christopher Innes and Maria Shevtsova discuss the methods of rehearsal and staging created by the path-breaking directors of the twentieth century and the twenty-first. They offer a broad overview of the roots of modern directing, and highlight its innovative...
kr 299.00
Mer informasjon
Second language acquisition has rapidly grown as a field over the past decade, as our knowledge of the ways in which children and adults learn and use a second language has become crucial for effective language teaching. In addition to this important...
kr 469.00
Mer informasjon
By bringing human-nature interactions to the centre of medieval history, Richard C. Hoffmann provides a reassessment of European life from c. 500 to 1500 CE. This rich study deepens understanding of long and short-term changes in Europe's human society,...
kr 449.00
Mer informasjon
<P>This insightful and innovative book sheds light on the complexity of the concept of guilt, while exploring aspects of guilt that have previously been overlooked in psychoanalytic theory and discourse.</P><P>Offering original insights...
kr 299.00
Mer informasjon