Global Downtowns

Book Overview

Global Downtowns reconsiders one of the defining features of urban life--the energy and exuberance that characterize downtown areas--within a framework of contemporary globalization and change. It analyzes the iconic centers of global cities through individual case studies from Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the United States, considering issues of function, population, imagery, and growth. Contributors to the volume use ethnographic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812223225
• ISBN13: 9780812223224
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"