A drift in a sea of global urban research
John Friedmann (2005: x) recently wrote that most of the scholarly accounts of urbanization in China “are essentially snapshots taken at a single point in time that will soon acquire the feel of a distant, bygone era”. Beyond its application to the China case, Friedmann’s comment conveys a common i...
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Journal of Urban Research
2026
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| Acceso en línea: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Sumario: | John Friedmann (2005: x) recently wrote that most of the scholarly accounts of urbanization in China “are essentially snapshots taken at a single point in time that will soon acquire the feel of a distant, bygone era”. Beyond its application to the China case, Friedmann’s comment conveys a common impression among students of world urbanization, constantly grappling with the challenge of keeping up with a multifaceted and rapidly changing phenomenon. The collection of essays assembled by Birc... |
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