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Geographies of Somewhere: A Review of Urban Literature

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  • K.W. Axhausen

    (Kay W. Axhausen is in the Institut für Verkehrsplanung und Transporttechnik Strassen - und Eisenbahnbau (IVT), Eidgenössiche Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH), Hönggerberg, CH - 8093, Zurich, Switzerland. Fax: + 41 1633 1057. E-mail: axhausen@ivt.baug.ethz.ch)

Abstract

The past 10 years have seen the publication of a whole range of books from the US dealing with the loss of place in one way or the other. The books under review were, in general, written for broad audiences and are, in many cases, campaign documents. Their success and substantial number indicate an unease, which many academic texts cannot formulate. They are in this way evidence, in just the same way as were The Death and Life of Great American Cities or Edge City. This European-based review will critically review these recent books in an attempt to highlight their common threads. While the books show particular concern for the poverty of current urban and suburban environments, they lack any substantial discussion of the economic mechanisms which are reproducing the undesired results. They are also unaware of the recent developments in communications and transport technologies, which have considerable potential to influence future trends, which will be discussed in the review. Also included in the review are a number of transport-oriented books, as they formulate a different aspect of the same concern about the built environment.

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  • K.W. Axhausen, 2000. "Geographies of Somewhere: A Review of Urban Literature," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 37(10), pages 1849-1864, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:37:y:2000:i:10:p:1849-1864
    DOI: 10.1080/00420980020080461
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    2. Jones, Peter & Lucas, Karen, 2012. "The social consequences of transport decision-making: clarifying concepts, synthesising knowledge and assessing implications," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 21(C), pages 4-16.
    3. J. Surinach & J. C. Duque & R. Ramos & V. Royuela, 2003. "Publication Patterns in Regional and Urban Analysis: Have Topics, Techniques and Applications Changed During the 1990s?," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 37(4), pages 351-363.
    4. Nikolaus Ibesich & Rainer Wunderl & Jakobus Schurz, 2006. "The Role of Settlement Structures Within the Concept of Sustainability - The Arnum West Case Study," ERSA conference papers ersa06p364, European Regional Science Association.
    5. Jeff Turner & Len Holmes & Frances C. Hodgson, 2000. "Intelligent Urban Development: An Introduction to a Participatory Approach," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 37(10), pages 1723-1734, September.

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