Cities and the Knowledge Economy: Promise, Politics and Possibilities (The Earthscan Science in Society Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (980 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1138810398 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Tim May is Professor of Social Science Methodology in the Sheffield Methods Institute, University of Sheffield. In addition to his teaching across a range of subjects, Tim has authored and edited sixteen books, including new editions, which have been translated into fifteen languages, as well as over one hundred and
Theirs is a creative partnership that foregrounds the transformative potential of universities (and scholars) as knowledge brokers and agents of economic change." Professor Susan Parnell, African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town, South Africa. "May and Perry bring rare methodological skill and grounded political insights to demonstrate that it is possible to shift the urban knowledge economy to work for all citizens
Drawing on a range of examples from cities around the world, the book reflects on these possibilities and asks what roles the practice of ‘active intermediation’, the university and a critical and engaged social scientific practice can all play in this process.The book is aimed at researchers and students from different disciplines - geography, politics, sociology, business studies, economics and planning – with interests in contemporary urbanism and the role of knowledge in understanding development, as well as urban policy-makers, politicians and practitioners who are concerned with the future of our cities and seek to create coalitions of different communities oriented towards more just and sustainable futures.. In contrast, alternative conceptions