In investigating the mutual and dynamic relationship between urban development and
consumption, this book asks: how are cities moulded by consumption, and how is …

This paper focuses upon the emergence of the night‐time economy both materially and
culturally as a powerful manifestation of post‐industrial society. This emergence features two …

Abandoned factories, shipyards, warehouses, and refineries are features of many
industrialized cities around the world. But despite their state of decline, these derelict sites …

Contemporary society is complex; governed and administered by a range of contradictory
policies, practices and techniques. Nowhere are these contradictions more keenly felt than …

Hosting sporting events has emerged as a means for cities to reposition themselves in an
increasingly competitive global marketplace. Despite the widespread use of sporting events …

Studies on the identity formation of urban centres and the use of aesthetic markers within
that regeneration process largely fall into two camps that reflect their respective academic …

Barcelona and Manchester have become paradigmatic examples of 'governance‐beyond‐
the‐state','new localism'or 'local state entrepreneurialism'. Whatever the label, citizen …

This paper draws on the 'entrepreneurial turn'literatures to examine the current
redevelopment of East Manchester. It makes three contributions to our existing empirical and …

The entrepreneurial nature of local government activities has significantly influenced
socioeconomic and spatial changes in urban China. It is against this backdrop that property …

This paper argues for a rethinking of our understanding of what and where go into the
'urban'in the New Urban Politics (NUP). It contends that these issues have always been …