Territorial notions of place and region are being challenged by the relational viewpoint. Yet
relational thinking often neglects to address questions of territory and territorial politics. This …

The urban condition is today being radically transformed. Urban restructuring is
accelerating, new urban spaces are being consolidated, and new forms of urbanization are …

examination of the rapidly growing field of political ecology. Located at the intersection of
geography, anthropology, sociology, and environmental history, political ecology is one of …

In 1996, the Los Angeles Bus Riders Union, a grassroots advocacy organization, won a
historic legal victory against the city's Metropolitan Transit Authority. The resulting consent …

In the past decade, the literature on transitions toward sustainable socio-technical systems
has made a considerable contribution in understanding the complex and multi-dimensional …

This article examines the emergence of city‐region governance as a specific state spatial
selectivity in post‐reform China. The process has been driven by the state in response to the …

The concept of scale in human geography has been profoundly transformed over the past
20 years. And yet, despite the insights that both empirical and theoretical research on scale …

Recent years have witnessed a burgeoning of work onthinking space relationally'. According
to its advocates, relational thinking challenges human geography by insisting on an open …

Recent years have witnessed the beginnings of a renaissance in the field of comparative
urban studies. The paper discusses this body of work's history, drawing on contributions …

Tourism is a key driver of global socio-economic progress. However, its sustainability is at
risk from multiple shocks and hazards that threaten livelihoods. Surprisingly little is known …