Urban infrastructure has become a major focus of recent debates on the rapid urbanisation
of our planet. Few attempts, however, have been made to examine the nature, politics and …

Examines modern theoretical interpretations of social change in relation to young people
and provides an overview of their experiences in a number of key contexts such as …

This book suggests that the study of'youth'lifestyles is potentially more enlightening than
traditional'structural'or'cultural'approaches. In a society in which young people's transitions …

In Western societies, leisure has been a major force in changing people's lives. The
containment of working time and the rise in spending power have been long-term trends and …

This paper develops the use of the concept of atmosphere in an 'assemblage
urbanism'approach, as a way of reevaluating how we understand the night-time city. In …

We live in uncertain, challenging times, in which the issues of the nature and purpose of
leisure are more complex than they were thirty years ago. Old convictions about the capacity …

In this paper the interaction between the university and the community is addressed. Whilst
previous work has concentrated on the economic roles of universities in the community …

This article considers the increasing importance of personal, individualized spaces in the
lives and identities of young people through a comparative examination of the contemporary …

Siân Lincoln considers the use, role and significance of private spaces in the lives of young
people. Drawing on extensive ethnographic research, she explores the place of'the …

This article investigates what partying means to Danish adolescents aged 14–16. A new
theoretical approach to teenage partying is suggested. It combines the structural …