Updated with approximately seventy-five percent new readings, the Third Edition of Readings in Urban Theory expands its focus to present the most recent developments in urban and regional theories and policies in a globalized world.

Acknowledgments viii 1 Introduction: Theories of Urban Development and Their Implications for Policy and Planning 1 Susan S. Fainstein and Scott Campbell Part I The Changing Urban and Regional System 19 2 Regulation Theory, Post-Fordism and Urban Politics 23 Joe Painter 3 Neoliberalization and Democracy 42 Mark Purcell 4 The Global City: Strategic Site/New Frontier 55 Saskia Sassen 5 The Fifth Migration 73 Robert Fishman 6 Urban ‘Regions’ and Their Governance 90 Patsy Healey Part II Diversity: Race, Gender, Ethnicity and the Partitioning of Space 111 7 Cities and Diversity: Should we want it? Can we plan for it? 115 Susan S. Fainstein 8 Conceptualizing Recognition in Planning 129 Ruth Fincher and Kurt Iveson 9 Women’s Aspirations and the Home: Episodes in American Feminist Reform 147 Gwendolyn Wright 10 Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women? 161 Susan Moller Okin 11 Cities in Quarters 167 Peter Marcuse 12 Social Exclusion and Opportunity Structures in European Cities and Neighbourhoods 180 Alan Murie and Sako Musterd Part III Redevelopment and Urban Transformation 205 13 Partnership and the Pursuit of the Private City 207 Gregory D. Squires 14 Gentrification, the Frontier, and the Restructuring of Urban Space 229 Neil Smith 15 Promoting Tourism in US Cities 247 Dennis R. Judd Part IV Culture, Design, and Urban Form Introduction 271 16 The End(s) of Urban Design 273 Michael Sorkin 17 Changing Landscapes of Power: Opulence and the Urge for Authenticity 290 Sharon Zukin 18 The ‘Bilbao Effect’ 303 Donald McNeill 19 Connecting New Urbanism and American Planning: An Historical Interpretation 319 Emily Talen 20 Blurring the Boundaries: Public Space and Private Life 342 Margaret Crawford Part V Cities and Space in a Globalized World 353 21 Uneven Geographical Developments and Universal Rights 357 David Harvey 22 Transnationalism and Citizenship 377 Michael Peter Smith 23 Reflections on Place and Place-Making in the Cities of China 395 John Friedmann 24 The Economic Theory of the Developmental State 424 Ha-Joon Chang 25 The Prevalence of Slums 440 Mike Davis 26 Dangerous Spaces of Citizenship: Gang Talk, Rights Talk and Rule of Law in Brazil 460 James Holston Credit and Source Information 480 Index 484

Over the last two decades great strides have been made in urban theory. Drawing on works in geography, planning, design, history, sociology, political science, and cultural studies, the new Third Edition of Readings in Urban Theory presents the most recent developments in the field while also reflecting its highly interdisciplinary nature. These carefully selected readings -- approximately three quarters new for this edition -- address issues that represent the fundamental underpinnings of urban theory. These include the changing urban and regional system, the social impacts of these policies, the effects of publicly sponsored redevelopment programs, cultural meanings of spatial relations, and many others. In addition, this new edition expands its focus of urban planning issues beyond the U.S. and U.K. to reflect a more globalized world. Collectively, these readings from leading scholars offer both a realistic depiction of the new urban and regional environment and innovative approaches to explaining its underlying causes, meanings, and consequences. By presenting an incisive overview and analysis of the most current theories behind urban and regional development, the Third Edition of Readings in Urban Theory goes a long way in helping us make sense of today's world.

"A comprehensive, readable and energetic collection. Students will benefit from the range of critical ideas and arguments from contemporary urban social sciences and planning, and its excellent coverage of the vital debates." —Neil Smith, The CUNY Graduate Center "The third edition of Readings in Urban Theory renews this classic text with key contemporary readings on urban and regional change. Through the lens of cities and urban connections in a globalised world, the book encompasses the themes of economic transformation, social and cultural diversity, and changing urban design in ways that will be of immediate and lasting significance to students, researchers and policy makers alike." —Gary Bridge, University of Bristol "This collection brings together one of the most comprehensive sets of theoretically oriented readings on urban topics and issues that can be used systematically or selectively by instructors and researchers alike." —Xiangming Chen, Trinity College, USA