Walking in the European City: Quotidian Mobility and Urban Ethnography

Sociologists have long noted that dynamism is an essential part of the urban way of life. However, walking as a significant social activity and crucial research method (in spite of its ubiquity as part of urban life) has often been overlooked. Bringing together new research on sites across Europe, Walking in the European City addresses the nature of everyday mobility in contemporary urban settings, shedding light not only on the ways in which walking relates to other social institutions and practices, but also as a method for studying urban life.

Author: Timothy Shortell
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 04/28/2014
Pages: 314
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.38lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9781472416162

About the Author
Timothy Shortell is Associate Professor of Sociology at Brooklyn College, City University of New York, USA and co-editor of The World in Brooklyn. Evrick Brown is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Behavioral Sciences and Human Services Department at Kingsborough Community College of the City University of New York, USA.