{"product_id":"suburban-governance-a-global-view-9781442614000","title":"Suburban Governance: A Global View","description":"\u003cp\u003eNorth American gated communities, African squatter settlements, European housing estates, and Chinese urban villages all share one thing in common: they represent types of suburban space. As suburban growth becomes the dominant urban process of the twenty-first century, its governance poses an increasingly pressing set of global challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSuburban Governance: A Global View\u003c\/em\u003e, editors Pierre Hamel and Roger Keil have assembled a groundbreaking set of essays by leading urban scholars that assess how governance regulates the creation of the world's suburban spaces and everyday life within them. With contributors from ten countries on five continents, this collection covers the full breadth of contemporary developments in suburban governance. Examining the classic North American model of suburbia, contemporary alternatives in Europe and Latin America, and the emerging suburbanisms of Africa and Asia, \u003cem\u003eSuburban Governance\u003c\/em\u003e offers a strong analytical introduction to a vital topic in contemporary urban studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pierre Hamel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.79h x 6.47w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442614000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePierre Hamel\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the Université de Montréal. \u003cstrong\u003eRoger Keil\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change at York University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44788703592563,"sku":"9781442614000","price":87.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_f38fe901-f064-428f-867c-219c73134180.jpg?v=1776371953","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/suburban-governance-a-global-view-9781442614000","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}