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Accessibly written in a colloquial and approachable language, but grounded in research
Students will develop a critical understanding of the different ways architects, urban planners, urban designers, heritage professionals, engineers and other built environment and planning professionals approach the urban environment
Teaching directions are provided for lecturers that outline how to build local, contemporary case studies into the teaching materials presented in this textbook
Offers accompanying ‘Understanding Urbanism’ podcast for students and teachers, freely available to listen via Apple Podcasts
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
Editors and Affiliations
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School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney, Darlington, Australia
Dallas Rogers, Adrienne Keane, Tooran Alizadeh
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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, Australia
Jacqueline Nelson
About the editors
Adrienne Keane is Senior Academic Fellow and Associate Dean (Education) in the School of Architecture, Design and Planning at the University of Sydney. Adrienne is also a practicing urban planner with an interest in planning’s role in the conservation of environmental values, natural world heritage areas and bringing about green cities.
Tooran Alizadeh is Associate Professor of Urbanism and Telecommunication Planning and Director of Urban Design in the School of Architecture, Design and Planning at the University of Sydney. Tooran’s cross-disciplinary research is a reflection of her broad interests in strategic planning, spatial justice, and infrastructure.
Jacqueline Nelson is Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Communication, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Technology Sydney. Jacqueline’s research explores the politics and practice of anti-racism.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Understanding Urbanism
Editors: Dallas Rogers, Adrienne Keane, Tooran Alizadeh, Jacqueline Nelson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4386-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-4385-2Published: 22 July 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-4386-9Published: 21 July 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 226
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: Human Geography, Urbanism, Urban Studies/Sociology