{"product_id":"9781394272044","title":"Introduction to Cities How Place and Space Shape Human Experience","description":"\u003ch1\u003eIntroduction to Cities\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHow Place and Space Shape Human Experience\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKrista E. Paulsen | Xiangming Chen | Anthony M. Orum\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Public Policy \/ City Planning \u0026amp; Urban Development\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnderstanding how cities shape human life through space and place\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCities function as dynamic systems where physical space, social forces, and human experience intersect. \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Cities: How Place and Space Shape Human Experience\u003c\/i\u003e, Third Edition, provides a robust analytical framework for understanding these relationships. Written by three distinguished urban scholars, this updated edition addresses contemporary challenges including global migration patterns, housing crises, and post-pandemic urban transformation. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book features new chapters on housing and neighborhoods, migration, and the post-pandemic city. Fresh perspectives examine how cities in China, India, and emerging economies respond to regional corridorization and shifting global connectivities. Throughout, Planning and Building the City boxes link chapter themes to urban planning processes, while Making the City Better boxes address practical solutions to urban issues. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will also find: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFoundational chapters on urban theory and research methods providing analytical tools for rigorous examination of urban phenomena and change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCoverage of China's Belt and Road Initiative and its place-making impact on regional corridorization and urban development patterns worldwide\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA revised analytical framework highlighting how cities both shape and are shaped by broader social, economic, and environmental forces\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eText boxes throughout featuring methodological approaches of key scholars and practical applications for studying contemporary urban life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdated evidence on global urban transformations examining integrating and fragmenting regional connectivities alongside local community dynamics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesigned for undergraduate and graduate courses in urban sociology, urban studies, and urban planning, this text serves students across sociology, political science, geography, and American studies. Scholars examining cities from varied disciplinary perspectives will find \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Cities\u003c\/i\u003e an authoritative foundation for urban research and analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKRISTA E. PAULSEN \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor in the School of Public Service at Boise State University. She earned her PhD in Sociology from the University of California at Santa Barbara and has authored multiple books and articles in urban sociology. Her research examines change and stability in cities using qualitative and community-engaged methods. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eXIANGMING CHEN\u003c\/b\u003e is Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of Global Urban Studies and Sociology at Trinity College, Connecticut. A comparative scholar of cities, his research addresses how cities change through the intersection of local factors and global forces, shaped by national policies and infrastructure development. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eANTHONY M. ORUM\u003c\/b\u003e is retired from the Departments of Sociology and Political Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He served as Founding Editor of City \u0026amp; Community from 2002 to 2009 and as Editor-in-Chief of \u003ci\u003eThe Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies\u003c\/i\u003e. 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