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Author:   Timothy Shortell ,  Evrick Brown
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.725kg
ISBN:  

9781472416162

ISBN 10:   1472416163
Pages:   314
Publication Date:   28 April 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction: walking in the European city, Timothy Shortell and Evrick Brown. Part I Theoretical Elaborations: The flaneur: a way of walking, exploring and interpreting the city, Giampaolo Nuvolati; The act of walking: exemplifying Danish pedestrian culture, Maria Quvang Harck Vestergaard, Mette Olesen and Pernille Falborg Helmer; Moving through the city with strangers? Public transport as a significant type of urban public space, Giulio Mattioli; Walking between planes: why hypermobile people take to walking in the city, Sonia Lavadinho; Mobility in Thessaloniki: the Greek economic crisis and the transformation of mobility, Eleni Sideri. Part II Visual Methods: Drifting in Chinatowns: toward a situationist analysis of polyglot urban spaces in New York, Paris, and London, Timothy Shortell and Konrad Aderer; Walking through instead of flying over: a way to see the flux of urbanization in Istanbul and other places?, Martin Kohler; Walking in search of migrants in European cities, Jerome Krase; Walking the stream: Prague cityscape and the research guided by the water, Karolina Pauknerova and Petr Gibas. Part III Ethnographic Approaches: Gdje si? Walking as a reflexive practice, Giulia Carabelli; Challenging the hegemonic gaze on foot: walk-alongs as a useful method in gentrification research, Helena Holgersson; A walk around the block: creating spaces for everyday encounters, Hilary Ramsden; Walking through urban transformation: fieldwork in the Northeast of Paris, Federica Gatta and Maria Anita Palumbo. References; Index.

Reviews

'While illuminating walking as both a social activity and method for studying urban locales, Shortell and Brown contribute a unique perspective to urban theory and research with this groundbreaking book. The collection of chapters reveals innovative approaches to analyzing cities in Europe. It is a must-read for urban scholars, students, and anyone who loves cities.'Judith N. DeSena, St. John's University, USA'Walking is a fundamental way of interacting with and making sense of the urban environment for everyday urbanites and students of urban life alike. Shortell and Brown have put together a wonderful collection of studies that show how the tactile act of walking connects the body - as an instrument of knowledge and power - and the city it travels through.'Michael Ian Borer, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Author Information

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. Timothy Shortell, Evrick Brown, Giampaolo Nuvolati, Maria Quvang Harck Vestergaard, Mette Olesen, Pernille Falborg Helmer, Giulio Mattioli, Sonia Lavadinho, Eleni Sideri, Konrad Aderer, Martin Kohler, Jerome Krase, Karolina Pauknerova, Petr Gibas, Giulia Carabelli, Helena Holgersson, Hilary Ramsden, Federica Gatta, Maria Anita Palumbo

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