Blokland, Talja
Community as Urban Practice (Urban Futures)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781509504824
- author:
- Blokland, Talja
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Polity Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 200
- Dimensions:
- 20.8 x 14.9 x 1.7 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Sociology
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Talja Blokland offers a fresh perspective on community in urban studies, challenging traditional notions of stable relationships and durable connections. Instead, she explores the fluid encounters that constitute community in a globalizing world.
Blokland proposes two core ways of thinking about community: one based on familiarity, where our ability to construct identities is key, and another focused on access, which defines our freedom to enter and leave urban spaces. These dimensions form various urban configurations that enable us to experience and practise community in diverse ways.
Ultimately, Blokland argues that community is not a fixed state of affairs, but rather an urban practice - a concept that can be understood and applied in different contexts.
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