{"product_id":"the-experimental-city-routledge-research-in-sustainable-urbanism","title":"The Experimental City (Routledge Research in Sustainable Urbanism)","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: James Evans\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrand\u003c\/strong\u003e: Routledge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781138299672\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 280\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 21-06-2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguages\u003c\/strong\u003e: English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePackage Dimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: 8.9 x 6.0 x 0.4 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Urban Experiments: A New Political Geography\"\u003c\/strong\u003e by James Evans, Andrew Karvonen, and Rob Raven explores the concept of urban experimentation, examining how it is reshaping knowledge production and influencing urban debates on resilience, climate change governance, and socio-technical transitions. The book offers contributions from leading scholars and case studies drawn from cities across the Global North and South, from small towns to large metropolises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is structured around three central themes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I\u003c\/strong\u003e: Investigates the logic behind urban experimentation, exploring different approaches, how, and why they are being deployed in urban contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart II\u003c\/strong\u003e: Focuses on how urban experiments are staged within cities, who is behind them, and the effects these experiments have on local governance and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart III\u003c\/strong\u003e: Examines how entire cities, or groups of cities, are being constructed as living experiments and the wider implications of this phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors develop a nuanced understanding of how urban experiments are not only shaping cities but also driving broader social and political changes. These experiments offer new modes of engagement, governance, and politics that challenge conventional strategies, pushing the boundaries of what is possible in urban transformation. This book provides a conceptual and empirical framework to analyze urban experimentation in greater detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReview\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessor Mark Swilling, Distinguished Professor of Sustainable Development, asserts that this book is a timely and persuasive argument for urban experiments as a potential future mode of governance. 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