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This book comprehensively explores the design and use of railway systems through theoretical, spatial, economic, and regional lenses. Bridging disciplines such as geography, economics, and planning, it examines railway infrastructure's role in shaping regional development, urbanisation, and connectivity. Featuring interdisciplinary case studies from diverse global contexts, the book integrates historical perspectives with forward-looking analyses to address contemporary challenges in transport planning and policy. It serves as an essential resource for graduate students, researchers, and practitioners seeking to understand the dynamic interplay between railways, spatial organisation, and economic growth.

As cities evolve at unprecedented speed and scale, traditional digital twins-virtual models of physical urban systems-fall short in capturing the dynamic and complex nature of urban life. This book bridges the gap between digital urban representations and the dynamic processes that shape our cities.

Moving beyond conventional data and technological infrastructure, this work formulates a comprehensive framework for embedding urban dynamics and complexity into digital twins. It reimagines them as living systems that adapt, learn and evolve in real time, near real time and over the long horizon. Through integrated feedback loops between data, physical infrastructure, high-dimensional models and reduced-order approximations, digital twins are transformed into powerful tools for the modeling, simulation, prediction and proactive management of urban development.

This book presents cutting-edge methods to learn, simplify and encode urban dynamics and complexity into digital twins-whether or not the underlying mechanisms are fully understood. It also addresses critical challenges such as scalability, uncertainty propagation, network sensing and data quality, and demonstrates how dynamic digital twins can be continually refined through new information and emerging insights.

At the intersection of urban theory, artificial intelligence, machine learning and big spatiotemporal data, this book charts a new course for the modeling and governance of cities. It is a vital resource for researchers, practitioners and decision-makers across disciplines-inviting collaboration between academia, industry, government and professionals working on the frontlines of our ever-changing urban environments.

Explore a bold vision for cities that can think, adapt and respond-one where digital twins become not just mirrors, but engines of transformation.

As societies struggle to respond to the revival of private renting, this book offers the first comprehensive and critical account of the inequality at the heart of contemporary housing systems. Bringing together cutting-edge research and case studies from a host of countries - from the USA to Australia, from Spain to Germany - Michael Byrne examines inequality, financialization, the rise of 'generation landlord' and evictions. He analyses the everyday power dynamics between landlords and tenants and the social and economic structures that mean the ownership of residential property is concentrated in fewer and fewer hands. Moving beyond the kind of thinking that treats landlordism as natural and inevitable, Byrne's political economy framework demonstrates how declining homeownership and its consequences for inequality and housing justice are major political challenges for contemporary societies. At the same time, a new generation of tenant activism can point the way to fairer housing systems.

A groundbreaking study, Beyond Generation Rent is crucial reading for housing researchers, policy-makers, activists and anyone who cares about decent housing for all.

Anxious Homes is a study of the power that shapes the forms of the homes Chinese citizens strive for and the possible paths they may take to realize their home ownership dreams. Mengqi Wang discusses how the Chinese real estate industry functions in the everyday, welding aspirational middle-class families, especially migrant families, to the property-owning class and the urban growth machine. Urban housing was a socialist benefit in China until the market reforms and privatization in the 1990s. Today, most Chinese citizens consider homeownership a necessity rather than an economic privilege. Wang analyzes the making of homeownership ideologies through "inflexible demand" (gangxu) - a concept that real estate brokers, developers, homebuyers, and the government in China use to craft homeownership as indispensable for fulfilling dreams of urban citizenship. The ethnography shows that gangxu helps to articulate diverse attempts to accumulate value through housing at China's urbanizing city periphery, while giving shape to a housing-based, postsocialist right to the city. Anxious Homes argues that homeownership does not necessarily engender independence but suggests further inclusion of citizens within the dominant regime of accumulation.

This book examines the pressing challenges of urbanization and ecological degradation through the lens of circular economy principles.

The book provides a detailed look at how cities can develop sustainably by integrating new planning strategies that promote economic growth while protecting the environment. Through analysis of Yangling, an agricultural research district within the Xi'an-Xianyang metropolitan area, it offers practical frameworks for resource planning, technological innovation, and strategies for engaging communities and stakeholders in the planning process. This gives readers valuable insights into creating compact, energy-efficient, and land-saving urban areas.

This volume serves as a guide for the transformation of small and medium-sized cities toward healthier, more resilient urban environments that meet the needs of their residents while fostering ecological balance. A valuable resource for urban planners, policymakers, government officials, and scholars interested in sustainable development.

After four hundred years of Ottoman rule followed by a little over two decades as part of the French Mandate, Lebanon finally gained independence in 1943. In her translation and editing of the four books by Mohammad Fawaz, Director of Lebanon's Directorate General of Urbanism from 1974 to 1993, Christine Mady provides a unique insight into the development and urban planning of Lebanon and its capital city Beirut from 1943 to the present day. Following a summary of the key events in Lebanon's history and of Mohammad Fawaz's career, her introduction describes how Fawaz's books, published in 2002, 2005, 2010 and 2019 respectively, provide detailed analysis and assessment of the country's planning system, its procedures, and management - from master plans to transport planning and building controls. She divides her translation and editing of his works into three parts: The Lebanese Urban Planning System, Laws, and Actors; The Role of Urban Planning regarding Lebanon's National Resources and Capabilities; and Urban Planning, Transport, Housing, Real Estate, and Post-War Reconstruction. The book ends with a reflection on what has gone before, quoting the seven challenges which Mohammad Fawaz gives as contributing to the status quo of urban planning in Lebanon, and a survey of the situation today.

Against the backdrop of China's rapid urbanisation over the past 30 years, this book examines social governance at the grassroots level, drawing on fieldwork conducted in a selection of representative Chinese megacities.

This unprecedented urban transformation has rendered traditional social governance models obsolete. This has pushed grassroots governance to evolve amid the tension between freedom and order, and between fragmentation and integration. Using an 'impact-response' analytical framework, the book explores how government organisations at the grassroots level in major cities have adapted their institutions, mechanisms, and strategies for social governance in response to urban changes and emerging problems. The book chronicles the reform of grassroots governance in megacities and examines structural changes from four major dimensions: reform pressure, institutional supply, operational logic, and governance transformation. It also highlights the roles of the governing party and government during this transformation. The book elucidates the mechanisms and logic underlying this transformation. The book also investigates strategic approaches to improving governance adaptability, while analysing reform challenges and potential future directions.

This work will serve as a valuable reference for scholars, policymakers, and students of public administration, political science, and sociology, particularly those interested in contemporary Chinese social governance.

Reveals the deep, historical roots of public distrust in former mining areas in the US, shedding new light on the corrosive feedback loops that persist today.

In Company Towns, Elizabeth Mitchell Elder examines the long-lasting political legacies of mining-company dominance in the Midwest and Appalachia. While the economic consequences of deindustrialization are well-known, Elder shifts the focus to a more insidious problem: the political dysfunction that took root long before the mines shut down.

Drawing on historical and administrative data, Elder shows that the coal industry hindered the growth of local government capacity in the places where it was dominant. Mining companies also engaged in outright corruption to shape local governments, practices which local elites then carried forward. When mining companies withdrew, they left behind not just economic decline, but local governments ill-equipped to govern.

These patterns have had enduring consequences for public life. Elder shows how these historical experiences have fueled a broader cynicism toward government, in which citizens expect little from public institutions and doubt the usefulness of elections. Company Towns underscores the consequences of corporate dominance for state capacity, public opinion, and democratic accountability today.

In the face of rapid urbanization and environmental challenges, the developing world stands at a crossroads. Conventional sustainable design, often modelled on Global North precedents, is proving insufficient to address the deep-seated infrastructural and socio-economic complexities of these unique contexts. This book argues for a radical shift from simply minimizing harm to actively healing and restoring our communities and ecosystems through regenerative architecture.

Moving beyond theory, this work provides a critical and practical roadmap for applying regenerative principles specifically in the challenging environments of developing nations. We delve into the core of what makes regeneration different, showcasing how it can produce net-positive energy and water systems, enhance biodiversity, foster social equity, and create economic value where it is needed most.

The heart of this book lies in its actionable insights and real-world evidence. Through a series of detailed case studies-from innovative adaptive reuse in Ghana and decentralized renewable systems in Rwanda to community-driven projects in South Africa, we demonstrate viable solutions. These are contrasted with lessons from pioneering examples in Sweden, the UK, and Canada, not as blueprints to copy, but as sources of adaptable strategies.

A significant focus is given to a deep-dive case study of Nigeria, offering a nuanced examination of its colonial architectural legacy, current urban pressures, and the emergent regenerative strategies that blend vernacular wisdom with modern innovation.

This book is more than a reference; it is a call to action. It provides policymakers with frameworks for supportive regulations, offers practitioners design strategies and performance metrics, and equips students and researchers with a comprehensive conceptual foundation. By championing an approach that is both context-sensitive and aspirational, this book serves as an essential guide for anyone committed to building resilient, vibrant, and equitable urban futures in the developing world and beyond.

This book aims to foster a dialogue within and across rural communities, practitioners, academics, and decision-makers for interdisciplinary collaborations and informed actions. It offers knowledge about challenges faced by rural communities around the world to assess their Vulnerabilities, Vitality assets, and Versatility to react in a time of global threats and discusses the opportunities and the limits of new technologies, such as remote sensing, to assess these rural conditions. The case studies and examples included discuss how rural communities cope with emergencies and unexpected changes from outside and how to collaborate for achieving better preparedness.

Features

• Provides a practical guide with resources and applications for researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers exploring rural development challenges worldwide
• Introduces the emergent concept of "Vitality, Vulnerability and Versatility" to better grasp the challenges of ural communities
• Offers a valuable set of tools to assess rural vulnerability and vitality and focuses on long-term rural transformations that are meaningful for various communities
• Integrates remote sensing technology and explores its opportunities and limits when used in different environments
• Includes real-life case studies from different countries to illustrate how rural conditions assessment can be performed
• Introduces a visual roadmap to facilitate and compare rural assessment between and within rural communities

This book is an insightful resource for practitioners, researchers, graduate, and senior undergraduate students in the fields of urban/regional planning, land management, geography, environment studies, and remote sensing, as well as agencies and NGO institutions working with rural communities.

This book is a memorial to Professor Paul Benneworth who died in 2020 at the age of 46, but also a review of the current state of the art in work on universities and place, identifying important new directions for research. The book showcases Paul's contribution, authored by those who worked with him, engaging with key ideas that Paul pursued and on which he was actively working.

The chapters are grouped around three main themes. The first theme is focused on universities, cities and regions and examines the ways in which universities are embedded in place, with a particular emphasis on the governance of university-place relations and an international set of examples and case studies. This includes cross-institutional partnerships and also the physical consequences of university locations. A second theme is around local and global networks including the knowledge exchange process involving the university and business. These networks include social dynamics and social enterprise, as well as the role of academic diaspora in international knowledge exchange. The third theme then looks at regions and leadership and the strategic role of different stakeholders in place development. The book also includes a summary of Paul's life and work and a list of his writings.

Planning with Young People presents educators, urban planners, and designers with an alternative vision of how to build cities for young people, challenging readers to imagine cities that truly serve their youngest inhabitants. This book argues that great cities can only emerge when they are good for all members, especially young people under 25, who are often marginalized in urban design. The first half of the book explores the competing, sometimes conflicting, and often incomplete visions and agendas of the city that have historically failed to include or prioritize young people. The final chapters highlight structures, systems, policy frameworks, and practices from the fields of education and planning that can be employed to plan for and with young people. Written in an accessible style, Planning with Young People is a valuable interdisciplinary resource for planning students, urban planners, or educators seeking a vision for inclusive planning practices, and civic leaders committed to building more equitable urban spaces.

How do decolonial feminist urban imaginaries of urban futures begin to interrogate twenty-first century urban life? The urban futures signaled by the chapters in this book highlight overlapping dimensions of urban imaginaries-capitalism, temporality and the everyday. While the first dimension connects the privatisation and commodification of urban infrastructures to the realisation of state-based and capitalist discursive efforts to make the urban, the second dimension concerns temporal convergences of past, present and future in visions of the urban. It is in these convergences that the recursive logics of coloniality are reproduced in re-mappings of the landscapes of urban inequality and dispossession through which encounters between historical sedimentations of colonial relations and emergent (neo)colonial formations take place. Third, authors take up the everyday as a site of struggle through which women's negotiations and placemaking practices offer alternative decolonial urban imaginaries.

The book is based on papers given at the 'Feminist Explorations of Urban Futures' conference, held in September 2019, at York University in Toronto, Canada, organised by the transnational feminist research project 'Urbanisation, Gender and the Global South: A Transformative Knowledge Network' (GenUrb). It was originally published as a special issue of Urban Geography.

Spatial Justice: The Basics offers a concise and accessible introduction to spatial justice as both a theoretical framework and a practical agenda for urban transformation. It examines how urban space is produced, contested, and governed, and how it is implicated in broader dynamics of inequality, recognition, and participation. Drawing on key thinkers such as Henri Lefebvre, Nancy Fraser, Iris Marion Young, Edward Soja, and Susan Fainstein, the book articulates spatial justice through its distributive, procedural, and recognitional dimensions, while also tracing its intellectual genealogy across critical theory, planning thought, and Southern urbanism.

The book centres spatial planning as a normative, political, and ethical practice capable of fostering solidarity, democratising decision-making, and addressing structural injustices. Real-world examples from Indonesia, Colombia, Brazil, the US, and more illustrate how spatial justice is negotiated in practice, while discussions of neoliberal governance, democratic backsliding, and epistemic justice ground the analysis in urgent global challenges.

Designed for upper-level undergraduates, postgraduates, and early-career professionals in planning, geography, architecture, and related fields, the book includes a detailed glossary of key terms, visual diagrams, and analytical tables to support critical engagement and classroom use.

Detroit: A City Imagined in Film is a survey of prominent feature films depicting or referring to Detroit, and how they have captured and fed popular perceptions about the Motor City. Detroit, a magnifying glass, through which one sees an exaggerated portrait of America, has rendered itself to the eye of the cinematographic camera for over a century as background, stage, and even character.

Guided by Henri Lefebvre's The Production of Space, the authors analyse an array of fiction films filmed and/or set in Detroit from 1928 until today and examine filmic practice as one through which the city has been perceived, conceived, and lived, and thus continually reproduced, socially and materially. The book thus sheds light on how the imaginary around a city can shape or reinforce perceptions that affect it in return, making the reading informative about the tangible power of cinema, the cinematic nature of the city, and ultimately the common threads that weave the story of Detroit.

The book is for film lovers, students and enthusiasts of Film Studies, Architecture, and Urban Studies, and all those who are interested in Detroit, its history, places, and culture.

What makes a city alive? What did 20th-century design dreams leave behind?

Along with a series of critical commentaries, this book unveils for the first time Townscape in USA, a previously unpublished manuscript written by Gordon Cullen in the early 1960s.

Best known for Townscape (1961), Cullen brings his incisive, visually attuned, and often wry perspective to six American cities - New York, Pittsburgh, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. - providing splendid, semi-prophetic visions of the cities' destinies, and foreshadowing the inevitable consequences of uncontrolled building development. Cullen constantly reminds us of how urban designers should focus on people and creating a sense of place, and critiquing the rigid visual codes of Beaux-Arts planning and offering a counter-vision rooted in texture, contrast and surprise. Through expressive sketches and spatial observations, he reveals how cities could, and should, offer not only efficiency but delight, not only order but encounter. These visions are supported by a series of drawings, notes and photos taken from Cullen's archives.

This book is an essential read for architects, planners, and dreamers alike. Addressing today's debates about human-centred design, the - until now - forgotten manuscript Townscape in USA is a passionate plea to rethink what a city is, and whom it is for.

This innovative edited volume places global urbanism in the context of the phenomenal growth of cities of the South, investigating their colonial contentiousness and asking how their history plays out in the twenty-first-century phenomenon of urbanisation.

Inspired by Antonio Gramsci's reflections on the problem of the South, it shows that the question of southern urbanism is about the anomalies and growth of southern cities, the histories of struggles, technological and logistical reorientations, new zoning practices of neoliberal capitalism and the remaking of urban geographies towards a possible urban future that aims to be just. Crucially, it asks whether today's city is a seamless formation of several overlapping phases of growth or if there is a decisive break today, marked by the hyper growth of these cities. To understand the implications of these questions for visions of an urban future, this volume takes a number of southern cities of Asia and Europe as case studies, including Kolkata, Mumbai, Chittagong, Beirut, Athens, Naples and Marseille. It shows how these cities are paradoxically marked by both fractured geographies and new types of popular mobilisations, solidarities and an ethic of protection and care, showing this to be the core of the Southern question, constituting the urban experience of our time.

It will appeal to advanced-level students and scholars with interests in urban sociology, Southern urbanisation, postcolonial studies, political science, political economy and urban geography.

Posturban reveals why the future cannot remain urban. Linking climate breakdown, inequality, and democratic erosion to an urban paradigm rooted in a patriarchal, discriminative divide, it calls for a radical shift towards resilient, decentralised, and ecologically rooted ways of living.

Through a transdisciplinary critique of urbanisation's ties to the Promethean foundations of capitalism, consumerism, and technocratic governance, the book shows why urban-centred solutions fail-and what can replace them. It introduces alterRural, Epimethean modernities that restore faith in nature and humanity: frameworks uniting ecological care, community autonomy, and cultural resilience into strategies for systemic change. It demonstrates how reviving peasant values and fostering a plurality of place-based communities can lead towards sustainable, equitable, and life-affirming ways to inhabit Earth.

Written for engaged citizens, activists, policymakers, and scholars interested in more equitable and sustainable ways to organise society, Posturban is for anyone ready to challenge the future of cities and explore viable, hopeful alternatives.

Artificial Intelligence in Smart Cities presents an interdisciplinary and comprehensive analysis of how AI reengineers urban life, governance, and infrastructure. The book explores key thematic areas, including smart government, economy, environment, living, people, cybersecurity, and innovation, complemented by Central European empirical case studies. Each chapter examines the impact of AI technologies-machine learning, natural language processing, and IoT integration-on augmented decision-making, sustainability, health, education, urban resilience, and social inclusiveness.

The book integrates empirical evidence, conceptual reflection, and practical deployment to illuminate how AI can be harnessed for inclusive urban growth. It guides readers through the complex landscape of ethics, economics, and privacy concerns while offering insights on algorithmic fairness, data protection, public trust, and AI innovation. This thoughtful examination advocates for a human-centered and ethical approach to Smart City development, balancing technological advancement with societal needs.

Addressed at researchers, urban planners, policymakers, technologists, and graduate students, this resource provides both policy-driven expertise and analytical capability. Readers will gain valuable perspectives on the convergence of urban futures and Artificial Intelligence, equipping them with the knowledge to navigate the challenges and opportunities of AI-enhanced urban environments while ensuring technology serves the public good.

The book provides a thorough and systematic examination of the role of AI in Smart Cities, covering its applications, benefits, and challenges in various aspects of urban development, including governance, economy, environment, mobility, living, and people.

• Offers an in-depth analysis of the key principles and technologies of AI, as well as its applications in Smart Cities, providing readers with a detailed understanding of the potential of AI to transform urban environments
• Presents case studies of successful AI implementations in Central European cities, providing practical insights and lessons learned for policymakers, urban planners, and business leaders seeking to harness the power of AI to create more liveable, sustainable, and resilient cities
• Adopts an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on insights from urban planning, computer science, engineering, economics, and social sciences to provide a comprehensive understanding of the role of AI in Smart Cities
• Provides a vision for a future where AI is used to create a better life for all citizens and inspires a new wave of innovation and collaboration in the development of Smart Cities

The book addresses long-standing geographical debates on place, place-attachment and kin/aesthetics as well as the unique spatial-temporal properties of 'journeying'. Drawing upon the author's road diaries and photographic archive dating back to the 1990s, the analysis centres on a route that runs from Scotland to Cornwall and which incorporates motorways, A-roads and unclassified country lanes. In addition to seeking to capture material evidence of change across a wide variety of road features and driving events - many of them transient, incidental and mundane - the book is also concerned with how change makes its presence known to the observer. This includes the question of how, and why, road-users sometimes develop powerful attachments for particular routes and roadside landmarks. To this end, the analysis is in conversation with recent debates in contemporary archaeology, the aesthetics of the everyday and geographical research on dis/orientation, as well as Henri Bergson's foundational work on the phenomenology of perception and memory. And yet, it is the restless, teeming life of the British roads featured in the case studies - the A30, the A82, the M5, the M6, the M74 and Cornwall's narrow, winding lanes - that makes this book memorable, especially given that, post-millennium, many of the changes to which it bears witness are epic in consequence. Congestion, electrification, automation, the arrival of SMART motorways and extreme weather events arising from climate change all feature here, alongside the disappearance of the roadside cafes, filling stations, phone boxes, lay-bys and snack bars associated with twentieth-century motoring.

This interdisciplinary exploration of Britain's changing roads and roadscapes will appeal to academics and students working in, and across, the fields of social and cultural geography, mobilities studies, cultural history, literary and cultural theory and contemporary archaeology. Its autoethnographic case studies, historical route descriptions, photographic archive and general accessibility mean that it may also be of interest to road enthusiasts and the general reader.

This book collects the many stories, experiences, and innovative policies and strategies by which cities and local governments have helped to facilitate and strengthen essential pandemic-era nature connections. It makes the central point that contact with nature and the outdoors was (and is) an essential element of a healthy, resilient city. Investing in wild nature and the many opportunities to experience and enjoy will be critical for cities in preparing for the next pandemic, as well as the many other crises and stressors, small and large, that cities will face.

The book discusses in detail the many different spaces and places in cities where nature was discovered or rediscovered, from parks and urban forests to balconies and rooftops and stoops. From repurposing the physical spaces of the city to allow strolling, hiking, bicycling, and outdoor eating, to the ways the cities are beginning to address pandemic-induced unemployment through nature-based enterprises, the book provides an extensive collection and catalogue of the many different and unique things cities and local governments are doing. The authors explore how these nature connections (before and after the pandemic) have helped individuals, families, and communities to successfully respond to and weather the pandemic. And each chapter is forward-looking-what can the experiences of wild nature during the pandemic tell us about future urban planning and design, and can these experiences inspire and motivate us to protect, grow, and design-in more wild nature in cities?

The book provides a view to the longer-term effects of the pandemic on the design of cities and how nature will figure into these trends and likely future changes. The book will be useful to policymakers, urban researchers, and citizens, as well as students and faculty.

This book offers a forward-looking analysis of emerging technologies converging in next-generation smart cities, examining both their opportunities and challenges. It explores the integration of AI, 6G networks, quantum computing, molecular communications, IoT, and IoNT through scenario-based analysis, highlighting AI-driven orchestration, blockchain, the metaverse, and advanced networking for urban resilience. It provides technical frameworks for Social IoT (SIoT), edge-cloud computing, and AI middleware, whilst addressing security challenges in quantum computing, AI, and molecular domains. The book concludes by discussing issues of security, privacy, ethical AI, and societal implications such as the digital divide, thereby offering a roadmap for the reader.

This work offers key insights into the field of 6G-enabled IoT and blockchain systems. Firstly, the author expands the reader's understanding by examining innovative applications. These applications are found in areas such as autonomous vehicles, smart cities, Industry 4.0, healthcare, and immersive technologies (holographic communications, IoNT), thus showcasing the transformative potential of 6G. This knowledge helps drive practical development for the accelerated deployment of 6G-enabled solutions across diverse sectors. Next is the analysis of security vulnerabilities, privacy concerns, and emerging threats at device and network levels, which is crucial for building robust and trustworthy 6G IoT systems. By providing insights into risk management and proactive measures, the book enables developers to address security challenges early in the design process. This enhanced security awareness and mitigation consideration fosters user trust and enables the widespread adoption of these systems in sensitive applications. The reader also learns about the complexities of network management, resource allocation, and how virtualisation in 6G IoT addresses critical challenges in building scalable and efficient interconnected systems. By examining standardisation efforts for interoperability and the development of a cohesive 6G ecosystem, the objective is to achieve improved network efficiency and scalability for widespread implementation.

The audience for this book includes doctoral and master's students in computer science, electrical engineering, urban planning, and related fields who are investigating how technologies such as AI, blockchain, IoT, and advanced communications can address complex urban challenges. The book may also be useful for research seminars and advanced courses exploring technological convergence in smart cities.

Throughout the twentieth century, planning and planners were central to our understanding of cities and regions. Today, however, planning is facing powerful challenges - professionally, intellectually, practically - in ways arguably not seen before. Recent developments and trends are raising fundamental questions about how we plan regions. Planning is no longer solely the domain of professional planners but has been opened up to a diverse group of actors, each with their own interests. The study of cities and regions was traditionally taught in planning schools and geography departments, but this link with place and space disciplines is being steadily eroded as research increasingly takes place in and through interdisciplinary research institutes.

Against this backdrop, Regions in Evolution provides the first comprehensive account of a hitherto untold history of regions and planning. Told through the unique lens of regional studies, the authors bring to light the role of key individuals, groups and disciplines in shaping research agendas and debate. It reveals voices which were marginalised, planning ideas which were lost, approaches that keep coming back and challenges that persist. Believing passionately in the values and purpose of regional planning, while sceptical of the one-size-fits-all institutional form that Regional Planning often adopts, the authors develop an argument for planning regional futures based on a multitude of approaches, methods and strategies that might still require someone to make sense of it all.

We live in times of profuse change, where hyperconnectivity and fast-shifting influences are radically changing how we live, consume, work, and play. By challenging the traditional realms in which urban design and planning operate, this book asserts that not only must we do better, but that we can.

Arun argues that the first step toward adaptive and resilient futures is making a fuller spectrum of the complexity of cities comprehensible to all. Drawing upon diverse disciplines like cultural anthropology, evolutionary biology, economic theory, behavioral sciences, systems thinking, and technology, he provides fresh foundations for addressing decades of physical and social underinvestment and neglect across a range of urban challenges. They include transportation, housing affordability, healthcare, the elderly, education, and aspects of economic underinvestment. The need for adaptive governance is also discussed.

Arun's narrative underscores how we must better embrace uncertainty to make our cities vibrant, comfortable, healthy, and inclusive while also being resilient and adaptive. He posits we do not need to predict the future to do this.

This book is essential for urban designers, planners, landscape architects, and postgraduate students in these fields. It is also a good primer for anyone wanting to understand the complex dynamics of cities.

Mobility Injustice by Design examines the social exclusion of vulnerable people in urban spaces, revealing how millions of citizens have their 'right to roam' curbed by design and planning decisions made either intentionally to facilitate immobility or social exclusion, or because of a lack of awareness of the aggregated consequences.

Ole B. Jensen's insightful volume offers a theoretically informed framework, allowing us to 'see' mobility injustices more clearly, consider how new knowledge can mobilize design ethics, and think about how mobility justice can be brought about. It challenges us to reassess how choices of materials, design of spaces, and implementation of technologies afford or hinder particular mobilities. It explores a way of thinking about mobility and injustice that recognizes that everyone is assisted in their mobility practices and that human capacity for acting in the world is mediated by spaces, things, artifacts, and technologies. It examines not only the centrality of design but also the possibility that design may be working counter to the widespread cultural belief that design is in the service of 'the good'. It locates thinking about mobility injustice between affect, experiences, and sensations on the one hand and reason, principles, and formal rules on the other. Focusing on three realms of practice, it reveals the ways in which the design of cities and urban spaces accommodates the needs of people living as unhoused, disabled, and aged and how these groups experience mobility injustice. Crucially, it provides insight into the potential to move toward a future, more mobility-just society on a local, national, and global scale, in light of warfare, environmental, and migration crises.

Mobility Injustice by Design informs the future agenda of both critical mobilities research and the design fields and reflects on the potential for those in the arts and design to provoke public engagement in these timely issues. It is essential reading for all those concerned with the study and practice of mobilities theory, urban sociology, urban planning and design, architecture, urban geography, disability studies, and gerontology.