Overlooked Cities

Overlooked Cities reflects and impacts the changing landscape of urban studies and geography from the perspective of smaller and more regional cities in the urban South. It critically examines the ways in which cities are uniquely positioned within different urban and knowledge hierarchies. The book unpacks the dynamics of âœoverlooked-nessâ in these cities identifies emerging trends and processes that characterise such cities and provides alternative sites for comparative urban theory. It is organised into two themes: firstly politics and power and secondly production and negotiation of knowledge. The authors share a commitment to challenging the unevenness of urban knowledge production by approaching these cities on their own terms. Only then can we harness the insights emanating from these overlooked cities and contribute to a deeper and richer understanding of the urban itself. This collection of essays focusing on 13 cities in nine countries and across three continents (Luzhou China; Bharatpur Nepal; Bloemfontein/Mangaung and Pretoria/Tshwane South Africa; Zarqa Jordan; Santa Fe Argentina; Manizales Colombia; Arequipa and Trujillo Peru; Dili Timor-Leste; Bandar Lampung Semarang and Bontang Indonesia) makes a timely contribution to urban scholarship. The volume will be of interest to scholars from the disciplines of urban studies geography development and anthropology as well as postgraduate students researching the global South and third year undergraduate students studying cities and urban studies development and critical thinking. . Language: English