Routledge Focus on Urban Studies
Planning as Political Theatre: Chronicle of Two Megaprojects Foretold
1st Edition
By Dorina Pojani, Ranja Hautamäki
June 02, 2025
This book examines two large and highly controversial urban infill projects in two peripheral European capitals—Tirana and Helsinki—through the lens of dramaturgy and political theatre. The authors argue that the planning processes in both cities have been farcical, following the so-called ‘...
Urban Design Under Neoliberalism: Theorising from Santiago, Chile
1st Edition
By Francisco Vergara Perucich
December 18, 2020
This book discusses the status of urban design as a disciplinary field and as a practice under the current and pervasive neoliberal regime. The main argument is that urban design has been wholly reshaped by neoliberalism. In this transformation, it has become a discipline that has neglected its ...
Creating Modern Athens: A Capital Between East and West
1st Edition
By Denis Roubien
September 30, 2020
Athens is a well-known destination for those interested in discovering the birthplace of Western civilization. Its ancient monuments have been the model for innumerable buildings and works of art all over the Western world. However, the reality of modern Athens is much more complicated: the ancient...