Geography

Space, scale, governance, and representation: Contemporary geographical perspectives on urban politics and policy

Deborah Martin, University of Georgia
Eugene McCann, The Ohio State University
Mark Purcell, University of Washington

Abstract

Focuses on a contemporary geographical research on urban politics and policies. Emphasis on themes of scale, governance and representation for the research; Specification of the scale of analysis for investigating spatial dynamics in urban politics; Analysis of the concept of governance.