A methodological and pedagogical toolkit for urban research.
Understanding and managing urban change in our global era demands a high
degree of specialized and interdisciplinary knowledge. At the same time,
city planners, architects, researchers, policymakers, and activists are
deeply immersed in the chaotic and often contradictory urban realities
that they are asked to address. What is Critical Urbanism? offers an
innovative toolkit for engaging these present realities across
disciplinary specializations and geographic purviews.
Central to the book is the research and pedagogy of the Critical
Urbanisms program at the University of Basel, established in
collaboration with the African Centre for Cities at the University of
Cape Town. The program's renowned and emerging urbanists demonstrate the
power of working with care and reciprocity across different contexts and
institutions, driven by engagement with varied communities of practice.
They show how alternative urban futures can be imagined by addressing
the historical injustices and global entanglements that shape the urban
present. The book is tailored to students, graduates, and teachers of
urban studies and related disciplines including architecture, urban
design, human geography, architectural history, and urban anthropology.
