{"product_id":"the-routledge-companion-to-urban-zlatan-krajina-9780415792554","title":"The Routledge Companion to Urban Media and Communication","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Urban Media and Communication \u003c\/i\u003etraces central debates within the burgeoning interdisciplinary research on mediated cities and urban communication. The volume brings together diverse perspectives and global case studies to map key areas of research within media, cultural and urban studies, where a joint focus on communications and cities has made important innovations in how we understand urban space, technology, identity and community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring the rise and growing complexity of urban media and communication as the next key theme for both urban and media studies, the book gathers and reviews fast-developing knowledge on specific emergent phenomena such as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ereading the city as symbol and text;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eunderstanding urban infrastructures as media (and vice-versa); \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe rise of global cities;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eurban and suburban media cultures: newspapers, cinema, radio, television and the mobile phone; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003echanging spaces and practices of urban consumption;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe mediation of the neighbourhood, community and diaspora;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe centrality of culture to urban regeneration;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ecommunicative responses to urban crises such as racism, poverty and pollution;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe role of street art in the negotiation of 'the right to the city';\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ecity competition and urban branding; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eoutdoor advertising; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003emoving image architecture; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003e'smart'\/cyber urbanism; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe emergence of Media City production spaces and clusters. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharting key debates and neglected connections between cities and media, this book challenges what we know about contemporary urban living and introduces innovative frameworks for understanding cities, media and their futures. As such, it will be an essential resource for students and scholars of media and communication studies, urban communication, urban sociology, urban planning and design, architecture, visual cultures, urban geography, art history, politics, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecultural studies, anthropology and cultural policy studies, as well as those working with governmental agencies, cultural foundations and institutes, and policy think tanks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zlatan Krajina\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 041579255X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415792554\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 7.00w x 1.30d","brand":"Zlatan Krajina","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48658879348991,"sku":"9780415792554","price":255.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-routledge-companion-to-urban-zlatan-krajina-9780415792554","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}