Industrial Ruination, Community and Place: Landscapes and Legacies of Urban Decline - Hardcover

Mah, Alice

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9781442645493: Industrial Ruination, Community and Place: Landscapes and Legacies of Urban Decline

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ISBN 10: 1442645490 ISBN 13: 9781442645493

Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 2012

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Abandoned factories, shipyards, warehouses, and refineries are features of many industrialized cities around the world. But despite their state of decline, these derelict sites remain vitally connected with the urban landscapes that surround them. In this enlightening new book, Alice Mah explores the experiences of urban decline and post-industrial change in three different community contexts: Niagara Falls, Canada/USA; Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; and Ivanovo, Russia.

Employing a unique methodological approach that combines ethnographic, spatial, and documentary methods, Mah draws on international comparisons of the landscapes and legacies of industrial ruination over the past forty years. Through this, she foregrounds the complex challenges of living with prolonged uncertainty and deprivation amidst socioeconomic change. This rich comparative study makes an essential contribution to far-reaching debates about the decline of manufacturing, regeneration, and identity, and will have important implications for urban theory and policy.

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About the Author:

Alice Mah is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Warwick.

Review:

‘For researchers interested in industrial and urban sociology. Highly recommended.’ (P.J. Venturelli Choice Magazine - vol 50:09:2013)

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