Postmetropolis

Christian Borch

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    Abstract

    The notion of the postmetropolis was introduced by the American urbanist Edward W. Soja to analyze a shift from metropolitan urbanization to regional urbanization. The postmetropolis is characterized by post‐Fordist industrial production, new divisions of labor, expansion beyond traditional urban geographical confines, intensified socioeconomic inequalities, and novel types of social control, as well as a rearrangement of the urban imaginary.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationThe Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies
    EditorsAnthony M. Orum
    Place of PublicationHoboken, NJ
    PublisherWiley-Blackwell
    Publication date2019
    ISBN (Print)9781118568453
    ISBN (Electronic)9781118568446
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019
    SeriesWiley Blackwell Encyclopedias in Social Sciences

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