Concrete Cities

Rob Imrie was previously Professor of Sociology at Goldsmiths University of London and retains a Visiting Professorship there. He has published widely on issues relating to architecture, urban design, and urban politics and regeneration.

• Introduction: The Omnipresent Nature of BuildingThe Significance of Building and ConstructionBuilding and the Construction StateSpeculation and Building BoomsDisruption, Displacement and DispossessionDemolition: Wasting the City and Teardown BuildingWhy Building More Housing Won’t WorkBuilding That Matters to PeopleConstructing for Species SurvivalBuilding and Construction That Cares

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