In the past years we have learned much about the transformation of contemporary cities under globalization pressures. Our research interests began with the specific: our aim was to show why cities drawn into the undertow of global developments do not, as might be expected, become immersed in placeless uniformity, but constantly develop new differentiations.

In the past years we have learned much about the transformation of contemporary cities under globalization pressures. Our research interests began with the specific: our aim was to show why cities drawn into the undertow of global developments do not, as might be expected, become immersed in placel...