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Introducing the PHE series

Published by Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group. This series offers a unique window on the creation of the modern environment. Designed for an international readership, the emphasis is on: urban and regional planning recent as well as longer-term history what...

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AuthorSimon GoldhillPublishedSeptember 2020Themes
The cityCitizenshipUrban conditionUrban infrastructureUrban conflictMiddle East

Being Urban

In Being Urban, Simon Goldhill and his team of outstanding urbanists explore the meaning of the urban condition, with particular reference to the Middle East.
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AuthorIan WrayPublishedJune 2019Themes
planning historyAmerican Governance

No Little Plans: How Government Built America’s Wealth and Infrastructure

Is planning for America anathema to the pursuit of life, liberty and happiness?
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AuthorStephen Hamnett and Belinda YuenPublishedMay 2019Themes
city planningsustainabilityUrban Governance

Planning Singapore: The Experimental City

Two hundred years ago, Sir Stamford Raffles established the modern settlement of Singapore with the intent of seeing it become ‘a great commercial emporium and fulcrum’.
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AuthorYasser ElsheshtawyPublishedApril 2019Themes
place makingmigrant communitiesMiddle East studiesurban studies

Temporary Cities: Resisting Transience in Arabia

Are Arab Gulf cities, the likes of Dubai, Abu Dhabi or Doha, on their way to extinction?
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