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A profound analysis of the factors underlying the 2021 invasion of the US Capitol, arriving as the nation looks ahead to another tumultuous presidential election in 2024. Insurrection offers a profound and incisive analysis of the underlying factors that culminated in the assault on Washington, DC's Capitol Building on that fateful day: January 6th, 2021. Going far beyond mere journalistic accounts, the book delves into structural trends within the United States, providing a broader and deeper context for comprehending the magnitude of the uprising. It explores the crisis of democracy, escalating violence, widening inequality, and the prominence of conspiratorial discourse within American politics. By examining both long-term issues as well as the tumultuous events of 2020, including the pandemic, policing challenges, and the fiercely contested presidential election, this book uncovers the catalysts behind conspiracy theories and the politics of outrage. This compelling narrative is essential reading for all those interested in the contemporary face of the United States.

Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- Three Urban Transformations -- 'Urban' and 'Theory' -- Four Types of City -- Cities of Theory as Theories of Cities -- The Second Edition -- Guide to Further Reading -- PART I Theorizing the City in Time -- 2 Theorizing the Premodern City -- Urban Origins -- The Meaning of Urban Form -- Apocalypse Now -- Guide to Further Reading -- 3 Theorizing the Modern City -- The Economic Rupture and the Marxist Response -- The Progressive Movement -- The Social Rupture -- Guide to Further Reading -- 4 Theorizing the Postmodern City -- The Postindustrial City -- The Postmodern Look -- Postmodern Urban Culture -- The Postmodern City -- Guide to Further Reading -- PART II Theorizing the City in Space -- 5 The City as Network -- Periodic Markets -- Central Place Theory -- National Urban Networks -- The Global Urban Network -- Black Holes and Loose Connections -- Guide to Further Reading -- 6 The Economic City -- The Political Economy of the City -- The Economic Role of Cities -- The City and Economic Globalization -- The Creative-Cultural Economy of Cities -- Getting By -- Guide to Further Reading -- 7 The City of Difference -- The Urban Mosaic -- The Gendered City -- The Racialized City -- The Queer City -- The Immigrant City -- The Cosmopolitan Canopy -- The Performative City -- Guide to Further Reading -- 8 The Political City -- Who Rules? -- Urban Regime Theory -- The Urban Arena -- The Neoliberal City -- The Right to the City -- The Contested City -- Guide to Further Reading -- 9 The Everyday City -- The Erotic City -- Traversing the City -- The Effects of Urban Design -- The City of Emotions -- Guide to Further Reading -- 10 The City and Nature -- Reorientations -- City as Ecosystem -- Urban Political Ecology -- The Cyborg City.

Revisiting megalopolis -- Liquid city -- Population dispersal and concentration -- Economic restructuring -- Immigration -- Patterns of segregation -- County diversity -- Suburban difference -- Urban neighborhoods -- Megalopolis as a globalizing city region -- Regional issues -- Megalopolis and the future

This case study explores electric grid failure in the aftermath of a major storm. The thick description of the event highlights broader issues of climate change, the changing regulatory regime of electricity provision, and urban network vulnerability. The reaction to the storm forced a shift in the regulatory regime from one that stressed cost reductions and return on investment to one that also encompassed issues of grid resiliency and service reliability.

I will review the major changes in the distribution of the metropolitan population of the United States (US), as revealed by the 2010 data recently released by the US Census. These data allow us to track recent changes and provide the basis for a discussion of longer-term trends identified in previous studies of US cities (Short 2006, 2007) and the city suburban nexus (Hanlon et al. 2010). In brief summary, the paper will show the continuing metropolitanization and suburbanization of the US population. A more nuanced picture will reveal evidence of stress in suburban areas and population resurgence in selected central city areas. Overall, the story is one of a profound revalorization and a major respatialization of the US metropolis.

Large city-regions around the world are the principal hubs of economic and cultural globalization. In the United States, for example, 10 megapolitan regions, defined as clustered networks of metropolitan regions, have been identified. Using the criterion of contiguous metropolitan counties, in this paper I propose a definition of US Megalopolis that consists of 52,310 square miles stretching across 12 states, one district (District of Columbia), 124 counties, 13 metropolitan areas and the four major metro regions of Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington-Baltimore. In the rest of the paper, I discuss, in turn, the environmental impacts, the economic restructuring and the political entity of Megalopolis. ; Les grans ciutats regió del món constitueixen els nodes principals de la globalització econòmica i cultural. Als EUA, per exemple, s'han identificat 10 grans regions metropolitanes definides com a xarxes agrupades de grans àrees metropolitanes. En aquest article, hi proposo una definició de Megalòpoli, que comprèn 53.310 milles quadrades i s'estén per 12 estats, un districte federal (Districte de Columbia), 124 comtats, 13 àrees metropolitanes i 4 grans regions metropolitanes (Boston, Nova York, Filadèlfia i Washington-Baltimore). A la resta del treball, s'hi examinen els impactes ambientals, la reestructuració econòmica i l'entitat política de Megalòpoli. ; Las grandes ciudades regiones del mundo constituyen los principales nodos de la globalización económica y cultural. En los EEUU, por ejemplo, se han identificado 10 regiones metrópolis definidas como redes agrupadas de grandes áreas metropolitanas. En este artículo, propongo una definición de Megalópolis, que comprende 53.310 millas cuadradas y se extiende por 12 estados, 1 distrito federal (el Distrito de Columbia), 124 condados, 13 áreas metropolitanas y 4 grandes regiones metropolitanas (Boston, Nueva York, Filadelfia y Washington-Baltimore). En el resto del trabajo, se examinan los impactos ambientales, la restructuración económica y la entidad política de Megalópolis. ; Les grandes villes régions du monde constituent les principaux noyaux de la globalisation économique et culturelle. Aux USA, par exemple, on a identifié 10 régions métropoles définies comme des réseaux de grandes aires métropolitaines. Dans cet article, je propose une définition de Mégalopole, qui comprend 53.310 milles carrés et s'étend par douze états, un district fédéral (le District de Columbia), 124 comtés, 13 aires métropolitaines et 4 grandes régions métropolitaines (Boston, New York, Filadelfia et Washington-Baltimore).

Cities and Nature connects environmental processes with social and political actions. The book reconnects science and social science to demonstrate how the city is part of the environment and how it is subject to environmental constraints and opportunities. This second edition has been extensively revised and updated with in-depth examination of theory and critical themes. Greater discussion is given to urbanization trends and megacities; the post-industrial city and global economic changes; developing cities and slums; urban political ecology; the role of the city in climate chang