Uneven Reproduction: Industry, Space and Society (Policy Planning & Critical Theory) Book

The main theme addressed in this book is the relationship between industry, space and society. The discussion links two traditional and allied areas of concern: the location of industry and uneven development; a new dimension is added through aconsideration of the industrial built environment and its forms. A central concern of the book is with theory and method; more specifically the possibilities of using critical realism to inform this task. Critical realism - a much talked about butlittle applied methodology - is developed in a novel and explicit way in this book. This book will be of considerable interest to all of those in the social sciences concerned with the development of critical realism as a practical research tool; tothose - such as geographers, planners and economic sociologists - researching and studying the linked issues of industrial location and uneven spatial development.Read More