Social Capital and Urban Networks of Trust

Name: Social Capital and Urban Networks of Trust
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9780754673194
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By Jouni Häkli

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Social Capital and Urban Networks of Trust offers a pioneering exploration of social capital and trust through a critical geographical lens. Focusing on urban networks in Finnish and Italian cities, it examines how social capital shapes the development and cohesion of communities in markedly different cultural contexts. Finland’s institutional formality contrasts with Italy’s informal social practices, providing unique insights into how trust and social capital function in urban environments to produce distinctive forms of urban development.
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This book is ideal for academics, urban planners, social scientists, and students engaged in urban studies, geography, sociology, and community development. Its in-depth case studies of Finland and Italy also make it a valuable resource for anyone interested in comparative urban research and the dynamics of social capital in diverse cultural settings.

This is the first book on social capital and trust informed by a critical geographical perspective. The authors examine the role of social capital in the constitution and reproduction of urban networks of trust in different places and contexts.

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Social Capital and Urban Networks of Trust is the first book on social capital and trust informed by a critical geographical perspective. The authors examine the role of social capital in the constitution and reproduction of urban networks of trust in different places and contexts.

They explore how social capital and trust are reflected in the capacity of these networks to achieve their goals and to deliver specific forms of urban development in a number of Finnish and Italian cities. Finland and Italy present, in many ways, two almost paradigmatic cases of how social capital and trust can work in extremely different and yet very effective ways in the production of the urban. They are two almost ideal laboratories for experimenting with new definitions and new understandings of the concepts in question.

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Praised for its rigorous scholarship, this volume is commended by Michael Dear from the University of Southern California for its incisive analysis of place and community formation and its practical value for activists. Anssi Paasi from the University of Oulu highlights the book's rich empirical case studies and contributions to critical geographical research. The collection is regarded as conceptually sophisticated and essential reading for social scientists interested in the geographies of social life.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780754673194

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 25 February 2009

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Contributors:

Edited by Claudio Minca
Edited by Claudio Minca

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 453g

Pages: 310

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About the Author

Jouni Hakli is a Professor in the Department of Regional Studies, University of Tampere, Finland and Claudio Minca is a Professor in the Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. Jouni Hakli, Claudio Minca, Mauro Cannone, Paolo Giaccaria, Guiseppe Porcaro, Timo Poutiainen, Stefano Soriani, Martti Siisiainen