Series: Global Urban Transformations

This book aims to examine the nature of and resistance to gendered urban violence among Brazilian women in London and in the favelas of Mare, Rio de Janeiro. Drawing on the conceptualisation of a translocational gendered urban violence framework, it highlights the importance of examining direct forms of gender-based violence across private, public, and transnational spheres as interlinked with structural,...

Living the Urban Periphery explores the vibrant and evolving edges of cities, focusing particularly on African urban peripheries. Despite their significant transformations, these areas are under-researched, with scant attention given to the patterns of building, growth, investment, and decline that define them, as well as the lived experiences of their inhabitants. This co-authored monograph presents findings from an extensive comparative...