Urban Loneliness and the Reconstruction of Community - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 13: 9798260013199

Casa editrice: Igi Global Scientific Publishing, 2026

Riassunto

Contemporary cities concentrate millions of people in dense proximity, yet widespread loneliness persists across demographic lines. That disconnection is produced by cities themselves through fragmented neighborhoods, residential segregation, and privatized spaces that quietly eliminate the everyday encounters communities depend on. The city that promises connection may manufacture its absence. However, grassroots initiatives and reimagined urban design prove that reconnection is possible, from participatory placemaking that regenerates public life to cooperative models that rebuild the reciprocal relationships urban life can erode. These efforts remain fragile and often highly specific to their locations, but also suggest that the same city manufacturing disconnection can be rebuilt to overcome it. Urban Loneliness and the Reconstruction of Community advances scholarly understanding of urban loneliness by treating it as a condition produced through urban design and social policy, examining structural mechanisms of disconnection that existing research on loneliness has largely overlooked. Repositioning urban loneliness within frameworks of place marketing and urban communication, this book argues that belonging and social cohesion are fundamental to equitable urban futures. Covering topics such as designing third places for social interaction, reclaiming urban agency, and community formation in the modern city, this book is a fundamental academic resource for graduate and doctoral students, grassroots community organizers, cooperative-economy practitioners, city planners, municipal policymakers, and more.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Luzia Arantes holds a PhD in Applied Psychology from the University of Minho, Portugal, and is currently in her final year of a PhD in Marketing and Strategy at the same institution. She is a researcher at Ekonomikas un Kulturas Augstskola (Latvia) and a lecturer at the Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave and the University of Aveiro. She conducts research in the areas of digital marketing, tourism, consumer behavior, sustainability, and artificial intelligence. She is the author and co-author of books and chapters, as well as scientific articles in international journals, including Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development, Journal of International Consumer Marketing, Sustainability, and the European Journal of Applied Business Management. Her work has been recognized with several scientific awards, notably the Best Paper Award in Sustainable Marketing & Digital Perspectives, the Best Paper Award in Consumer Behavior, and the Best Doctoral Thesis Award in Vocational Psychology and Career Development of the last decade (2015-2025), awarded by the Portuguese Association for Career Development.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Igi Global Scientific Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2026
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 13: 9798260013199
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero di pagine: 506
• Redattore: Arantes Luzia, Sousa Bruno
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