Suburban Spaces, Suburban Cultures

摘要

The theme of this special issue of Built Environment originates in a recent collaborative, international and interdisciplinary project, the 'Cultures of the Suburbs International Research Network'. This 3-year initiative (2011-2014), funded by the Leverhulme Trust, brought together partners from institutions across the world (including the United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, India, Australia and the United States) who, while drawn from various disciplines including geography, urban planning, sociology and literary and cultural studies, shared a particular interest in the cultural life of suburbs.