Provides an accessible and succinct overview of current discussions on cities and contemporary music policies Offers novel insights spanning the fields of urban and cultural geography, urban policy, music and media studies Features interdisciplinary analyses and topical case studies by global experts

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Ola Johansson is a Professor of Geography at the University of Pittsburgh in Johnstown. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee. Johansson is author of the book Songs from Sweden (2020, Palgrave Macmillan), and co-author of Sound, Society, and the Geography of Popular Music and World Regional Geography.

Séverin Guillard is an Assistant Professor in Geography at the University of Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France and a member of the research unit Habiter le Monde (Inhabiting the World). His research focuses on music and cultural policies and events in French, American, and British cities.

Joseph Palis is an Associate Professor and Chairperson at the Department of Geography, University of the Philippines-Diliman. He has been a DJ at WXYC-Chapel Hill since 2006.

Inhalt
CHAPTER 1. Introduction: Approaching the Spatiality of Popular Music Through Geographical and Interdisciplinary Perspectives.- CHAPTER 2 The Values of Live Music in Urban Development: The Case of Rotterdam.- CHAPTER 3 The Music Cities Movement and Circulation of Best Practices: A North American Case Study.- CHAPTER 4 Centrality and Power in Urban Networks of Music Production: Exploring Relational Geographies in the German Music Market.- CHAPTER 5 Local Scenes, National Industry, and Virtual Platforms: Overcoming Spatial Hierarchies in French and American Rap Music (2000-2015).- CHAPTER 6 On The Road: Precarious Work and Life in the Live Music Industry.