Old Europe new suburbanization : governance land and infrastructure in European suburbanization The youthful vigour of urbanization in North America has promulgated a dominant perspective on urban theory specifically on suburbs that establishes the United States as the norm against which all other contexts are measured. However much of the vocabulary surrounding the American experience isnt applicable to the wider world. Old Europe New Suburbanization takes us on a journey of rediscovery into some of Europes oldest metropolises. The volumes contributors reveal the great variety of patterns and processes of urbanization that make Europe a fruitful ground for furthering the diversity of global suburbanisms. The effects of urban history found in such cities as Athens London Madrid Montpellier and Sofia varies greatly due to the sheer variety of economic industrial land and expansionist policies at play on the continent. This collection highlights the varied historical and geographical manifestations that have shaped urban areas and provides evidence for new processes of suburbanization.