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State of the World's Cities: Globalization and Urban Culture

By UN-HABITAT

Book information

Publisher
Earthscan
Year
2004
ISBN
9781844071609, 184407160X
LCC
HT151 .S644 2004
Open Library ID
OL20023555M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7076438 bytes)
Pages
214\214
Library
avaxhome.ws
Time added
2010-05-31 13:21:30

Description

Cities are facing enormous challenges, with rapidly growing urban populations, often worsening environmental conditions and deteriorating infrastructure, inequalities and housing shortages, unemployment, crime and violence. Yet they are the main drivers of cultural and economic development with the most concentrated resources and potential. This book, from the world's leading research institute on cities, looks at how that potential can be used to address these problems and create dynamic, multicultural and inclusive urban cultures. It lays out the conditions for a new culture of planning, involving civil society as well as public authorities, to ensure participation of even the most marginalized sectors. With extensive examples and illustrations with contributions from many of the world's leading urban scholars, it will be essential reading for professionals, and ideal material for course on urban geography and social science.

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