03397nam 2200685 a 450 991081906310332120200520144314.09781350219199 (e-book)9781842775400 (hbk.)9781842775417 (pbk.)1-350-21919-31-281-96456-597866119645661-84813-354-510.5040/9781350219199(CKB)1000000000579592(EBL)380896(OCoLC)476210690(SSID)ssj0000122618(PQKBManifestationID)11143261(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000122618(PQKBWorkID)10124234(PQKB)11404779(MiAaPQ)EBC380896(Au-PeEL)EBL380896(CaPaEBR)ebr10264168(CaONFJC)MIL196456(OCoLC)437241616(OCoLC)560608016(CaBNVSL)9781350219199(EXLCZ)99100000000057959220080226d2008 uy 0engur|n|nnn|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierCity futures confronting the crisis of urban development /Edgar Pieterse1st ed.London ;New York Zed Books ;Capetown, South Africa UCT Pressc20081 online resource (viii, 206 p.) illFirst published in southern Africa by UCT Press, 2008.1-84277-541-3 1-84277-540-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-199) and index.Introduction : deciphering city futures -- Urbanization trends and implications -- Mainstream agenda I : shelter for all -- Mainstream agenda II : good governance -- Reconceptualising the political in cities -- Informal everyday urbanism -- Counterpoint : alternative urban development -- Making a start towards alternative city futures.Cities are the future. In the past two decades, a global urban revolution has taken place, mainly in the South. The 'mega-cities' of the developing world are home to over 10 million people each and even smaller cities are experiencing unprecedented population surges. The problems surrounding this influx of people - slums, poverty, unemployment and lack of governance - have been well-documented. This book is a powerful indictment of the current consensus on how to deal with these challenges. Pieterse argues that the current 'shelter for all' and 'urban good governance' policies treat only the symptoms, not the causes of the problem. Instead, he claims, there is an urgent need to reinvigorate civil society in these cities, to encourage radical democracy, economic resilience, social resistance and environmental sustainability folded into the everyday concerns of marginalised people. Providing a dynamic picture of a cosmopolitan urban citizenship, this book is an essential guide to one of the new century's greatest challenges.UrbanizationCities and townsGrowthUrbanization.Cities and townsGrowth.307.76Pieterse E. A(Edgar A.)305962MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819063103321City futures3940799UNINA