LEADER 03500oam 2200745I 450 001 9910459173703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-136-54307-4 010 $a1-282-61732-X 010 $a9786612617324 010 $a1-84977-486-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9781849774864 035 $a(CKB)2670000000028610 035 $a(EBL)517195 035 $a(OCoLC)651928662 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000428789 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11283058 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000428789 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10429487 035 $a(PQKB)11239183 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC517195 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL517195 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10392045 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL261732 035 $a(OCoLC)712991019 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000028610 100 $a20180706d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aState of the world's cities 2010/11 $ebridging the urban divide 210 1$aLondon :$cEarthscan,$d2008. 215 $a1 online resource (241 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84971-176-3 311 $a1-84971-175-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Cover; State of the World's Cities 2010/2011; Copyright Page; Foreword; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Contents; Part 01: Urban Trends; 1.1 Cross-currents in global urbanization; 1.2 The wealth of cities; 1.3 Slum Dwellers: proportions are declining, but numbers are growing; Part 02: The Urban Divide; 2.1 The Urban Divide: Overview and Perspectives; 2.2 The Economic Divide: Urban Income Inequalities; 2.3 The Spatial Divide: Marginalization and its Outcomes; 2.4 The Opportunity Divide: When the "Urban Advantage" eludes the poor; 2.5 The Social Divide: Impact on Bodies and Minds 327 $aPart 03: Bridging the Urban Divide3.1 Taking forward the right to the city: The "urban advantage" for all; 3.2 The regional dynamics of inclusion: Building on strengths; 3.3 The Five Steps to an Inclusive City: Making rights effective; Bibliography; Index 330 $aThe world's urban population now exceeds the world's rural population. What does this mean for the state of our cities, given the strain this global demographic shift is placing upon current urban infrastructures?Following on from previous State of the World's Cities reports, this edition uses the framework of 'The Urban Divide' to analyse the complex social, political, economic and cultural dynamics of urban environments. In particular, the book focuses on the concept of the 'right to the city' and ways in which many urban dwellers are excluded from the advantages of city life, using the fram 606 $aCities and towns 606 $aSociology, Urban 606 $aGlobalization 606 $aCities and towns$xGrowth 606 $aUrban policy 606 $aUrban poor 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCities and towns. 615 0$aSociology, Urban. 615 0$aGlobalization. 615 0$aCities and towns$xGrowth. 615 0$aUrban policy. 615 0$aUrban poor. 676 $a307.1416 676 $a307.76 712 02$aUnited Nations Human Settlements Programme. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459173703321 996 $aState of the world's cities 2010$91898714 997 $aUNINA