City futures [[electronic resource] ] : confronting the crisis of urban development / / Edgar Pieterse
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| Autore: |
Pieterse E. A (Edgar A.)
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| Titolo: |
City futures [[electronic resource] ] : confronting the crisis of urban development / / Edgar Pieterse
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : Zed Books |
| Capetown, South Africa, : UCT Press, c2008 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 307.76 |
| Soggetto topico: | Urbanization |
| Cities and towns - Growth | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-199) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | City futures |
| ISBN: | 1-281-96456-5 |
| 9786611964566 | |
| 1-84813-354-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910453772903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Global Issues Series