Albert S Fu

Risky Cities

The Physical and Fiscal Nature of Disaster Capitalism

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Produktbeschreibung

Over half the world’s population lives in urban regions, and increasingly disasters are of great concern to city dwellers, policymakers, and builders. Risky Cities is a critical examination of global urban development, capitalism, and its relationship with environmental hazards. 

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. März 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 4g
• ISBN-13: 9781978820319
• ISBN-10: 1978820313
• Artikelnr.: 62349515

Autorenporträt

Albert S. Fu is professor of sociology at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. He has previously published articles in Cities, City & Community, Critical Sociology, International Journal of Urban & Regional Research, and Urban Studies.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1: Living with Disaster & Capitalism          
Chapter 2: Sinkholes and the Risky Foundations of Cities
Chapter 3: The Logistical Nightmare of Trash & Urban Nature
Chapter 4: Fire, the Wildland-Urban Interface, and Feedback Loops          
Chapter 5: Assessing and Managing Risk
Conclusion: Regenerative Urbanism 
References     
Index