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Cities in a Globalizing World (eBook, PDF)

Global Report on Human Settlements

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Produktbeschreibung

'The world has entered the urban millennium. Nearly half the world's people are now city dwellers, and the rapid increase in urban population is expected to continue, mainly in developing countries. This historic transition is being further propelled by the powerful forces of globalization. The central challenge for the international community is clear: to make both urbanization and globalization work for all people, instead of leaving billions behind or on the margins. Cities in a Globalizing World: Global Report on Human Settlements is a comprehensive review of conditions in the world's cities and the prospects for making them better, safer places to live in an age of globalization. I hope that it will provide all stakeholders - foremost among them the urban poor themselves - with reliable and timely information with which to set our policies right and get the machinery of urban life moving in a constructive direction.' From the Foreword by Kofi Annan, Secretary-General, United Nations.

Cities in a Globalizing World presents a comprehensive review of the world's cities and analyses the positive and negative impacts on human settlements of the global trends towards social and economic integration and the rapid changes in information and communication technologies. In this Global Report, the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) draws on specially commissioned and contributed background papers from more than 80 leading international specialists. The report focuses on recent trends in human settlements and their implications for poverty, inequity and social polarization. It develops advance knowledge for urban planning and management policies in support and promotion of inclusive cities and good urban governance. This major and influential report is the most authoritative and up-to-date assessment of human settlements conditions and trends. Written in clear, non-technical language and supported by informative graphics, case studies and extensive statistical data, it should be an essential tool and reference for academics, researchers, planners, public authorities and civil society organizations around the world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 382
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136570025
• Artikelnr.: 38269156

Autorenporträt

Cities in a Globalizing World was prepared under the general guidance of Daniel Biau, Director of the Global Division of UNCHS (Habitat), and the supervision of Nefise Bazoglu and Jochen Eigen, Urban Secretariat Chiefs.

Inhaltsangabe

Key Issues and Messages
Prologue: Human Settlements in a Globalizing World
Part I: Development Context: Changes and Challenges
Development Contrasts in Human Settlements
Urban Impacts of Globalization
Framing Normative Policy Platforms
Part II: Emerging Approaches to Urban Governance and Politics
The Changing Context and Directions of Urban Governance
Politics of the Global City: Claiming rights to urban spaces
Part III: Changes in Housing Finance and Shelter Delivery Systems
The Developing Countries
The Countries with Economies in Transition
The Industrialized Countries
Part IV: Developments in the Urban Environment and Infrastructure
Urban Health in the Developing Countries
Assessments of the Urban Environment: Water Supply and Sanitation Services
Impacts of Recent Trends on Urban Transport
Energy Demands and Consumption
Decentralization and Urban Infrastructure Management Capacity
Part V: Ensuring Development Prospects
Building Capacity
Strengthening Post-disaster Reconstruction of Human Settlements
Part VI: Building a Common Future
Adequate Shelter for All
Sustaining Human Settlement Development
Epilogue: Liveability of Cities in a Globalizing World
Part VII: Statistical Annex
Country Level data
City Level Data
Index