02284    a2200337   4500001001100000005001700011008003900028020001800067037003600085040000700121041000800128072001400136072001500150072001600165072001400181072001200195072001300207072001400220072001400234072002100248072002100269072002100290072002000311100001900331245008600350250000600436260003200442300001000474520144700484999001501931131710165020250317111621.0250312042016GB                   eng    a9781317101659  bTaylor & FranciscGBP 37.99fBB  a01  aeng7 aJP2thema7 aRGC2thema7 aJHBL2thema7 a1F2bisac7 aJP2bic7 aRGC2bic7 aJHBL2bic7 a1F2bisac7 aEDU0360002bisac7 aPOL0000002bisac7 aSOC0320002bisac7 a337.59572bisac1 aYee-Kuang Heng10aManaging Global Risks in the Urban AgebSingapore and the Making of a Global City  a1  aOxfordbRoutledgec20160303  a248 p  bThe first full-length exposition of what it terms a global city-global risks nexus, this volume crosses disciplinary boundaries to draw upon research from Security Studies; Geography; Sociology; and Urban Studies. Innovative in its approach integrating theories about Global Cities with those positing a Global Risk Society, Yee-Kuang Heng positions this research in the midst of two concurrent global trends that will gain more significance in coming years. The world is experiencing the consequences of not only rapid globalisation, but also urbanization. In 2008, the UN declared that more than half the world’s population was now urban. At the same time, highly connected global cities like New York, London, Tokyo and Singapore also face rapidly spreading global risks such as pandemics and financial crises. Unique in developing a typology of global risks that threaten a global city like Singapore, beyond its Asian focus, the book also draws out thematic and policy lessons pertinent to other global cities. ’Global cities’ do not simply materialize. They are dependent on a range of stakeholders at various levels that produce and re-produce its command and control capabilities, in the face of global risks. Singapore’s experiences managing global risks in the financial; aviation; and maritime domains are common concerns shared by many countries and cities that have, or aspire to develop, similar critical infrastructure.  c5781d5781