000 02834 a2200385 4500
001 1317007689
005 20250317111641.0
008 250312042016GB eng
020 _a9781317007685
037 _bTaylor & Francis
_cGBP 42.99
_fBB
040 _a01
041 _aeng
072 7 _aRGC
_2thema
072 7 _aRND
_2thema
072 7 _aJHB
_2thema
072 7 _aRPC
_2thema
072 7 _aTN
_2thema
072 7 _aRGC
_2bic
072 7 _aRND
_2bic
072 7 _aJHB
_2bic
072 7 _aRPC
_2bic
072 7 _aTN
_2bic
072 7 _aPOL026000
_2bisac
072 7 _aARC018000
_2bisac
072 7 _aARC008000
_2bisac
072 7 _a307.1216
_2bisac
100 1 _aFritz Wagner
245 1 0 _aTransforming Distressed Global Communities
_bMaking Inclusive, Safe, Resilient, and Sustainable Cities
250 _a1
260 _aOxford
_bRoutledge
_c20160309
300 _a408 p
520 _bMany of our global cities are distressed and facing a host of issues: economic collapse in the face of rising expectations, social disintegration and civil unrest, and ecological degradation and the threats associated with climate change, including more frequent and more severe natural disasters. Our long-held assumptions about man and nature and how they interact are defunct. We realize now that we can no longer continue to build without addressing the long-term impacts of our actions and their spillovers. Energy and natural resources are finite. The way we configure economies has come into question. In the developed world, especially in the United States, infrastructure and the notions that underpin it are outdated. Meanwhile, the developing world is experiencing major, rapid transformations in lifestyles and economies that are affecting billions of people and requiring a whole new way of planning human settlements. Cities are the key to our future; they represent the most effective vehicle for positive advancements in the human condition and environmental change. This volume argues for the need to redesign and re-plan our cities in holistic ways that reflect our new understanding and relate to their diversity and multi-dimensionality. Presenting a range of case studies from around the world, this volume examines how these distressed cities are dealing with these issues in planning for their future. Alongside these empirical chapters are philosophical essays that consider the future of distressed cities. Bringing together a team of leading scholars, United Nations agencies, non-governmental organizations, private consulting firms, international organizations and foundations, and policy officials, this volume provides a unique and comprehensive overview on how to transform distressed communities into more livable places.
700 1 _aRiad Mahayni
_4B01
700 1 _aAndreas Piller
_4B01
999 _c7617
_d7617