New Urban Worlds: Inhabiting Dissonant Times Contributor(s): Simone, Abdoumaliq (Author), Pieterse, Edgar (Author) |
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ISBN: 0745691560 ISBN-13: 9780745691565 Publisher: Polity Press OUR PRICE: $27.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Urban |
Dewey: 307.760 |
LCCN: 2017002455 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.6" (2.25 lbs) 192 pages |
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: It is well known that the world is transitioning to an irrevocable urban future whose epicentre has moved into the cities of Asia and Africa. What is less clear is how this will be managed and deployed as a multi-polar world system is being born. The full implications of this challenge cry out to be understood because city building (and retrofitting) cannot but be an undertaking entangled in profound societal and cultural shifts. |