| Managing Global Risks in the Urban Age: Singapore and the Making of a Global City Contributor(s): Heng, Yee-Kuang (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138571970 ISBN-13: 9781138571976 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Education | Organizations & Institutions - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 327.5 |
| Series: Rethinking Asia and International Relations |
| Physical Information: 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The 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. |
