The real population bomb : megacities, global security & the map of the future / P.H. Liotta and James F. Miskel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Liotta, P. H.

Contributor:

Miskel, James F., 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban density.

Cities and towns--Growth.

Cities and towns.

Security, International.

Overpopulation.

Physical Description:

xiv, 250 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2012]

Summary:

Analyzes several failing cities in depth, including Lagos, Karachi, Dhaka, and Cairo, and examines a few pockets of hopein Sarajevo, Mumbai, Nairobi, and Istanbulthat yield important lessons in resilience; "This book could not be more timely. The backdrop to the ongoing upheaval in the Greater Middle East and beyond is the reality of young men without jobs or prospects living in the poor, fetid cities of the developing world. Here is where world politics inthe twenty-first century will be played out." Robert D. Kaplan, senior fellow, Center for a New American Security, and author of The Coming Anarchy: Shattering the Dreams of the Post Cold War

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-229) and index.

ISBN:

9781597975513

1597975516

OCLC:

733238365