Cities in the 21st century : academic visions on urban development / edited by Oriol Nello and Renata Mele.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nel·lo, Oriol, editor.

Mele, Renata, editor.

Standardized Title:

Cities in the 21st century (Routledge)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urbanization--History--21st century.

Urbanization.

Cities and towns--Growth.

Cities and towns.

City planning.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxix; 309 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26cm

Other Title:

Cities in the twenty-first century

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.

Summary:

Cities in the 21st Century provides an overview of contemporary urban development. Written by more than thirty major academic specialists from different countries, it provides information on and analysis of the global network of cities, changes in urban form, environmental problems, the role of technologies and knowledge, socioeconomic developments, and finally, the challenge of urban governance. In the mid-20th century, architects and planners wondered if cities could survive; in the early 21st century, we see that cities have not only survived but have grown as never before. Cities today are engines of production and trade, forges of scientific and technological innovation, and crucibles of social change. Urbanization is a major driver of change in contemporary societies; it is a process that involves acute social inequalities and serious environmental problems, but also offers opportunities to move towards a future of greater prosperity, environmental sustainability, and social justice. With case studies on thirty cities in five continents and a selection of infographics illustrating these dynamic cities, this edited volume is an essential resource for planners and students of urbanization and urban change. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Urban System: Cities in the Global Socioeconomic Network 1

1 Changing the city, changing the world / Mireia Belil Belil, Mireia 3

Outlook 1 The City of London: center of capital flows / Giuseppina Siciliano Siciliano, Giuseppina 12

2 Cities in the world system / Michael Cohen Cohen, Michael 15

Outlook 2 New patterns of circulation of goods: the port of Shanghai / Irina Lazzerini Lazzerini, Irina 23

3 Cities as innovation: towards a new understanding of population growth, social inequality and urban sustainability / Julio D. Dávila Dávila, Julio D. 26

Outlook 3 Ceuta and Melilla: the paradox and drama of international migration / Oriol Porcel Porcel, Oriol 35

Part 2 Urban Morphology: Transformations and Dissolutions 39

4 Regional urbanization and the end of the metropolis era / Edward W. Soja Soja, Edward W. 41

Outlook 4 The citta diffusa of the Po Valley / Angelo Facchini Facchini, Angelo 57

5 New urban forms: the distinctive character of the European metropolis / Francesco Indovina Indovina, Francesco 60

Outlook 5 The new Luanda / Igor Cersosimo Cersosimo, Igor 67

6 Beyond urbanalization: urban form and the low-carbon challenge / Francesc Muñoz Muñoz, Francesc 69

Outlook 6 Old and new commercial centres: bazaars vs. shopping malls in Ankara / Oriol Porcel Porcel, Oriol 78

7 Mutations in the Latin American metropolis: Santiago de Chile under neoliberal dynamics / Carlos de Mattos Mattos, Carlos de, Luis Fuentes Fuentes, Luis, Felipe Link Link, Felipe 80

Outlook 7 Observing changes in urban form through night satellite images in Buenos Aires and Lima / Jordi Martin Martin, Jordi 93

Part 3 Urban Ecosystems: Resources and Energy 97

8 Living at the edge of chaos: a complex systems view of cities / Gianluca Bocchi Bocchi, Gianluca, Angelo Facchini Facchini, Angelo 99

Outlook 8 Climate-sensitive urbanization in Tokyo-Yokohama / Angelo Facchini Facchini, Angelo 106

9 Cities in a low-carbon world / Christopher Kennedy Kennedy, Christopher 109

Outlook 9 Pathways to decarbonizing mobility in Madrid / Christian Zulberti Zulberti, Christian 120

10 Cities, climate change and lifestyles / Federico M. Butera Butera, Federico M. 123

Outlook 10 Urban agriculture in Melbourne / Giuseppina Siciliano Siciliano, Giuseppina 131

11 The mirage of the sustainable 'smart city': planetary urbanization and the spectre of combined and uneven apocalypse / Erik Swyngedouw Swyngedouw, Erik 134

Outlook 11 Energy access and water supply in urban centers in arid environments: the case of Nouakchott / Oriol Parcel Parcel, Oriol 144

Part 4 Urban Technologies: Information, Knowledge, Infrastructures and Culture in Cities 147

12 The cognitive city / Franco Farinelli Farinelli, Franco 149

Outlook 12 Talent concentration and brain drain in Greater Boston / Oriol Porcel Porcel, Oriol 160

13 Dimensions of the future city / Matthew Claudel Claudel, Matthew, Carlo Ratti Ratti, Carlo 162

Outlook 13 Shaping the city with big data: Seattle, Chicago and Lyon / Angelo Facchini Facchini, Angelo 178

14 Cities, infrastructure and planning: levers to steer transitions / Tim Marshall Marshall, Tim 181

Outlook 14 Managing public transport in Medellin / Irina Lazzerini Lazzerini, Irina 190

15 Group-form and urban infrastructural resilience: New York City as an example / Richard Plunz Plunz, Richard, Patricia Culligan Culligan, Patricia 192

Outlook 15 Res Novae: new things and concepts in the "smart city" of Bari / Angelo Facchini Facchini, Angelo 205

Part 5 The Urban Economy and Society: Dynamism and Inequalities 209

16 The city as economic engine / Luis Carvalho Carvalho, Luis, Leo van den Berg Berg, Leo van den 211

Outlook 16 Urban festivals as toots for sustainable development: the case of the World Port Days in Rotterdam / Leo van den Berg Berg, Leo van den, Erwin van Tuijl Tuijl, Erwin van 218

17 Dynamism and inequalities in the Global South cities / Caroline Moser Moser, Caroline 221

Outlook 17 Gender and spaces of fear: the case of Mexico City / Anna Ortiz Ortiz, Anna 230

18 The city in the net: infrastructural networks, economic development and urban form / Joan López López, Joan 233

Outlook 18 Social construction of urban spaces in Barcelona, Glasgow and New York / Oriol Porcel Porcel, Oriol 244

19 "New urbanisation": theory, challenges and research / Dajian Zhu Zhu, Dajian 247

Outlook 19 The slums of Manila / Igor Cersosimo Cersosimo, Igor 257

Part 6 Governing Cities: Visions, Projects and Instruments 261

20 The rise of urban governance / Ronan Paddison Paddison, Ronan 263

Outlook 20 The "pacification" of Rio de Janeiro's favelas / Oriol Porcel Porcel, Oriol 270

21 Urban policies: towards new scenarios of innovation and governance / Joan Subirats Subirats, Joan 272

Outlook 21 The regulation of urban citizenship: Shenzhen's migrants / Igor Cersosimo Cersosimo, Igor 280

22 Updating Lorenzetti's allegories on government: towards a Europe of cities / João Ferrão Ferrão, João 283

Outlook 22 Exchanging recyclable waste for electricity in Fortaleza / Angelo Facchini Facchini, Angelo 290.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138119642

1138119644

OCLC:

921310687