Livable cities? : urban struggles for livelihood and sustainability / edited by Peter Evans.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Evans, Peter B., 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metropolitan areas--Case studies.

Metropolitan areas.

Urbanization--Case studies.

Urbanization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The sprawling cities of the developing world are vibrant hubs of economic growth, but they are also increasingly ecologically unsustainable and, for ordinary citizens, increasingly unlivable. Pollution is rising, affordable housing is decreasing, and green space is shrinking. Since three-quarters of those joining the world's population during the next century will live in Third World cities, making these urban areas more livable is one of the key challenges of the twenty-first century. This book explores the linked issues of livelihood and ecological sustainability in major cities of the developing and transitional world. Livable Cities? identifies important strategies for collective solutions by showing how political alliances among local communities, nongovernmental organizations, and public agencies can help ordinary citizens live better lives.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Tables and Figures

Preface. Sustainable Cities: Structure and Agency

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction: Looking for Agents of Urban Livability in a Globalized Political Economy

2. Urban Poverty and the Environment: Social Capital and State-Community Synergy in Seoul and Bangkok

3. Collective Action toward a Sustainable City: Citizens' Movements and Environmental Politics in Taipei

4. Community-Driven Regulation: Toward an Improved Model of Environmental Regulation in Vietnam

5. Social and Spatial Inequalities in Hungarian Environmental Politics: A Historical Perspective

6. "Water, Water, Everywhere, Nor Any Drop to Drink": Land Use and Water Policy in São Paulo, Brazil

7. Sustainability, Livelihood, and Community Mobilization in the Ajusco "Ecological Reserve"

8. Political Strategies for More Livable Cities: Lessons from Six Cases of Development and Political Transition

References

List of Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-267) and index.

ISBN:

9786612359514

9781417520084

1417520086

9780520935976

0520935977

9781282359512

1282359517

OCLC:

475931774