Cities / Jeremy Seabrook.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seabrook, Jeremy, 1939-

Series:

Small guides to big issues.

Small guides to big issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns.

City and town life--Government policy.

City and town life.

City and town life--Health aspects.

City and town life--Psychological aspects.

Rural-urban migration.

Urbanization--Government policy.

Urbanization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Ann Arbor, MI : Pluto Press ; Halifax [Nova Scotia] : Fernwood Pub. ; South Yarra [Vic.] : Palgrave Macmillan Publishers Australia ; Auckland Park [Johannesburg, South Africa] : Jacana ; [Oxford, England] : Published in association with Oxfam GB, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Small Guides to Big Issues is a new series of accessible introductions to the global challenges of the twenty-first century. The books in this series de-bunk myths and raise questions about the global economic and political system and how it works. They are designed for campaigners and activists, students and researchers, and anyone interested in looking behind the headlines. Produced in partnership with Oxfam, each book provides an informative and thought-provoking guide to current trends and debates, and what needs to happen in order to end poverty and injustice.Every year tens of millions of people abandon rural areas of the South for life in the city. With education, health care and even safe water in short supply, cities risk becoming sites of violent conflict for future generations. And yet world governments are doing little to address thesedemographic shifts.Jeremy Seabrook offers a vivid portrait of the lives of people who migrate from impoverished villages to towns and cities, the changes they face, and the impact these changes have on their psyche and well-being. Contrasting the attitudes of today's governments with those of the past, the book provides a sharp critique of global policies, and an ideal introduction to the impact of urbanisation on modern life.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Boxes

Abbreviations and acronyms

Series preface: Small guides to big issues

Introduction

1 An urbanising world

2 Cities of the past, cities of the present

3 The global network

4 Migrants to the city

5 The spectre of the poor

6 Slums

7 Livelihoods

8 Cities of fear

9 Provision of basic services

10 City borders

11 The country and the city

12 The triumph of the middle class

Conclusion

Resources

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611188559

9781849642613

1849642613

9781281188557

1281188557

OCLC:

815550485