Title: Local places in the age of the global city /
Authors: Keil, Roger, 1957-; Wekerle, Gerda R.; Bell, David V. J.; Bell, David V. J., 1944-
Publisher: Black Rose Books,
Year: 1996
Subjects: Urban ecology (Sociology); City planning; Sustainable development; Urbanisme.; Écologie urbaine.; Développement durable.
Abstract: The ugly grey heap of cement and asphalt that makes up much of the urban sprawl is something most of us wish would just go away. And yet, more than half the world's population will live in urban centres by the turn of the millennium and most will be exposed to degraded urban environments. The contributors to Local Places look at the complex social, economic and political contexts of cities in the 1990s and suggest that cities and urbanity, while part of the problem, also need to be considered as part of the solution. This volume brings together clear and critical analyses and practical proposals that bring us closer to that reality.
Contents: Cities, Citizenship and Nature in the Age of the Global City -- Post-Fordist Citizenship: Struggling to be Born / Jane Jenson -- Global City-Regions and Citizenship / Engin F. Isin -- Globalization and Urban Restructuring -- World City Formation, Local Politics, and Sustainability / Roger Keil -- Globalism, Urbanism and Critical Politics in the World City / Graham Todd -- "Hamburg Goes Red-Grey" / Patricia Petersen -- Reconstructing South Africa's Cities / Robin Bloch -- Sustainability in Third World Cities -- Urban Farming and City Planning: The Case of Kampala, Uganda / Probha Khosla -- Sustainability or Unsustainability: The Case of Marginal Urban Settlements in the City of Cali, Colombia / Eduardo Garay -- Managing Sustainable Growth in Third World Cities / Rene Parenteau -- Ecopolitics -- The North American Failure: The Governance of Regional Cities / Gardner Church -- An Ecopolitics for Urban Sustainability / Franz Hartmann --^