Cities around the World
Struggles and Solutions to Urban Life [2 volumes]
Published on 10. July 2019
Book
978-1-4408-5385-2 (ISBN)
Description
This two-volume set offers a comprehensive overview of major challenges faced by cities worldwide in the 21st century, and how cities in different geographic, economic, and political conditions are finding solutions to them.
This two-volume encyclopedia examines ten critical issues that face cities across the globe today-environmental and societal struggles that affect the daily lives of city dwellers. Readers will gain a better understanding of our global neighbors and will be able to use this book in order to compare and contrast different approaches to critical issues in our world.
Volume One examines employment and jobs; energy and sustainability; green spaces; housing and infrastructure; and migration and demographic changes. Volume Two discusses pollution; schools; traffic and transportation; violence, corruption, and organized crime; and waste management. Each issue begins with an introduction providing an overview of the issue from a global perspective. Following the introduction are ten alphabetically arranged world city profiles of cities that are struggling with the issue and cities that have found innovative solutions to deal with the crisis. The profiles explain how the problem came to be; consequences inhabitants face, such as compromised health, limited access to education, and high taxes with low wages; and failed and successful initiatives taken by city management.
This two-volume encyclopedia examines ten critical issues that face cities across the globe today-environmental and societal struggles that affect the daily lives of city dwellers. Readers will gain a better understanding of our global neighbors and will be able to use this book in order to compare and contrast different approaches to critical issues in our world.
Volume One examines employment and jobs; energy and sustainability; green spaces; housing and infrastructure; and migration and demographic changes. Volume Two discusses pollution; schools; traffic and transportation; violence, corruption, and organized crime; and waste management. Each issue begins with an introduction providing an overview of the issue from a global perspective. Following the introduction are ten alphabetically arranged world city profiles of cities that are struggling with the issue and cities that have found innovative solutions to deal with the crisis. The profiles explain how the problem came to be; consequences inhabitants face, such as compromised health, limited access to education, and high taxes with low wages; and failed and successful initiatives taken by city management.
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An excellent primer for high school students, undergraduates, and interested nonspecialist readers who want to expand their perspectives about urban issues both within and beyond the United States. * Library Journal * Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; professionals. * Choice *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
Illustrations
55 bw illus
Weight
1814 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4408-5385-2 (9781440853852)
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Person
Jing Luo is professor at Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania. His research areas include urban studies, China's economic and political transition, and linguistics.
Content
VOLUME 1
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Employment and Jobs
Overview
Lagos, Nigeria: Government Reform Is Key to Job Creation
London, United Kingdom: Brexit, the Known Unknown
Mumbai, India: Exploring Employment Solutions in Temporary Jobs
New York City, United States: Economically and Environmentally Friendly
Paris, France: A Locomotive of Job Creation
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Creating Jobs in the Post-Oil-Boom Era
San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States: A Stronger Local Government Is Key to Job Creation
Seattle, United States: Have Job, Going Homeless
Shenzhen, China: Struggle to Leave Shanzhai Behind
Stockholm, Sweden: Employers Stress Educational Credentials
Energy and Sustainability
Overview
Beijing, China: Battling Water Shortage
Copenhagen, Denmark: Striving to Be Carbon-Neutral by 2025
Frankfurt, Germany: Protecting the City from Climate Changes
London, United Kingdom: Improving Mobility Can Save Energy
Melbourne, Australia: Toward a Greater Reliance on Alternative Energy
Mumbai, India: Providing Energy for a City of 21 Million
Pittsburgh, United States: Air Quality Is a Work in Progress
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A City with a Passion for Conservation and Renewable Energy
Singapore City, Singapore: Go Solar!
Toronto, Canada: A City with a Passion for Energy Conservation
Green Spaces
Overview
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE): Building a Greener City with a More Open Culture
Aguascalientes, Mexico: Returning Industrial Ruin to Green Space
Halifax, Canada: Near-Urban Wilderness Protection
Hong Kong, China: Adding Green Spaces to Densely Populated Neighborhoods
Moscow, Russia: Planting 1 Million Trees
New York City, United States: Pursuit of More Green
Paris, France: Returning to Nature
Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Building an Edible City
Tel Aviv, Israel: Community Gardening
Tokyo, Japan: Making the City More Livable
Housing and Infrastructure
Overview
Almaty, Kazakhstan: Housing Reform
Caracas, Venezuela: Will Informal Settlement Be Forever?
Chongqing, China: Chongqing's Ingenuity in Providing Public Housing for a City of 33 Million
Dandong, China: One Bridge, Two Islands
Detroit, United States: Housing and Infrastructure after the Auto Boom
Havana, Cuba: Facing Challenges of Housing and Infrastructure in Economic Transition
Munich, Germany: The Munich Wall
Sydney, Australia: Struggle for Affordable Housing
Touba, Senegal: A Spiritual Solution to Affordable Housing
Vienna, Austria: Making Access to Public Housing Equitable
Migration and Demographic Changes
Overview
Buenos Aires, Argentina: Impact of European Migration
Guangzhou, China: Foreign Communities Facing Challenges of Adaptation
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): Reaching for Demographic Dividend
Lima, Peru: Migration and Demographic Changes Driven by Climate Changes
London, United Kingdom: Facing the Challenges of Population Growth
Los Angeles, United States: A Dynamic Demographic Mix
Tehran, Iran: Toward a More Open and Tolerant Society
Tokyo, Japan: Sustainable Growth Calls for Immigration Reform
Vancouver, Canada: The Most Asian City in the Western World
Williamsport, United States: A Quiet Town in Deep Pennsylvania
Index
VOLUME 2
Pollution
Overview
Baku, Azerbaijan: A Tainted Reputation
Boston, United States: Cleaning Boston's Waterways-An Overview
Flint, United States: National and Local Politics in the Creation of a Public Health Emergency
Karachi, Pakistan: How Pollution Gets Out of Control
Krakow, Poland: Old Furniture, New Fuel Source
New Delhi, India: Success of Pollution Control Depends on Effective Collaboration
Rome, Italy: Reducing Spatial Segregation Contributes to Pollution Control
Sao Paulo, Brazil: Fighting the Deadly Air Pollution
Seoul, South Korea: When Every Citizen Takes It to Heart
Shiprock, United States: Radioactive from the Inside Out
Schools
Overview
Bamako, Mali: Private and Public Sectors of Education
Berlin, Germany: Making the City a Center of Learning
Boston, United States: A Model City of STEM Education
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Investing in Higher Education for the Country's Future
Seoul, South Korea: "Education Fever"
Sydney, Australia: Making International Education a Thriving Sector of the Economy
Taipei, Taiwan: Taipei's K-12 Education and Special Education
Tokyo, Japan: The Yutori Educational Reforms
Vologda, Russia: Education in the Russian Federation-A City's Solutions
Xi'an, China: Where China's Private Education Debuts
Traffic and Transportation
Overview
Beijing, China: Beijing's War on Traffic Congestion
Casablanca, Morocco: Will a Change in Lunch Habit Improve the Town's Traffic?
Istanbul, Turkey: Building More Tunnels and Bridges Won't Make Congestion Go Away
Kolkata, India: When More People Drive Their Own Cars
Mexico City, Mexico: Improving Governance Is Key to Solving Traffic Challenges
New York City, United States: The New York Subway
Osaka, Japan: Attracting Private Investments to Public Transportation
Saint Petersburg, Russia: Swamped with Traffic
Stuttgart, Germany: A City with the Best Mass Transit
Zurich, Switzerland: Improving Traffic and Transportation through All Possible Venues
Violence, Corruption, and Organized Crime
Overview
Aleppo, Syria: Drought, Global Warming, and Civil War
Baghdad, Iraq: Restitching a Torn Society Isn't Easy
Beijing, China: Tight Surveillance and Harsh Punishment
Brussels, Belgium: Facing Safety Challenges in the 21st Century
Chicago, United States: Stop the Crimes before They Spread
Kabul, Afghanistan: What Went Wrong?
Mexico City, Mexico: Crime, Corruption, and Violence Have Deep Roots
Seoul, South Korea: The Continuing Public Fight for Democracy
Sicily, Italy: Fighting Organized Crime in the New Era
Tokyo, Japan: Violence, Corruption, and Organized Crime
Waste Management
Overview
Baghdad, Iraq: Hauling Garbage in Hell on Earth
Cairo, Egypt: The Zabaleen
Calgary, Canada: Waste Management Is a National Effort and Calgary's Priority
Dakar, Senegal: Peri-Urban/Urban Agriculture and Urban Waste Management
Delhi, India: Current Problems and Opportunities for the Future of the National Capital Territory
Kobe, Japan: The Cleanest City in the World
Naples, Italy: Coping with a Rubbish Crisis
Oslo, Norway: Prevention and Reduction, What Makes Oslo Clean
Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Challenges of Waste Management under Poor Governance
San Francisco, United States: Becoming a "Zero-Waste City"
Singapore City, Singapore: Managing Food Waste
Selected Bibliography
About the Editor and Contributors
Index
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Employment and Jobs
Overview
Lagos, Nigeria: Government Reform Is Key to Job Creation
London, United Kingdom: Brexit, the Known Unknown
Mumbai, India: Exploring Employment Solutions in Temporary Jobs
New York City, United States: Economically and Environmentally Friendly
Paris, France: A Locomotive of Job Creation
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Creating Jobs in the Post-Oil-Boom Era
San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States: A Stronger Local Government Is Key to Job Creation
Seattle, United States: Have Job, Going Homeless
Shenzhen, China: Struggle to Leave Shanzhai Behind
Stockholm, Sweden: Employers Stress Educational Credentials
Energy and Sustainability
Overview
Beijing, China: Battling Water Shortage
Copenhagen, Denmark: Striving to Be Carbon-Neutral by 2025
Frankfurt, Germany: Protecting the City from Climate Changes
London, United Kingdom: Improving Mobility Can Save Energy
Melbourne, Australia: Toward a Greater Reliance on Alternative Energy
Mumbai, India: Providing Energy for a City of 21 Million
Pittsburgh, United States: Air Quality Is a Work in Progress
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A City with a Passion for Conservation and Renewable Energy
Singapore City, Singapore: Go Solar!
Toronto, Canada: A City with a Passion for Energy Conservation
Green Spaces
Overview
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE): Building a Greener City with a More Open Culture
Aguascalientes, Mexico: Returning Industrial Ruin to Green Space
Halifax, Canada: Near-Urban Wilderness Protection
Hong Kong, China: Adding Green Spaces to Densely Populated Neighborhoods
Moscow, Russia: Planting 1 Million Trees
New York City, United States: Pursuit of More Green
Paris, France: Returning to Nature
Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Building an Edible City
Tel Aviv, Israel: Community Gardening
Tokyo, Japan: Making the City More Livable
Housing and Infrastructure
Overview
Almaty, Kazakhstan: Housing Reform
Caracas, Venezuela: Will Informal Settlement Be Forever?
Chongqing, China: Chongqing's Ingenuity in Providing Public Housing for a City of 33 Million
Dandong, China: One Bridge, Two Islands
Detroit, United States: Housing and Infrastructure after the Auto Boom
Havana, Cuba: Facing Challenges of Housing and Infrastructure in Economic Transition
Munich, Germany: The Munich Wall
Sydney, Australia: Struggle for Affordable Housing
Touba, Senegal: A Spiritual Solution to Affordable Housing
Vienna, Austria: Making Access to Public Housing Equitable
Migration and Demographic Changes
Overview
Buenos Aires, Argentina: Impact of European Migration
Guangzhou, China: Foreign Communities Facing Challenges of Adaptation
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): Reaching for Demographic Dividend
Lima, Peru: Migration and Demographic Changes Driven by Climate Changes
London, United Kingdom: Facing the Challenges of Population Growth
Los Angeles, United States: A Dynamic Demographic Mix
Tehran, Iran: Toward a More Open and Tolerant Society
Tokyo, Japan: Sustainable Growth Calls for Immigration Reform
Vancouver, Canada: The Most Asian City in the Western World
Williamsport, United States: A Quiet Town in Deep Pennsylvania
Index
VOLUME 2
Pollution
Overview
Baku, Azerbaijan: A Tainted Reputation
Boston, United States: Cleaning Boston's Waterways-An Overview
Flint, United States: National and Local Politics in the Creation of a Public Health Emergency
Karachi, Pakistan: How Pollution Gets Out of Control
Krakow, Poland: Old Furniture, New Fuel Source
New Delhi, India: Success of Pollution Control Depends on Effective Collaboration
Rome, Italy: Reducing Spatial Segregation Contributes to Pollution Control
Sao Paulo, Brazil: Fighting the Deadly Air Pollution
Seoul, South Korea: When Every Citizen Takes It to Heart
Shiprock, United States: Radioactive from the Inside Out
Schools
Overview
Bamako, Mali: Private and Public Sectors of Education
Berlin, Germany: Making the City a Center of Learning
Boston, United States: A Model City of STEM Education
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Investing in Higher Education for the Country's Future
Seoul, South Korea: "Education Fever"
Sydney, Australia: Making International Education a Thriving Sector of the Economy
Taipei, Taiwan: Taipei's K-12 Education and Special Education
Tokyo, Japan: The Yutori Educational Reforms
Vologda, Russia: Education in the Russian Federation-A City's Solutions
Xi'an, China: Where China's Private Education Debuts
Traffic and Transportation
Overview
Beijing, China: Beijing's War on Traffic Congestion
Casablanca, Morocco: Will a Change in Lunch Habit Improve the Town's Traffic?
Istanbul, Turkey: Building More Tunnels and Bridges Won't Make Congestion Go Away
Kolkata, India: When More People Drive Their Own Cars
Mexico City, Mexico: Improving Governance Is Key to Solving Traffic Challenges
New York City, United States: The New York Subway
Osaka, Japan: Attracting Private Investments to Public Transportation
Saint Petersburg, Russia: Swamped with Traffic
Stuttgart, Germany: A City with the Best Mass Transit
Zurich, Switzerland: Improving Traffic and Transportation through All Possible Venues
Violence, Corruption, and Organized Crime
Overview
Aleppo, Syria: Drought, Global Warming, and Civil War
Baghdad, Iraq: Restitching a Torn Society Isn't Easy
Beijing, China: Tight Surveillance and Harsh Punishment
Brussels, Belgium: Facing Safety Challenges in the 21st Century
Chicago, United States: Stop the Crimes before They Spread
Kabul, Afghanistan: What Went Wrong?
Mexico City, Mexico: Crime, Corruption, and Violence Have Deep Roots
Seoul, South Korea: The Continuing Public Fight for Democracy
Sicily, Italy: Fighting Organized Crime in the New Era
Tokyo, Japan: Violence, Corruption, and Organized Crime
Waste Management
Overview
Baghdad, Iraq: Hauling Garbage in Hell on Earth
Cairo, Egypt: The Zabaleen
Calgary, Canada: Waste Management Is a National Effort and Calgary's Priority
Dakar, Senegal: Peri-Urban/Urban Agriculture and Urban Waste Management
Delhi, India: Current Problems and Opportunities for the Future of the National Capital Territory
Kobe, Japan: The Cleanest City in the World
Naples, Italy: Coping with a Rubbish Crisis
Oslo, Norway: Prevention and Reduction, What Makes Oslo Clean
Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Challenges of Waste Management under Poor Governance
San Francisco, United States: Becoming a "Zero-Waste City"
Singapore City, Singapore: Managing Food Waste
Selected Bibliography
About the Editor and Contributors
Index