Cities Fit for People
Uner Kirdar(Editor)
United Nations (Publisher)
Published in September 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
525 pages
978-92-1-126072-4 (ISBN)
Description
The impact of urbanization and the globalization process on the lives of people all over the world is examined in this book. It assembles the thinking of 46 distinguished national and international policy makers, academics, urbanists, and leaders of public and private enterprises and the media. They discuss how to make cities safer, healthier, and more humane and sustainable. It is argued that cities must become the sources of positive visions of people - visions in which all people have a safe, healthy and sustainable environment in which to flourish.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 160 mm
ISBN-13
978-92-1-126072-4 (9789211260724)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Part 1 Globalization and urbanization: two main trends; changing patterns and new forces; sustainability in multiple dimensions. Part 2 Citizens: citizens in search; the challenge facing poor citizens; the gender dimension; employment. Part 3 Cities and citizens: governance; in an era of new technologies; learning from experiences.