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Quality and Inequality in Regional and Urban Systems

Author : Karima Kourtit
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3950484620
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (54 download)

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Download or read book Quality and Inequality in Regional and Urban Systems written by Karima Kourtit and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2019-11-25 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the aftermath of both ongoing globalisation (with both widening and deepening effects on countries, regions and cities) and structural changes resulting from the 2008 economic recession, regions and cities in our world are confronted with a different arena of players, performances and institutions. The challenges are formidable and numerous. Many regions and cities seem to resort to their indigenous strength, without much regard to other players in the field. This has enormous consequences for the competitive behaviour and profile of regional and urban actors but has at the same time deep impacts on the distribution of wealth, income and employment over and within countries, regions and cities. There is indeed much evidence that disparities among regions and in cities are increasing in this new force field. This special issue of REGION makes a solid scientific attempt (i) to map out the spatial consequences of recent transitions in growth trajectories of countries or regions, and (ii) to trace policy strategies and design effective policy information, to cope adequately with these new challenges. The present special issue does so by highlighting the new force field of regional and urban dynamics from three angles in the context of spatial quality and inequality. These will be briefly sketched below.

Smart Cities in the Post-algorithmic Era

Author : Nicos Komninos
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1789907055
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (899 download)

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Book Synopsis Smart Cities in the Post-algorithmic Era by : Nicos Komninos

Download or read book Smart Cities in the Post-algorithmic Era written by Nicos Komninos and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2019-12-27 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the changing nature of cities in the face of smart technology, this book studies key new challenges and capabilities defined by the Internet of Things, data science, blockchain and artificial intelligence. It argues that using algorithmic logic alone for automation and optimisation in modern smart cities is not sufficient, and analyses the importance of integrating this with strong participatory governance and digital platforms for community action.

Pathways to Urban Sustainability

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030944456X
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (94 download)

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Book Synopsis Pathways to Urban Sustainability by : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Download or read book Pathways to Urban Sustainability written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cities have experienced an unprecedented rate of growth in the last decade. More than half the world's population lives in urban areas, with the U.S. percentage at 80 percent. Cities have captured more than 80 percent of the globe's economic activity and offered social mobility and economic prosperity to millions by clustering creative, innovative, and educated individuals and organizations. Clustering populations, however, can compound both positive and negative conditions, with many modern urban areas experiencing growing inequality, debility, and environmental degradation. The spread and continued growth of urban areas presents a number of concerns for a sustainable future, particularly if cities cannot adequately address the rise of poverty, hunger, resource consumption, and biodiversity loss in their borders. Intended as a comparative illustration of the types of urban sustainability pathways and subsequent lessons learned existing in urban areas, this study examines specific examples that cut across geographies and scales and that feature a range of urban sustainability challenges and opportunities for collaborative learning across metropolitan regions. It focuses on nine cities across the United States and Canada (Los Angeles, CA, New York City, NY, Philadelphia, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, Grand Rapids, MI, Flint, MI, Cedar Rapids, IA, Chattanooga, TN, and Vancouver, Canada), chosen to represent a variety of metropolitan regions, with consideration given to city size, proximity to coastal and other waterways, susceptibility to hazards, primary industry, and several other factors.

Inequalities in Creative Cities

Author : Ulrike Gerhard
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349951153
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (499 download)

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Download or read book Inequalities in Creative Cities written by Ulrike Gerhard and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-12-20 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume is a lively and timely appraisal of “ordinary cities” as they struggle to implement creative redevelopment and economic growth strategies to enhance their global competitiveness. The book is concerned with new and often unanticipated inequalities that have emerged from this new city movement. As chronicled, such cities – Cleveland (USA), Heidelberg (Germany), Oxford (UK), Groningen (Netherlands), Montpellier (France), but also cities from the Global South such as Cachoeira (Brazil) and Delhi (India) – now experience new and unexpected realities of poverty, segregation, neglect of the poor, racial and ethnic strife. To date planners, academics, and policy analysts have paid little attention to the connections between this drive in these cities to be more creative and the inequalities that have followed. This book, keenly making these connections, highlights the limited visions that have been applied in this planning drive to make these cities more creative and ultimately more globally competitive.

Fragments of Inequality

Author : Sanjoy Chakravorty
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317793617
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (177 download)

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Download or read book Fragments of Inequality written by Sanjoy Chakravorty and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fragments of Inequality merges sociological, geospatial, and economic explanations of global inequality into a grand synthesis of the subject that breaks new ground by stressing the phenomenon's spatial foundations. Concentrating on inequality within and between regions, the book demonstrates that spatial inequality has increased in recent years. It employs modified evolutionary principles (i.e., punctuated equilibrium; not entirely smooth and linear in terms of chronological development) rather than the more abstract ones of rationality and self-interest that economists use, and on a fragmented rather than abstract conception of space. Global in its empirical coverage, it also addresses the current impact of economic globalization.

The UK Regional–National Economic Problem

Author : Philip McCann
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317237188
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)

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Download or read book The UK Regional–National Economic Problem written by Philip McCann and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-10 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, the United Kingdom has become a more and more divided society with inequality between the regions as marked as it has ever been. In a landmark analysis of the current state of Britain’s regional development, Philip McCann utilises current statistics, examines historical trends and makes pertinent international comparisons to assess the state of the nation. The UK Regional–National Economic Problem brings attention to the highly centralised, top down governance structure that the UK deploys, and demonstrates that it is less than ideally placed to rectify these inequalities. The ‘North-South’ divide in the UK has never been greater and the rising inequalities are evident in almost all aspects of the economy including productivity, incomes, employment status and wealth. Whilst the traditional economic dominance of London and its hinterland has continued along with relative resilience in the South West of England and Scotland, in contrast the Midlands, the North of England, Northern Ireland and Wales lag behind by most measures of prosperity. This inequality is greatly limiting national economic performance and the fact that Britain has a below average standard of living by European and OECD terms has been ignored. The UK’s economic and governance inequality is unlikely to be fundamentally rebalanced by the current governance and connectivity trends, although this definitive study suggests that some areas of improvement are possible if they are well implemented. This pivotal analysis is essential reading for postgraduate students in economics and urban studies as well as researchers and policy makers in local and central government.

Community Quality-of-Life Indicators: Best Cases VI

Author : M. Joseph Sirgy
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400765010
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Community Quality-of-Life Indicators: Best Cases VI written by M. Joseph Sirgy and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-05-24 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the sixth in a series covering bet practices in community quality-of-life (QOL) indicators. The cases in this volume describe communities that have launched their own community indicators programs. Elements that are included in the descriptions are the history of the community indicators work within the target region, the planning of community indicators, the actual indicators that were selected, the data collection process, the reporting of the results, and the use of the indicators to guide community development decisions and public policy.

The Chinese City

Author : Weiping Wu
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113699081X
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (369 download)

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Download or read book The Chinese City written by Weiping Wu and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China’s cities are home to 10 percent of the world’s population today. They display unprecedented dynamism under the country’s surging economic power. Their remarkable transformation builds on immense traditions, having lived through feudal dynasties, semicolonialism, and socialist commands. Studying them offers a lens into both the complex character of the changing city and the Chinese economy, society, and environment. This text is anchored in the spatial sciences to offer a comprehensive survey of the evolving urban landscape in China. It is divided into four parts, with 13 chapters that can be read together or as stand-alone material. Part I sets the context, describing the geographical setting, China’s historical urban system, and traditional urban forms. Part II covers the urban system since 1949, the rural–urban divide and migration, and interactions with the global economy. Part III outlines the specific sectors of urban development, including economic restructuring, social–spatial transformation, urban infrastructure, and urban land and housing. Finally, part IV showcases urbanism through the lens of the urban environment, lifestyle and social change, and urban governance. The Chinese City offers a critical understanding of China’s urbanization,exploring how the complexity of the Chinese city both conforms to and defies conventional urban theories and experience of cities elsewhere around the world. This comprehensive book contains a wealth of up-to-date statistical information, case studies, and suggested further reading to demonstrate the diversity of urban life in China.

State of the Urban Youth, 2010/2011

Author :
Publisher : UN-HABITAT
ISBN 13 : 9211320100
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (113 download)

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Download or read book State of the Urban Youth, 2010/2011 written by and published by UN-HABITAT. This book was released on 2010 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This report is based on data from UN-HABITAT's Global Urban Indicator Database, as well as surveys of, and focus group discussions with, selected representative groups of young people in five major cities located in four developing regions: Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Mumbai (India), Kingston (Jamaica), Nairobi (Kenya) and Lagos (Nigeria)"--p. ix.

Urban Empires

Author : Edward Glaeser
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429892365
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)

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Download or read book Urban Empires written by Edward Glaeser and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-09-23 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in the ‘urban century’. Cities all over the world – in both developing and developed countries – display complex evolutionary patterns. Urban Empires charts the backgrounds, mechanisms, drivers, and consequences of these radical changes in our contemporary systems from a global perspective and analyses the dominant position of modern cities in the ‘New Urban World’. This volume views the drastic change cities have undergone internationally through a broad perspective and considers their emerging roles in our global network society. Chapters from renowned scholars provide advanced analytical contributions, scaling applied and theoretical perspectives on the competitive profile of urban agglomerations in a globalizing world. Together, the volume traces and investigates the economic and political drivers of network cities in a global context and explores the challenges over governance that are presented by mega-cities. It also identifies and maps out the new geography of the emergent ‘urban century’. With contributions from well-known and influential scholars from around the world, Urban Empires serves as a touchstone for students and researchers keen to explore the scientific and policy needs of cities as they become our age’s global power centers.

OECD Urban Policy Reviews, Chile 2013

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264191801
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (641 download)

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Download or read book OECD Urban Policy Reviews, Chile 2013 written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04-29 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines the economic and socio-economic trends in Chile’s urban areas; it analyses four policy areas with significant implications for national urban programming, and it examines possible approaches for revitalising the urban governance.

State of the World's Cities 2008/9

Author : Un-Habitat
Publisher : Earthscan
ISBN 13 : 1844076954
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book State of the World's Cities 2008/9 written by Un-Habitat and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2008 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This report adopts the concept of Harmonious Cities as a theoretical framework in order to understand today's urban world, and also as an operational tool to confront the most important challenges facing urban areas and their development processes. It recognizes that tolerance, diversity, social justice and good governance, all of which are inter-related, are as important to sustainable urban development as physical planning. It addresses national concerns by searching for solutions at the city level. For that purpose, it focuses on three Key areas: spatial or regional harmony, which examines the main drivers of urban growth in the developing world and explores the spatial nuances of economic and social policies; social harmony, which presents and analyzes new data on urban inequalities worldwide and describes the types of shelter deprivations experienced by slum dwellers in developing world regions; and environmental harmony, which examines the role of cities in the climate change debate, and the impact of global warming on the most vulnerable cities." "The report also assesses the various intangible assets within cities that contribute to harmony, such as cultural heritage, sense of place and memory and the complex set of social and symbolic relationships that give cities meaning. It argues that these intangible assets represent the soul of the city and are as important for harmonious urban development as tangible assets."--BOOK JACKET.

Economics of Planning Policies in China

Author : Wen-jie Wu
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317653580
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book Economics of Planning Policies in China written by Wen-jie Wu and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-12-08 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Implications of this study -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 7: Geographical evolution of railway network development -- Introduction -- China's railway speed-up and HSR development -- Implications of railway speed-ups on regional development -- Implications for local accessibility -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Chapter 8: Market reform, land development and urban vibrancy -- Introduction -- Economic implications of land and housing marketization -- Urban vibrancy pattern in a modern-day Chinese city -- Mechanisms -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- PART IV: Conclusions -- Chapter 9: Concluding remarks -- Transformation of Chinese cities in politically biased urban hierarchies -- Planning for spatial agglomeration -- Planning for infrastructure development -- Planning for city vibrancy -- Planning for reshaping the economic geography -- References -- Index

Urban Socio-Economic Segregation and Income Inequality

Author : Maarten van Ham
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303064569X
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Urban Socio-Economic Segregation and Income Inequality written by Maarten van Ham and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-03-29 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book investigates the link between income inequality and socio-economic residential segregation in 24 large urban regions in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America. It offers a unique global overview of segregation trends based on case studies by local author teams. The book shows important global trends in segregation, and proposes a Global Segregation Thesis. Rising inequalities lead to rising levels of socio-economic segregation almost everywhere in the world. Levels of inequality and segregation are higher in cities in lower income countries, but the growth in inequality and segregation is faster in cities in high-income countries. This is causing convergence of segregation trends. Professionalisation of the workforce is leading to changing residential patterns. High-income workers are moving to city centres or to attractive coastal areas and gated communities, while poverty is increasingly suburbanising. As a result, the urban geography of inequality changes faster and is more pronounced than changes in segregation levels. Rising levels of inequality and segregation pose huge challenges for the future social sustainability of cities, as cities are no longer places of opportunities for all.

The Enterprising City Centre

Author : Gwyndaf Williams
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113452742X
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book The Enterprising City Centre written by Gwyndaf Williams and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-11-06 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on urban development processes and the dynamics of changing city centres with the context of the emergence of urban entrepreneurialism as a driving force in delivering urban development.

Separate Societies

Author : William W. Goldsmith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780877229322
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (293 download)

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Download or read book Separate Societies written by William W. Goldsmith and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Keys to the City

Author : Michael Storper
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691202958
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book Keys to the City written by Michael Storper and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do some cities grow economically while others decline? Why do some show sustained economic performance while others cycle up and down? In Keys to the City, Michael Storper, one of the world's leading economic geographers, looks at why we should consider economic development issues within a regional context--at the level of the city-region--and why city economies develop unequally. Storper identifies four contexts that shape urban economic development: economic, institutional, innovational and interactional, and political. The book explores how these contexts operate and how they interact, leading to developmental success in some regions and failure in others. Demonstrating that the global economy is increasingly driven by its major cities, the keys to the city are the keys to global development. In his conclusion, Storper specifies eight rules of economic development targeted at policymakers. Keys to the City explains why economists, sociologists, and political scientists should take geography seriously.