Pieterse, E. A. <br/><br/>
City futures :  confronting the crisis of urban development / 
Edgar Pieterse. 
 - viii, 206 pages :  illustrations ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-199) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction : deciphering city futures -- Urbanization trends and implications -- Mainstream agenda I : shelter for all -- Mainstream agenda II : good governance -- Reconceptualising the political in cities -- Informal everyday urbanism -- Counterpoint : alternative urban development -- Making a start towards alternative city futures. 
<br/><br/> "This book is a powerful indictment of the current consensus on how to cope with the hundreds of "mega-cities" of the developing world. These cities are the future, and the problems surrounding this influx of people--slums, poverty, unemployment and lack of governance--have been well-documented. Pieterse argues that the current "shelter for all" and "urban good governance" policies treat only the symptoms of the problem. Instead, he claims, there is an urgent need to reinvigorate civil society in these cities, to encourage radical democracy, economic resilience, social resistance and environmental sustainability folded into the everyday concerns of marginalized people."--Publisher description. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1842775405 9781842775400 1919895094 9781919895093 1842775413 9781842775417 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008008256 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Urbanization.<br/>Cities and towns--Growth.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HT361  / .P54 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>307.76