TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pieterse,E.A.
TI  - City futures: confronting the crisis of urban development 
SN  - 1842775405
AV  - HT361 .P54 2008
U1  - 307.76 22
PY  - 2008///]
CY  - London, New York, Capetown, South Africa
PB  - Zed Books, UCT Press
KW  - Urbanization
KW  - Cities and towns
KW  - Growth
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-199) and index; 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
N2  - "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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0812/2008008256-b.html
ER  -