Livable Cities?: Urban Struggles for Livelihood and Sustainability PDF
292 Pages·2002·1.404 MB·English
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The cities of the developing world are hubs of economic growth but they are increasingly ecologically unsustainable and unliveable. This book explores the issues of livelihood and ecological sustainability in cities of the developing world. Introduction: looking for agents of urban livability in a globalized political economy / Peter Evans -- Urban poverty and the environment: social capital and state-community synergy in Seoul and Bangkok / Mike Douglass, Orathai Ard-am, and Ik Ki Kim -- Collective action toward a sustainable city: citizens' movements and environmental politics in Taipei / Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao and Hwa-Jen Liu -- Community-driven regulation: toward an improved model of environmental regulation in Vietnam / Dara O'Rourke -- Social and spatial inequalities in Hungarian environmental politics: a historical perspective / Zsuzsa Gille -- "Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink": land use and water policy in Sao Paulo, Brazil / Margaret E. Keck -- Sustainability, livelihood, and community mobilization in the Ajusco "ecological reserve" / Keith Pezzoli -- Political strategies for more livable cities: lessons from six cases of development and political transition / Peter Evans
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