The Social Sustainability of Cities
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The Social Sustainability of Cities

  1. 384 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
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The Social Sustainability of Cities

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Some cities have been more successful than others in creating environments conducive to the cohabitation of a diverse population. Case studies analyze ten cities in North America, South America, Europe, and Africa in terms of their social sustainability.

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Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Year
2017
ISBN
9781442682399
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Urban Sociology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Foreword
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Notes on Contributors
  5. 1 Understanding the New Sociocultural Dynamics of Cities: Comparative Urban Policy in a Global Context
  6. 2 The Social Sustainability of Montreal: A Local or a State Matter?
  7. 3 Governance and Social Sustainability: The Toronto Experience
  8. 4 Miami: Governing the City through Crime
  9. 5 ‘A Third-World City in the First World’: Social Exclusion, Racial Inequality, and Sustainable Development in Baltimore
  10. 6 Geneva: Does Wealth Ensure Social Sustainability?
  11. 7 Room to Manoeuvre: Governance, the Post-industrial Economy, and Housing Provision in Rotterdam
  12. 8 SĂŁo Paulo and the Challenges for Social Sustainability: The Case of an Urban Housing Policy
  13. 9 Downtown San Salvador: Housing, Public Spaces, and Economic Transformation
  14. 10 Social Transformation in a Postcolonial City: The Case of Nairobi
  15. 11 Cape Town: Seeking Social Sustainability in a Fast-Growing City
  16. 12 Learning from Each Other: Policy Choices and the Social Sustainability of Cities