Cities around the world : struggles and solutions to urban life

著者

• Luo, Jing

書誌事項

Cities around the world : struggles and solutions to urban life

Jing Luo, editor

ABC-CLIO, c2019

• : hard copy set
• v. 1 : hard copy
• v. 2 : hard copy

注記

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This two-volume set offers a comprehensive overview of major challenges faced by cities worldwide in the 21st century, and how cities in different geographic, economic, and political conditions are finding solutions to them. This two-volume encyclopedia examines ten critical issues that face cities across the globe today-environmental and societal struggles that affect the daily lives of city dwellers. Readers will gain a better understanding of our global neighbors and will be able to use this book in order to compare and contrast different approaches to critical issues in our world. Volume One examines employment and jobs; energy and sustainability; green spaces; housing and infrastructure; and migration and demographic changes. Volume Two discusses pollution; schools; traffic and transportation; violence, corruption, and organized crime; and waste management. Each issue begins with an introduction providing an overview of the issue from a global perspective. Following the introduction are ten alphabetically arranged world city profiles of cities that are struggling with the issue and cities that have found innovative solutions to deal with the crisis. The profiles explain how the problem came to be; consequences inhabitants face, such as compromised health, limited access to education, and high taxes with low wages; and failed and successful initiatives taken by city management.

目次

VOLUME 1 Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Employment and Jobs Overview Lagos, Nigeria: Government Reform Is Key to Job Creation London, United Kingdom: Brexit, the Known Unknown Mumbai, India: Exploring Employment Solutions in Temporary Jobs New York City, United States: Economically and Environmentally Friendly Paris, France: A Locomotive of Job Creation Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Creating Jobs in the Post-Oil-Boom Era San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States: A Stronger Local Government Is Key to Job Creation Seattle, United States: Have Job, Going Homeless Shenzhen, China: Struggle to Leave Shanzhai Behind Stockholm, Sweden: Employers Stress Educational Credentials Energy and Sustainability Overview Beijing, China: Battling Water Shortage Copenhagen, Denmark: Striving to Be Carbon-Neutral by 2025 Frankfurt, Germany: Protecting the City from Climate Changes London, United Kingdom: Improving Mobility Can Save Energy Melbourne, Australia: Toward a Greater Reliance on Alternative Energy Mumbai, India: Providing Energy for a City of 21 Million Pittsburgh, United States: Air Quality Is a Work in Progress Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A City with a Passion for Conservation and Renewable Energy Singapore City, Singapore: Go Solar! Toronto, Canada: A City with a Passion for Energy Conservation Green Spaces Overview Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE): Building a Greener City with a More Open Culture Aguascalientes, Mexico: Returning Industrial Ruin to Green Space Halifax, Canada: Near-Urban Wilderness Protection Hong Kong, China: Adding Green Spaces to Densely Populated Neighborhoods Moscow, Russia: Planting 1 Million Trees New York City, United States: Pursuit of More Green Paris, France: Returning to Nature Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Building an Edible City Tel Aviv, Israel: Community Gardening Tokyo, Japan: Making the City More Livable Housing and Infrastructure Overview Almaty, Kazakhstan: Housing Reform Caracas, Venezuela: Will Informal Settlement Be Forever? Chongqing, China: Chongqing's Ingenuity in Providing Public Housing for a City of 33 Million Dandong, China: One Bridge, Two Islands Detroit, United States: Housing and Infrastructure after the Auto Boom Havana, Cuba: Facing Challenges of Housing and Infrastructure in Economic Transition Munich, Germany: The Munich Wall Sydney, Australia: Struggle for Affordable Housing Touba, Senegal: A Spiritual Solution to Affordable Housing Vienna, Austria: Making Access to Public Housing Equitable Migration and Demographic Changes Overview Buenos Aires, Argentina: Impact of European Migration Guangzhou, China: Foreign Communities Facing Challenges of Adaptation Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): Reaching for Demographic Dividend Lima, Peru: Migration and Demographic Changes Driven by Climate Changes London, United Kingdom: Facing the Challenges of Population Growth Los Angeles, United States: A Dynamic Demographic Mix Tehran, Iran: Toward a More Open and Tolerant Society Tokyo, Japan: Sustainable Growth Calls for Immigration Reform Vancouver, Canada: The Most Asian City in the Western World Williamsport, United States: A Quiet Town in Deep Pennsylvania Index VOLUME 2 Pollution Overview Baku, Azerbaijan: A Tainted Reputation Boston, United States: Cleaning Boston's Waterways-An Overview Flint, United States: National and Local Politics in the Creation of a Public Health Emergency Karachi, Pakistan: How Pollution Gets Out of Control Krakow, Poland: Old Furniture, New Fuel Source New Delhi, India: Success of Pollution Control Depends on Effective Collaboration Rome, Italy: Reducing Spatial Segregation Contributes to Pollution Control Sao Paulo, Brazil: Fighting the Deadly Air Pollution Seoul, South Korea: When Every Citizen Takes It to Heart Shiprock, United States: Radioactive from the Inside Out Schools Overview Bamako, Mali: Private and Public Sectors of Education Berlin, Germany: Making the City a Center of Learning Boston, United States: A Model City of STEM Education Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Investing in Higher Education for the Country's Future Seoul, South Korea: "Education Fever" Sydney, Australia: Making International Education a Thriving Sector of the Economy Taipei, Taiwan: Taipei's K-12 Education and Special Education Tokyo, Japan: The Yutori Educational Reforms Vologda, Russia: Education in the Russian Federation-A City's Solutions Xi'an, China: Where China's Private Education Debuts Traffic and Transportation Overview Beijing, China: Beijing's War on Traffic Congestion Casablanca, Morocco: Will a Change in Lunch Habit Improve the Town's Traffic? Istanbul, Turkey: Building More Tunnels and Bridges Won't Make Congestion Go Away Kolkata, India: When More People Drive Their Own Cars Mexico City, Mexico: Improving Governance Is Key to Solving Traffic Challenges New York City, United States: The New York Subway Osaka, Japan: Attracting Private Investments to Public Transportation Saint Petersburg, Russia: Swamped with Traffic Stuttgart, Germany: A City with the Best Mass Transit Zurich, Switzerland: Improving Traffic and Transportation through All Possible Venues Violence, Corruption, and Organized Crime Overview Aleppo, Syria: Drought, Global Warming, and Civil War Baghdad, Iraq: Restitching a Torn Society Isn't Easy Beijing, China: Tight Surveillance and Harsh Punishment Brussels, Belgium: Facing Safety Challenges in the 21st Century Chicago, United States: Stop the Crimes before They Spread Kabul, Afghanistan: What Went Wrong? Mexico City, Mexico: Crime, Corruption, and Violence Have Deep Roots Seoul, South Korea: The Continuing Public Fight for Democracy Sicily, Italy: Fighting Organized Crime in the New Era Tokyo, Japan: Violence, Corruption, and Organized Crime Waste Management Overview Baghdad, Iraq: Hauling Garbage in Hell on Earth Cairo, Egypt: The Zabaleen Calgary, Canada: Waste Management Is a National Effort and Calgary's Priority Dakar, Senegal: Peri-Urban/Urban Agriculture and Urban Waste Management Delhi, India: Current Problems and Opportunities for the Future of the National Capital Territory Kobe, Japan: The Cleanest City in the World Naples, Italy: Coping with a Rubbish Crisis Oslo, Norway: Prevention and Reduction, What Makes Oslo Clean Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Challenges of Waste Management under Poor Governance San Francisco, United States: Becoming a "Zero-Waste City" Singapore City, Singapore: Managing Food Waste Selected Bibliography About the Editor and Contributors Index

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BB28904699
• ISBN:
  • 9781440853852
  • 9781440853876
  • 9781440853883
• LCCN: 2018051701
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Santa Barbara, Calif.
• ページ数/冊数: 2 v.
• 大きさ: 27 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : HT166
  • DC23 : 307.1/216
• 件名:
  • LCSH : City planning
  • LCSH : Policy sciences