The social sustainability of cities : diversity and the management of change /
The social sustainability of cities : diversity and the management of change /
edited by Mario Polèse and Richard Stren.
- Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, ©2000.
- 1 online resource (xviii, 334 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references.
Understanding the new sociocultural dynamics of cities : comparative urban policy in a global context / Richard Stren and Mario Polèse -- The social sustainability of Montreal : a local or a state matter? / Anne-Marie Séguin and Annick Germain -- Governance and social sustainability : the Toronto experience / Frances Frisken [and others] -- Miami : governing the city through crime / Jonathan Simon -- 'A Third-World city in the First World' : social exclusion, racial inequality, and sustainable development in Baltimore, Maryland / Marc V. Levine -- Geneva : does wealth ensure social stability? / Antoine S. Bailly -- Room to manoeuvre : governance, the post-industrial economy, and housing provision in Rotterdam / Frans Dieleman and Robert C. Kloosterman -- São Paulo and the challenges for social sustainability : the case of an urban housing policy / Ana Amélia da Silva -- Downtown San Salvador : housing, public spaces, and economic transformation / Mario Lungo -- Social transformation in a post-colonial city : the case of Nairobi / Diana Lee-Smith and Davinder Lamba -- Cape Town : seeking social sustainability in a fast-growing city / Joh Abbott -- Learning from each other : policy choices and the social sustainability of cities / Mario Polèse.
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.
English.
9781442682399 (electronic bk.) 1442682396 (electronic bk.) (bound) (pbk.)
22573/ctt58fp1 JSTOR
Sociology, Urban.
Cities and towns--Growth.
Sociologie urbaine.
Petites villes--Croissance.
Villes--Croissance.
urban sociology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Sociology--Urban.
Cities and towns--Growth.
Sociology, Urban.
Stadtsoziologie
Aufsatzsammlung
Electronic books.
e-books.
Livres numériques.
HT155 / .S678 2000eb
307.76
Includes bibliographical references.
Understanding the new sociocultural dynamics of cities : comparative urban policy in a global context / Richard Stren and Mario Polèse -- The social sustainability of Montreal : a local or a state matter? / Anne-Marie Séguin and Annick Germain -- Governance and social sustainability : the Toronto experience / Frances Frisken [and others] -- Miami : governing the city through crime / Jonathan Simon -- 'A Third-World city in the First World' : social exclusion, racial inequality, and sustainable development in Baltimore, Maryland / Marc V. Levine -- Geneva : does wealth ensure social stability? / Antoine S. Bailly -- Room to manoeuvre : governance, the post-industrial economy, and housing provision in Rotterdam / Frans Dieleman and Robert C. Kloosterman -- São Paulo and the challenges for social sustainability : the case of an urban housing policy / Ana Amélia da Silva -- Downtown San Salvador : housing, public spaces, and economic transformation / Mario Lungo -- Social transformation in a post-colonial city : the case of Nairobi / Diana Lee-Smith and Davinder Lamba -- Cape Town : seeking social sustainability in a fast-growing city / Joh Abbott -- Learning from each other : policy choices and the social sustainability of cities / Mario Polèse.
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.
English.
9781442682399 (electronic bk.) 1442682396 (electronic bk.) (bound) (pbk.)
22573/ctt58fp1 JSTOR
Sociology, Urban.
Cities and towns--Growth.
Sociologie urbaine.
Petites villes--Croissance.
Villes--Croissance.
urban sociology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Sociology--Urban.
Cities and towns--Growth.
Sociology, Urban.
Stadtsoziologie
Aufsatzsammlung
Electronic books.
e-books.
Livres numériques.
HT155 / .S678 2000eb
307.76