City futures [electronic resource] : confronting the crisis of urban development / Edgar Pieterse.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pieterse, E. A. (Edgar A.)
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Capetown, South Africa : Zed Books ; UCT Press, c2008.
Subjects:
Urbanization.
Cities and towns > Growth.
Online Access:
Bloomsbury Open Collections: 2008 (Digital Object Identifier Permalink)
ProQuest Ebook Central: 2008 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2008 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
EBSCO eBooks: 2008 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2008 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
City Futures: Confronting the Crisis of Urban Development
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • 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.