Welcome to the Urban Revolution: How Cities Are Chaning the World - Hardcover

Brugmann, Jeb

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670068055 ISBN 13: 9780670068050

Publisher: Penguin Group Canada, 2009

Synopsis

In Welcome to the Urban Revolution, internationally recognized urbanist Jeb Brugmann turns traditional thinking about globalization on its head to show that the city isn't a backdrop to global change; it is a centraldriver of change—political, economic, social, and environmental. This powerful reappraisal of the global role of cities brilliantly synthesizes urban studies, economics, and sociology to show how cities create but can also help solve some of the 21st century's major challenges, including poverty, inequality, and environmental sustainability.

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About the Author

Jeb Brugmann has been instrumental in urban development in 49 cities in 21 countries in his two decades of work on urbanization. His work over the years has been officially recognized by the United Nations General Assembly, three UN Summits and the UN Climate Secretariat (Kyoto Protocol). He has received numerous awards and government funding from twelve different countries, and is a faculty member of the Cambridge University Business and Environment Program. He lives in Toronto with his wife and children.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Group Canada
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670068055
• ISBN 13: 9780670068050
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 342