Cities around the World: Struggles and Solutions to Urban Life [2 volumes]
byJing Luo is professor at Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania. His research areas include urban studies, China's economic and political transition, and linguistics.
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20190731
ABC-CLIO
| Pages | 680 |
| Topics | Employment and Jobs in Lagos, Nigeria;Energy and Sustainability in Mumbai, India;Green Spaces in Paris, France;Housing and Infrastructure in Caracas, Venezuela;Migration and Demographics in Los Angeles, United States;Pollution in Baku, Azerbaijan;Schools in Bamako, Mali |
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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.
• Offers students more than a simple A–Z encyclopedia of the world's major cities by delving deep into the issues that these urban centers face• Includes approximately 100 entries on a multitude of issues in a variety of cities around the world, from Abu Dhabi to Zurich
• Includes photographs to help to illuminate and provide visual support to the text
• Features entries written by more than 30 scholars with backgrounds in a variety of disciplines, contributing to a well-rounded, comprehensive text
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Table of Contents
Cities around the World: Struggles and Solutions to Urban Life [2 volumes]
Author(s): Jing Luo, EditorContributors: Luo, Jing;Abstract: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.
• Offers students more than a simple A–Z encyclopedia of the world's major cities by delving deep into the issues that these urban centers face• Includes approximately 100 entries on a multitude of issues in a variety of cities around the world, from Abu Dhabi to Zurich
• Includes photographs to help to illuminate and provide visual support to the text
• Features entries written by more than 30 scholars with backgrounds in a variety of disciplines, contributing to a well-rounded, comprehensive text
Editor(s): Luo, Jing;SortTitle: cities around the world: struggles and solutions to urban life [2 volumes]Author Info:Jing LuoeditorJing Luo is professor at Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania. His research areas include urban studies, China's economic and political transition, and linguistics.
eISBN-13: 9781440853869Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440853869.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440853852Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 680Publication Date: 20190731- Cover Cover11
- Title Page iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents v6
- Preface ix10
- Acknowledgments xi12
- Introduction xiii14
- Volume 1 128
- Employment and Jobs 128
- Overview 128
- Lagos, Nigeria: Government Reform Is Key to Job Creation 633
- London, United Kingdom: Brexit, the Known Unknown 1239
- Mumbai, India: Exploring Employment Solutions in Temporary Jobs 1946
- New York City, United States: Economically and Environmentally Friendly 2451
- Paris, France: A Locomotive of Job Creation 3158
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Creating Jobs in the Post–Oil-Boom Era 3663
- San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States: A Stronger Local Government Is Key to Job Creation 4168
- Seattle, United States: Have Job, Going Homeless 4875
- Shenzhen, China: Struggle to Leave Shanzhai Behind 5279
- Stockholm, Sweden: Employers Stress Educational Credentials 5885
- Energy and Sustainability 6592
- Overview 6592
- Beijing, China: Battling Water Shortage 7097
- Copenhagen, Denmark: Striving to Be Carbon-Neutral by 2025 74101
- Frankfurt, Germany: Protecting the City from Climate Changes 79106
- London, United Kingdom: Improving Mobility Can Save Energy 86113
- Melbourne, Australia: Toward a Greater Reliance on Alternative Energy 92119
- Mumbai, India: Providing Energy for a City of 21 Million 97124
- Pittsburgh, United States: Air Quality Is a Work in Progress 106133
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A City with a Passion for Conservation and Renewable Energy 111138
- Singapore City, Singapore: Go Solar! 116143
- Toronto, Canada: A City with a Passion for Energy Conservation 120147
- Green Spaces 127154
- Overview 127154
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE): Building a Greener City with a More Open Culture 131158
- Aguascalientes, Mexico: Returning Industrial Ruin to Green Space 135162
- Halifax, Canada: Near-Urban Wilderness Protection 140167
- Hong Kong, China: Adding Green Spaces to Densely Populated Neighborhoods 147174
- Moscow, Russia: Planting 1 Million Trees 154181
- New York City, United States: Pursuit of More Green 159186
- Paris, France: Returning to Nature 164191
- Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Building an Edible City 169196
- Tel Aviv, Israel: Community Gardening 173200
- Tokyo, Japan: Making the City More Livable 178205
- Housing and Infrastructure 185212
- Overview 185212
- Almaty, Kazakhstan: Housing Reform 189216
- Caracas, Venezuela: Will Informal Settlement Be Forever? 195222
- Chongqing, China: Chongqing’s Ingenuity in Providing Public Housing for a City of 33 Million 200227
- Dandong, China: One Bridge, Two Islands 206233
- Detroit, United States: Housing and Infrastructure after the Auto Boom 213240
- Havana, Cuba: Facing Challenges of Housing and Infrastructure in Economic Transition 220247
- Munich, Germany: The Munich Wall 226253
- Sydney, Australia: Struggle for Affordable Housing 233260
- Touba, Senegal: A Spiritual Solution to Affordable Housing 239266
- Vienna, Austria: Making Access to Public Housing Equitable 244271
- Migration and Demographic Changes 249276
- Overview 249276
- Buenos Aires, Argentina: Impact of European Migration 254281
- Guangzhou, China: Foreign Communities Facing Challenges of Adaptation 259286
- Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): Reaching for Demographic Dividend 264291
- Lima, Peru: Migration and Demographic Changes Driven by Climate Changes 269296
- London, United Kingdom: Facing the Challenges of Population Growth 274301
- Los Angeles, United States: A Dynamic Demographic Mix 279306
- Tehran, Iran: Toward a More Open and Tolerant Society 283310
- Tokyo, Japan: Sustainable Growth Calls for Immigration Reform 289316
- Vancouver, Canada: The Most Asian City in the Western World 294321
- Williamsport, United States: A Quiet Town in Deep Pennsylvania 299326
- Volume 2 1332
- Pollution 1332
- Overview 1332
- Baku, Azerbaijan: A Tainted Reputation 6337
- Boston, United States: Cleaning Boston’s Waterways—An Overview 11342
- Flint, United States: National and Local Politics in the Creation of a Public Health Emergency 16347
- Karachi, Pakistan: How Pollution Gets Out of Control 23354
- Krakow, Poland: Old Furniture, New Fuel Source 28359
- New Delhi, India: Success of Pollution Control Depends on Effective Collaboration 33364
- Rome, Italy: Reducing Spatial Segregation Contributes to Pollution Control 39370
- Sao Paulo, Brazil: Fighting the Deadly Air Pollution 45376
- Seoul, South Korea: When Every Citizen Takes It to Heart 50381
- Shiprock, United States: Radioactive from the Inside Out 55386
- Schools 61392
- Overview 61392
- Bamako, Mali: Private and Public Sectors of Education 67398
- Berlin, Germany: Making the City a Center of Learning 72403
- Boston, United States: A Model City of STEM Education 78409
- Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Investing in Higher Education for the Country’s Future 83414
- Seoul, South Korea: “Education Fever" 87418
- Sydney, Australia: Making International Education a Thriving Sector of the Economy 91422
- Taipei, Taiwan: Taipei’s K–12 Education and Special Education 96427
- Tokyo, Japan: The Yutori Educational Reforms 100431
- Vologda, Russia: Education in the Russian Federation—A City’s Solutions 105436
- Xi’an, China: Where China’s Private Education Debuts 111442
- Traffic and Transportation 119450
- Overview 119450
- Beijing, China: Beijing’s War on Traffic Congestion 124455
- Casablanca, Morocco: Will a Change in Lunch Habit Improve the Town’s Traffic? 130461
- Istanbul, Turkey: Building More Tunnels and Bridges Won’t Make Congestion Go Away 134465
- Kolkata, India: When More People Drive Their Own Cars 140471
- Mexico City, Mexico: Improving Governance Is Key to Solving Traffic Challenges 145476
- New York City, United States: The New York Subway 150481
- Osaka, Japan: Attracting Private Investments to Public Transportation 154485
- Saint Petersburg, Russia: Swamped with Traffic 160491
- Stuttgart, Germany: A City with the Best Mass Transit 165496
- Zurich, Switzerland: Improving Traffic and Transportation through All Possible Venues 170501
- Violence, Corruption, and Organized Crime 177508
- Overview 177508
- Aleppo, Syria: Drought, Global Warming, and Civil War 182513
- Baghdad, Iraq: Restitching a Torn Society Isn’t Easy 187518
- Beijing, China: Tight Surveillance and Harsh Punishment 193524
- Brussels, Belgium: Facing Safety Challenges in the 21st Century 197528
- Chicago, United States: Stop the Crimes before They Spread 202533
- Kabul, Afghanistan: What Went Wrong? 207538
- Mexico City, Mexico: Crime, Corruption, and Violence Have Deep Roots 213544
- Seoul, South Korea: The Continuing Public Fight for Democracy 220551
- Sicily, Italy: Fighting Organized Crime in the New Era 226557
- Tokyo, Japan: Violence, Corruption, and Organized Crime 230561
- Waste Management 237568
- Overview 237568
- Baghdad, Iraq: Hauling Garbage in Hell on Earth 241572
- Cairo, Egypt: The Zabaleen 246577
- Calgary, Canada: Waste Management Is a National Effort and Calgary’s Priority 251582
- Dakar, Senegal: Peri-Urban/Urban Agriculture and Urban Waste Management 257588
- Delhi, India: Current Problems and Opportunities for the Future of the National Capital Territory 262593
- Kobe, Japan: The Cleanest City in the World 267598
- Naples, Italy: Coping with a Rubbish Crisis 272603
- Oslo, Norway: Prevention and Reduction, What Makes Oslo Clean 276607
- Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Challenges of Waste Management under Poor Governance 281612
- San Francisco, United States: Becoming a “Zero-Waste City" 288619
- Singapore City, Singapore: Managing Food Waste 293624
- Selected Bibliography 299630
- About the Editor and Contributors 309640
- Index 315646