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Cities for People, Not for Profit

Cities for People, Not for Profit Social Sciences

Cities for People, Not for Profit

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The financial crisis has given new impetus to the struggles of oppositional urban social movements that have long emphasized the injustice, destructiveness and unsustainability of capitalist forms of urbanization. Through contributions by urban theorists, sociologists, geographers, political scientists, planners and activists, the volume explores the possibilities for, and constraints upon, critical urban theory and practice today. Ideas are linked by a common theme: the difficulties that are created for people by cities organized for profit, and the existing trends, struggles and movements that might change their course to construct alternative forms of urbanism. The slogan, "cities for people, not for profit," thus sets into stark relief what the authors view as a central political objective for ongoing efforts, at once theoretical and practical, to address the global urban crises of our time.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
298
Release Date:
2011-11-29
Publication Date:
2011-10-14
Publisher:
Routledge
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0415601770
ISBN13:
9780415601771
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
614 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
21 cm
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