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Urban Resilience in a Global Context: Actors, Narratives, and Temporalities
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Abstract Urban Resilience is seen by many as a tool to mitigate harm in times of extreme social, political, financial, and environmental stress. Despite its widespread usage, however, resilience is used in different ways by policy makers, activists, academics, and practitioners. Some see it as a key to unloc... view more
Urban Resilience is seen by many as a tool to mitigate harm in times of extreme social, political, financial, and environmental stress. Despite its widespread usage, however, resilience is used in different ways by policy makers, activists, academics, and practitioners. Some see it as a key to unlocking a more stable and secure urban future in times of extreme global insecurity; for others, it is a neoliberal technology that marginalizes the voices of already marginal peoples. This volume moves beyond praise and critique by focusing on the actors, narratives and temporalities that define urban resilience in a global context. By exploring the past, present, and future of urban resilience, this volume unlocks the potential of this concept to build more sustainable, inclusive, and secure cities in the 21st century.... view less
Classification
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Free Keywords
Belgium; City; Climate Change; Colombia; France; Germany; Globalization; Infrastructure; International Development; Japan; Mexico; Nature; Neoliberalism; New Zealand; Political Ecology; Resilience; Resource Management; Right To the City; Sociology; Sustainability; Sustainable Development; Urban History; Urban Nature; Urban Studies
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
219 p.
Series
Urban Studies
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839450185
ISBN
978-3-8394-5018-5
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0