The Century of Global Cities
How Urbanisation Is Changing the World and Shaping our FutureBy Andrea Tobia Zevi
Length5h 31m
About this audiobook
Cities are gaining importance and influence worldwide.
They sustain the global economy, set cultural trends, produce greenhouse gas emissions and consume energy; they attract migration flows and foster new political waves. While cities were supposed to be declining back in the 1980s, the globalised economy has established them as crucial world hubs leading billions of people on every continent, both at the top and the bottom of the social ladder, to move to cities. Today, global cities cry out for a more prominent role. But why and to what extent do they matter? Can they really stand alone in the global arena? How are they interacting with governments and multilateral organisations? From climate change to connectivity, from inequalities to migration: what is their contribution to key global challenges?
Audiobook details
GenrePolitics and Government
Length5 hrs 31 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 12, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
54. Establishing Quality Infrastructure
21. Why Global Cities?
65. Migrants Need Cities, Cities Need Migrants
32. Reliable Data, New Tools and Sustainable Goals to Foster Urban Growth
76. Cities, Democracy and the 99 Percent
43. The Transformative Potential of Local Climate Change Strategies
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