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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 50
ISBN-13: 142896648X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Eve N. Shapiro
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Published: 2001-03
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780756707897
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A report on the social and economic vitality of America's cities. The record-breaking economy has lifted many cities across the country, but there is still substantial work to do. Highlights the major challenges facing cities and metro. regions as we approach the new century -- challenges such as high poverty, a lack of jobs, and a sustained loss of pop'n. Provides a roadmap of solutions. Focuses on social and economic trends affecting our cities and on the potential for a city/suburb alliance to promote a common agenda -- one that addresses the challenges, and seizes the opportunities. Solutions in from the Clinton-Gore 21st Century Agenda for Cities and Suburbs.
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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 54
ISBN-13: 1428966498
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Part One of this report focuses on social and economic trends affecting the United State's cities and on the potential for a city-suburb alliance to promote a common agenda -- one that addresses the challenges, and seizes the opportunities, reflected in the trends. Part Two roadmaps solutions in the form of the Clinton-Gore 21st Century Agenda for Cities and Suburbs.
Author: Andrew Cuomo
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 2000-09
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 0756702518
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Identifies 4 megaforces that are shaping the future of the Nation's cities and shows their impact: (1) new high-tech, global economy which has been a driver of recent expansion in the U.S. economy; (2) new demographic shifts that are reshaping our cities, including more ethnic diversity and a rapidly growing elderly population; (3) new housing challenge, with higher rents and housing prices that present new threats to housing affordability; and (4) continued decentralization -- the continuing shift of jobs and people to the metro. edge -- that is threatening the stability of existing communities and the development of new livable, sustainable communities.
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Publisher: UN-HABITAT
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 217
ISBN-13: 9211317053
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →As towns and cities expand at unprecedented rates, sustainable urban development is one of the most pressing challenges facing the international community in the 21st century. This publication examines the realities faced by urban populations around the world, focusing on the impact of globalisation and the way cities are governed and planned, on the make-up and density of their population, and on their cultures and economies. Issues considered include: the impact of globalisation on urban culture; urban renewal and cultural strategies; the concept of metropolitanization; socio-economic and cultural impacts of international migration; urban poverty and homelessness, social inequality and exclusion; urban governance, safety and crime trends; contemporary planning strategies and the role of civil society; progress towards attainment of the Millennium Development Goals targets for sanitation and housing. The report highlights the need for a new culture of planning to establish multicultural and inclusive cities, involving civil society as well as public authorities.