Urban Resilience in a Global Context – Actors, Narratives, and Temporalities

Dorothee Brantz author Avi Sharma author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Transcript Verlag

Published:10th Dec '21

Should be back in stock very soon

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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.

ISBN: 9783837650181

Dimensions: 226mm x 147mm x 15mm

Weight: 666g

250 pages