Signatur:
IASS 13.0077
;
PIK D 029-13-0219
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Contents: I Why Cities should Govern Globally ; 1 If mayors ruled the world ; 2 The land of lost content ; 3 The city and democracy ; 4 Mayors rule! ; 5 Interdependent cities ; 6 Cities without sovereignty ; II How it Can be Done ; 7 "Planet of slums" ; 8 City, cure thyself! ; 9 Smart cities in a virtual world ; 10 Cultural cities in a multicultural world ; 11 Citizens without borders ; 12 A global parliament of mayors
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
"In the face of the most perilous challenges of our time--climate change, terrorism, poverty, and trafficking of drugs, guns, and people--the nations of the world seem paralyzed. The problems are too big for governments to deal with. Benjamin Barber contends that cities, and the mayors who run them, can do and are doing a better job than nations. He cites the unique qualities cities worldwide share: pragmatism, civic trust, participation, indifference to borders and sovereignty, and a democratic penchant for networking, creativity, innovation, and cooperation. He demonstrates how city mayors, singly and jointly, are responding to transnational problems more effectively than nation-states mired in ideological infighting and sovereign rivalries. The book features profiles of a dozen mayors around the world, making a persuasive case that the city is democracy's best hope in a globalizing world, and that great mayors are already proving that this is so"--
Materialart:
Monographie ausleihbar
Seiten:
XV, 416 S.
ISBN:
9780300164671
Standort:
A 18 - Bitte bestellen
Zweigbibliothek:
RIFS Bibliothek
Zweigbibliothek:
PIK Bibliothek
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