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This signal anthology contains material from the journal "Our
Generation" that is most relevant and helpful to current debate and
anti-war activity.
2007 marked a new epoch when the majority of human beings on the
planet live in cities. What 'The Rise of Cities' explores is how
cities coalesce, develop and thrive and how they remake themselves
for better or worse.
The year 2007 marks a new epoch when the majority of human
beings on the planet live in cities. What this work explores is how
cities coalesce, develop, and thrive, and how they remake
themselves for better or worse. The parasitic relationship cities
have with nature, the webs of trade and immigration they rely upon
to survive, how they feed and water themselves, and how they
dispose of waste are examined in a sweeping exploration of what the
city is. This book will stand alongside other comparable major
studies for many years to come.
What is offered is an explanation of cities in crisis. Dimitrios
Roussopoulos demonstrates why the state has failed--and must
fail--to end the urban crisis. What is analyzed is the spatial
structure of the metropolis, metropolitan governance, urban
redevelopment policies, housing problems, grassroots activism, the
fiscal log jam of cities, and urban planning. How and why decisions
are made, and who stands behind them, are questions raised and
linked together in a historical perspective unique in studies of
the city. The city is the foundation of democracy and citizenship,
yet it is widely misunderstood as a geopolitical space prone to
playing a growing role in shaping the twenty-first century.
Dimitrios Roussopoulos is a well-known urban-focused activist.
He has worked in the field for thirty years, in several cities,
organizing grassroots democratic opposition to mega urban
development and the destruction of neighborhoods. Through his
public speaking and writings, he has pioneered urban
democratization and a new definition of citizenship in the
city.
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