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Think globally, act locally emphasizes the importance of scale in
dealing with environmental challenges, but not how to factor it in.
This major new book focuses on the spatial dimensions of urban
environmental burdens, showing how important it is to take these
into account when pursuing environmental justice and good
governance - whether in the context of the sanitary risks of slum
living, the pollution of uncontrolled industrialization and
motorization, or the enormous ecological footprints of affluent
urban lifestyles. Written by leading experts in the fields of urban
development and environmental planning, the book reviews the urban
environmental shifts that have shaped today s challenges, and
examines conditions and problems in the urban centres of low-,
middle- and high-income countries. Case studies address such
economically diverse cities as Accra, New Delhi, Mexico City and
Manchester, while thematic chapters explore issues including water,
sanitation and transportation. The book concludes by exploring and
analysing different scales of governance. The editors argue that we
should not rely solely on local governance to address local burdens
like poor sanitation, nor depend only on global governance for
global challenges such as greenhouse gas emissions, but that scale
is crucial in both understanding the problems and devising
successful responses. Published with UNU-IAS and IIED.
As many as one billion people are regularly exposed to indoor air
pollution levels exceeding WHO guidelines by up to 100 times. This
book addresses issues of particular importance to developing
countries where polluting activies have been growing, but local
research and preventive and protective measures are at an early
stage. There have been considerable advances in the epidemiology of
air pollution, changes in the international air pollution
guidelines and the emergence of more systematic approaches to air
pollution prevention and control. This text is intended to fill a
gap in the literature on air pollution and health. The chapters
have been commissioned from leading researchers in both the
scientific and policy areas of air pollution and health.
The worlds developing countries will be experiencing massive
increases in their urban populations over the 21st century. If
managed intelligently and humanely, this growth can pave the way to
sustainable development; otherwise, it will favour higher levels of
poverty and environmental stress. The outcome depends on decisions
being made now. The principal theme that runs through this volume
is the need to transform urbanization into a positive force for
development. Part I of this book reviews the demography of the
urban transition, stressing the importance of benefi cial
rural-urban connections and challenging commonly held
misconceptions. Part II asks how urban housing, land and service
provision can be improved in the face of rapid urban expansion,
drawing lessons from experiences around the world. Part III
analyses the challenges and opportunities that urbanization
presents for improving living environments and reducing pressures
on local and global ecosystems. These social and environmental
challenges must be met in the context of fast-changing demographic
circumstances; Part IV explores the range of opportunities that
these transformations represent. These challenges and opportunities
vary greatly across Africa, Asia and Latin America, as detailed in
Part V. Published with IIED and UNFPA
Local environments such as cities and neighbourhoods are becoming a
focal point for those concerned with environmental justice and
sustainability. The Citizens at Risk takes up this emerging agenda
and analyses the key issues in a refreshingly simple yet
sophisticated style. Taking a comparative look at cities in Africa,
Asia and Latin America, the book examines: the changing nature of
urban environmental risks, the rules governing the distribution of
such risks and their differential impact, how the risks arise and
who is responsible The authors clearly describe the most pressing
urban environmental challenges, such as improving health conditions
in deprived urban settlements, ensuring sustainable urban
development in a globalizing world, and achieving environmental
justice along with the greening of development. They argue that
current debates on sustainable development fail to come to terms
with these challenges, and call for a more politically and
ethically explicit approach. For policy makers, students,
academics, activists or concerned general readers, this book
applies a wealth of empirical analysis and theoretical insight to
the interaction of citizens, their cities and their environment.
Along with globalization, urban transitions have been central in
the southward shift in economic power towards the newly emerging
economies. As this book shows, however, these transitions have not
been painless, and it is important for the rest of the urbanizing
world to learn from the mistakes. It examines the role of
urbanization and urban growth in the emerging economies, taking the
BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) as
case studies. Their different approaches towards urbanization have
shaped their historical development paths and assisted or
constrained their futures. Several of the BRICS bear heavy burdens
from past failures to accommodate urban growth inclusively and
efficiently, and many other urbanizing countries in Asia and Africa
are in danger of replicating their mistakes. The overriding lesson
of the book is that cities and nations must anticipate
urbanization, and accommodate urban growth pro-actively, so as not
to be left with an enduring legacy of inequalities and lost
opportunities. This book is aimed at students and researchers in
urban studies and development studies. It will also be of interest
to policy advisors concerned with urbanization and the role of
cities in a country's development
Along with globalization, urban transitions have been central in
the southward shift in economic power towards the newly emerging
economies. As this book shows, however, these transitions have not
been painless, and it is important for the rest of the urbanizing
world to learn from the mistakes. It examines the role of
urbanization and urban growth in the emerging economies, taking the
BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) as
case studies. Their different approaches towards urbanization have
shaped their historical development paths and assisted or
constrained their futures. Several of the BRICS bear heavy burdens
from past failures to accommodate urban growth inclusively and
efficiently, and many other urbanizing countries in Asia and Africa
are in danger of replicating their mistakes. The overriding lesson
of the book is that cities and nations must anticipate
urbanization, and accommodate urban growth pro-actively, so as not
to be left with an enduring legacy of inequalities and lost
opportunities. This book is aimed at students and researchers in
urban studies and development studies. It will also be of interest
to policy advisors concerned with urbanization and the role of
cities in a country's development
The worlds developing countries will be experiencing massive
increases in their urban populations over the 21st century. If
managed intelligently and humanely, this growth can pave the way to
sustainable development; otherwise, it will favour higher levels of
poverty and environmental stress. The outcome depends on decisions
being made now. The principal theme that runs through this volume
is the need to transform urbanization into a positive force for
development. Part I of this book reviews the demography of the
urban transition, stressing the importance of benefi cial
rural-urban connections and challenging commonly held
misconceptions. Part II asks how urban housing, land and service
provision can be improved in the face of rapid urban expansion,
drawing lessons from experiences around the world. Part III
analyses the challenges and opportunities that urbanization
presents for improving living environments and reducing pressures
on local and global ecosystems. These social and environmental
challenges must be met in the context of fast-changing demographic
circumstances; Part IV explores the range of opportunities that
these transformations represent. These challenges and opportunities
vary greatly across Africa, Asia and Latin America, as detailed in
Part V. Published with IIED and UNFPA
Think globally, act locally emphasizes the importance of scale in
dealing with environmental challenges, but not how to factor it in.
This major new book focuses on the spatial dimensions of urban
environmental burdens, showing how important it is to take these
into account when pursuing environmental justice and good
governance - whether in the context of the sanitary risks of slum
living, the pollution of uncontrolled industrialization and
motorization, or the enormous ecological footprints of affluent
urban lifestyles. Written by leading experts in the fields of urban
development and environmental planning, the book reviews the urban
environmental shifts that have shaped today s challenges, and
examines conditions and problems in the urban centres of low-,
middle- and high-income countries. Case studies address such
economically diverse cities as Accra, New Delhi, Mexico City and
Manchester, while thematic chapters explore issues including water,
sanitation and transportation. The book concludes by exploring and
analysing different scales of governance. The editors argue that we
should not rely solely on local governance to address local burdens
like poor sanitation, nor depend only on global governance for
global challenges such as greenhouse gas emissions, but that scale
is crucial in both understanding the problems and devising
successful responses. Published with UNU-IAS and IIED.
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