Welcome to the Urban Revolution How Cities Are Changing the World

by Brugmann, Jeb

• ISBN13: 9781608190928
• ISBN10: 1608190927
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-04-27
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Press

Summary

As of this decade, more than half the earth's population lives in cities; our world is not just globalized, but urbanized. This powerful reappraisal draws on two decades of fieldwork and research to show how the metropolis has become a medium for revolutionary social change. Not just political upheaval but technological, economic, and cultural innovations are forged in our urban centers. From Chicago to Mumbai, in every corner of the world, the city is now a laboratory for revolution, brewing potential solutions to poverty, inequality, and sustainability. Bridging urban studies, economics, and sociology, Jeb Brugmann'sWelcome to the Urban Revolutionturns traditional urbanism on its head, and offers an inspiring new way of understanding our cities.

Author Biography

For more than two decades, Jeb Brugmann has developed strategies for governments, corporations, international agencies, and NGOs to tackle global issues at the local level. His initiatives have involved thousands of cities in more than fifty countries. He lives with his family in Toronto. Visit his Web site at www.jebbrugmann.com.