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020			_a9781399406154 (pbk.)
035			_a(OCoLC)1484696618
040			_aBLR _beng _cIIHS _dIIHS _erda
082	0	4	_223 _a305.5091732 GOL _b023601
100		1	_aGoldin, Ian, _d1955- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aAge of the city : _bwhy our future will be won or lost together / _cIan Goldin, Tom Lee-Devlin.
264		1	_aLondon : _bBloomsbury Continuum, _c2023.
300			_axvii, 237 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c25 cm
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
504			_aincludes bibliographical references (pages 187-228) and index.
505	0	0	_aEngines of progress -- $tLevelling up -- $tDivided cities -- $tRemote work: the treat to cities -- $tCities, cyberspace and the future of community -- $tBeyond the rich world -- $tThe spectre of disease -- $tA climate of peril -- $tConclusion: Better together.
520			_aFrom centers of antiquity like Athens or Rome to modern metropolises like New York or Shanghai, cities throughout history have been the engines of human progress and the epicenters of our greatest achievements. Now, for the first time, more than half of humanity lives in cities, a share that continues to rise. In the developing world, cities are growing at a rate never seen before. In this book, Ian Goldin and Tom Lee-Devlin show why making our societies fairer, more cohesive and sustainable must start with our cities. Globalization and technological change have concentrated wealth into a small number of booming metropolises, leaving many smaller cities and towns behind and feeding populist resentment. Yet even within seemingly thriving cities like London or San Francisco, the gap between the haves and have-nots continues to widen and our retreat into online worlds tears away at our social fabric. Meanwhile, pandemics and climate change pose existential threats to our increasingly urban world. Goldin and Lee-Devlin combine the lessons of history with a understanding of the challenges confronting our world today to show why cities are at a crossroads - and hold our destinies in the balance. --Provided by publisher.
650		0	_aSocial classes.
650		0	_aCities and towns _xSocial aspects.
650		0	_aEquality.
650		0	_aSociology, Urban.
700	1		_aLee-Devlin, Tom, _eauthor.
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