City futures : confronting the crisis of urban development
This work is an attack on the current consensus on how to deal with the problems of mass urbanization, such as slums and poverty. Pieterse argues that the current 'shelter for all' and 'urban good governance' policies treat only the symptoms, not the causes of the problem, and calls for a reinvigoration of civil society
Print Book, English, ©2008
Zed Books ; UCT Press, London, New York, ©2008
viii, 206 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
9781842775400, 9781919895093, 9781842775417, 1842775405, 1919895094, 1842775413
176926039
Introduction : deciphering city futures
Urbanization trends and implications
Mainstream agenda I : shelter for all
Mainstream agenda II : good governance
Reconceptualising the political in cities
Informal everyday urbanism
Counterpoint : alternative urban development
Making a start towards alternative city futures