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Cities are a locus of human diversity, where people with varying degrees of wealth and status share an association within a particular urban boundary. Despite the common geography, sharp social divisions characterize many cities. High levels of urban violence bear witness to the difficult challenge of creating socially cohesive and inclusive cities. The devastated inner cities of many large American urban centres exemplify the failure of urban development. With an enlightened democratic approach to policy reform, however, cities can achieve social sustainability.

Some cities have...

As the world becomes more interconnected through travel and electronic communication, many believe that physical places will become less important. But as Mario Polese argues in The Wealth and Poverty of Regions, geography will matter more than ever before in a world where distance is allegedly dead.

This provocative book surveys the globe, from London and Cape Town to New York and Beijing, contending that regions rise or fall due to their location, not only within nations but also on the world map. Polese reveals how concentrations of industries and populations in specific...

As the world becomes more interconnected through travel and electronic communication, many believe that physical places will become less important. But as Mario Polese argues in The Wealth and Poverty of Regions, geography will matter more than ever before in a world where distance is allegedly dead.

This provocative book surveys the globe, from London and Cape Town to New York and Beijing, contending that regions rise or fall due to their location, not only within nations but also on the world map. Polese reveals how concentrations of industries and populations in specific...