Analyzes several failing cities in depth, including Lagos, Karachi, Dhaka, and Cairo, and examines a few pockets of hopein Sarajevo, Mumbai, Nairobi, and Istanbulthat yield important lessons in resilience; "This book could not be more timely. The backdrop to the ongoing upheaval in the Greater Middle East and beyond is the reality of young men without jobs or prospects living in the poor, fetid cities of the developing world. Here is where world politics inthe twenty-first century will be played out." Robert D. Kaplan, ...
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Analyzes several failing cities in depth, including Lagos, Karachi, Dhaka, and Cairo, and examines a few pockets of hopein Sarajevo, Mumbai, Nairobi, and Istanbulthat yield important lessons in resilience; "This book could not be more timely. The backdrop to the ongoing upheaval in the Greater Middle East and beyond is the reality of young men without jobs or prospects living in the poor, fetid cities of the developing world. Here is where world politics inthe twenty-first century will be played out." Robert D. Kaplan, senior fellow, Center for a New American Security, and author of The Coming Anarchy: Shattering the Dreams of the Post Cold War
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New. By 2025, twenty-seven cities will have populations greater than ten million-the common measure by which an urban population constitutes a 'megacity. ' This title argues that megacities will become havens for terrorists and criminal networks as well as centers of major environmental depletion. Num Pages: 224 pages, figures; notes; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: JFSG; JHBD; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 528. 2012. Hardcover.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
