{"product_id":"the-social-sustainability-of-cities-9780802083203","title":"The Social Sustainability of Cities","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCities 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome cities have been more successful than others in creating environments conducive to the cohabitation of a diverse population. In this collection of original essays, case studies of ten cities (Montreal and Toronto in Canada, Miami and Baltimore in the United States, Geneva and Rotterdam in Europe, Sao Paulo and San Salvador in South America, and Nairobi and Cape Town in South Africa) are presented and analysed i\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405224878423,"sku":"9780802083203","price":29.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780802083203.jpg?v=1730489183","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-social-sustainability-of-cities-9780802083203","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}