Atlas of urban worlds.
SciencesPo Press| N° d'inventaire | 24011 |
| Format | 21 x 24 |
| Détails | 148 p., numerous color illustrations, paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2020 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782724626100 |
Drawing on traditional sources from international organizations and city networks, the authors of this Atlas of Urban Worlds have explored the range of new possibilities offered by digital technology, multiplied scales, and freed themselves from traditional territorial spatialities. Here is a unique map of the planet of city dwellers.
Seven out of ten humans live in cities. Megacities are forming on every continent. Everywhere, buildings are spreading and becoming standardized, rural areas are disappearing, lifestyles are becoming uniform, and at the same time, inequalities are widening. The spread of urban areas is warming the planet, destroying biodiversity, and making us even more vulnerable to climate change. But cities are also our common good. They are places of wealth production, innovation, cultural creation, solidarity, and resilience. They fascinate with their gigantism, their crowds, and their countless activities, leaving another reality in the shadows: the myriad of small and intermediate cities that make up the bulk of today's urban worlds. Those of so-called developing countries, in particular, whose "low technologies" are far from affecting the future of the planet as much as globalized metropolises.
To explore urban worlds, the authors of this atlas explored multiple, diverse fields. Drawing on traditional sources from international organizations and city networks, they explored the range of new possibilities offered by digital technology, multiplied scales, and freed themselves from traditional territorial spatialities. Here is a unique map of the planet of city dwellers.
Drawing on traditional sources from international organizations and city networks, the authors of this Atlas of Urban Worlds have explored the range of new possibilities offered by digital technology, multiplied scales, and freed themselves from traditional territorial spatialities. Here is a unique map of the planet of city dwellers.
Seven out of ten humans live in cities. Megacities are forming on every continent. Everywhere, buildings are spreading and becoming standardized, rural areas are disappearing, lifestyles are becoming uniform, and at the same time, inequalities are widening. The spread of urban areas is warming the planet, destroying biodiversity, and making us even more vulnerable to climate change. But cities are also our common good. They are places of wealth production, innovation, cultural creation, solidarity, and resilience. They fascinate with their gigantism, their crowds, and their countless activities, leaving another reality in the shadows: the myriad of small and intermediate cities that make up the bulk of today's urban worlds. Those of so-called developing countries, in particular, whose "low technologies" are far from affecting the future of the planet as much as globalized metropolises.
To explore urban worlds, the authors of this atlas explored multiple, diverse fields. Drawing on traditional sources from international organizations and city networks, they explored the range of new possibilities offered by digital technology, multiplied scales, and freed themselves from traditional territorial spatialities. Here is a unique map of the planet of city dwellers.