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oapen-20.500.12657-428142022-04-26T11:16:26Z Urban Resilience in a Global Context Brantz, Dorothee Sharma, Avi Resilience;Urban History; Sustainable Development; Urban Nature; Political Ecology; International Development; Infrastructure; Climate Change; Resource Management; Right To the City; Germany; Colombia; Mexico; New Zealand; France; Japan; Belgium; City; Nature; Globalization; Urban Studies; Sustainability; Neoliberalism; Sociology bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFS Social groups::JFSG Urban communities Urban Resilience is seen by many as a tool to mitigate harm in times of extreme social, political, financial, and environmental stress. Despite its widespread usage, however, resilience is used in different ways by policy makers, activists, academics, and practitioners. Some see it as a key to unlocking a more stable and secure urban future in times of extreme global insecurity; for others, it is a neoliberal technology that marginalizes the voices of already marginal peoples. This volume moves beyond praise and critique by focusing on the actors, narratives and temporalities that define urban resilience in a global context. By exploring the past, present, and future of urban resilience, this volume unlocks the potential of this concept to build more sustainable, inclusive, and secure cities in the 21st century. 2020-11-04T13:17:40Z 2020-11-04T13:17:40Z 2020 book ONIX_20201104_9783839450185_7 9783839450185 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/42814 eng Urban Studies application/pdf n/a 9783839450185.pdf transcript Verlag transcript Verlag 10.14361/9783839450185 10.14361/9783839450185 b30a6210-768f-42e6-bb84-0e6306590b5c d5b84e9d-bd77-48c6-8ff3-ca67dc65be89 9783839450185 transcript Verlag 224 Bielefeld [grantnumber unknown] open access
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Urban Resilience is seen by many as a tool to mitigate harm in times of extreme social, political, financial, and environmental stress. Despite its widespread usage, however, resilience is used in different ways by policy makers, activists, academics, and practitioners. Some see it as a key to unlocking a more stable and secure urban future in times of extreme global insecurity; for others, it is a neoliberal technology that marginalizes the voices of already marginal peoples. This volume moves beyond praise and critique by focusing on the actors, narratives and temporalities that define urban resilience in a global context. By exploring the past, present, and future of urban resilience, this volume unlocks the potential of this concept to build more sustainable, inclusive, and secure cities in the 21st century.
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