The Social Sustainability of Cities by Mario Polese PAPERBACK 9780802083203

The Social Sustainability of Cities\nby Mario Polese\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Mario Polese\nTitle: The Social Sustainability of Cities\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Urban communities\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press\nPublication year: 2000\nISBN-13: 9780802083203\nISBN-10: 080208320X\nRRP: \u00A333.00\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nCities 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 .