Cities in the 21st century / edited by Oriol Nel·lo and Renata Mele

Bibliografia a cada artícle. Índex

Conté: Foreword / Francesco Starace, Enel Chief Executive Officer -- Introduction / Oriol Nel·lo, Autonomous University of Barcelona -- Part 1 - Cities in the global socioeconomic network 1. Changing the city, changing the world / Mireia Belil, Fundació Forum -- Barcelona Outlook 1. The City of London: center of capital flows / Giuseppina Siciliano, University of London -- 2. Cities in the World System / Michael Cohen, New School University New York -- Outlook 2. New patterns of circulation of goods: the port of Shanghai / Irina Lazzerini, Enel Foundation -- 3. Cities as innovation: towards a new understanding of population growth, social inequality and urban sustainability / Julio Davila, University College London -- Outlook 3. Ceuta and Melilla: the paradox and drama of international migration / Oriol Porcel, Autonomous University of Barcelona -- Part 2 - Urban morphology: transformations and dissolutions 4. Regional urbanization and the end of the metropolis era / Edward Soja, University of California Los Angeles -- Outlook 4. The città diffusa of the Po valley / Angelo Facchini, Enel Foundation -- 5. New urban forms: the distinctive character of the European metropolis / Francesco Indovina, IUAV University -- Outlook 5. The new Luanda / Igor Cersosimo, CIEE - Beijing & Enel Foundation -- 6. Beyond Urbanalization: urban form and the low-carbon challenge / Francesc Muñoz, Autonomous University of Barcelona -- Outlook 6. Old and new commercial centres: bazaars vs shopping malls in Ankara / Oriol Porcel, Autonomous University of Barcelona -- 7. Mutations in the LatinAmerican metropolis: Santiago de Chile under neoliberal dynamics / Carlos de Mattos, Luis Fuentes, Felipe Link, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile -- Outlook 7. Observing changes in urban form through night satellite images in Buenos Aires and Lima / Jordi Martin, Autonomous University of Barcelona -- Part 3 - Urban ecosystems: resources and energy 8. Living at the edge of chaos: a complex systems view of cities / Gianluca Bocchi, University of Bergamo, Angelo Facchini, Enel FoundationOutlook -- 8. Climate-sensitive urbanization in Tokyo-Yokohama / Angelo Facchini, Enel Foundation -- 9. Cities in a low carbon world / Chris Kennedy, University of Toronto -- Outlook 9. Pathways to decarbonizing mobility in Madrid / C. Zulberti , Enel Foundation -- 10. Cities, climate change and lifestyles / Federico Butera, Politecnico di Milano -- Outlook 10. Urban agriculture in Melbourne / Giuseppina Siciliano, University of London -- 11. The mirage of the sustainable smart city. Planetary urbanization and the spectre of combined and uneven apocalypse / Erik Swyngedouw, University of Manchester -- Outlook 11. Energy access and water supply in urban centers in arid landscapes: the case of Noutkchott / Oriol Porcel, Autonomous University of Barcelona -- Part 4 - Urban technologies: information, knowledge, infrastructures and culture 12. The cognitive city / Franco Farinelli, University of Bologna -- Outlook 12. Talent concentration and brain drain in greater Boston / Oriol Porcel, Autonomous University of Barcelona -- 13. Dimensions of the future city / Mattew Claudel, Carlo Ratti, MIT - SenseAble city Lab Outlook -- 13. Shaping the city with big data: Seattle, Chicago and Lyon / Angelo Facchini, Enel Foundation -- 14. Cities, infrastructure and planning: levers to steer transitions / Tim Marshall, Oxford Brookes University -- Outlook 14. Managing public transport in Medellín / Irina Lazzerini, Enel Foundation -- 15. Group-form and urban infrastructural resilience: New York City as an example / Richard Plunz, Patricia Culligan, Columbia University -- Outlook 15. RES NOVÆ: new things and concepts in the smart city of Bari / Angelo Facchini, Enel Foundation -- Part 5 - The urban economy and society: dynamism and inequalities 16. The city as economic engine / Luis Carvalho, Leo van den Berg, European Institute for Comparative Urban Research -- Outlook 16. Urban festivals as tools for sustainable development: the case of the World Port Days in Rotterdam / Leo van den Berg, Erwin van Tuijl, Euricur, Erasmus University Rotterdam -- 17. Dynamism and inequalities in the global south cities / Caroline Moser, University of Manchester -- Outlook 17. Gender and spaces of fear: the case of Mexico City / Anna Ortiz, Autonomous University of Barcelona -- 18. The city in the net. Infrastructural networks, economic development and urban form / Joan López, Autonomous University of Barcelona -- Outlook 18. Social construction of urban spaces in Barcelona, Glasgow and New York / Oriol Porcel, Autonomous University of Barcelona -- 19. "New Urbanisation": Theory, Challenges and Research / Dajian Zhu, Tongji University -- Outlook 19. The slums of Manila / Igor Cersosimo, CIEE - Beijing & Enel Foundation -- Part 6 - Governing cities: visions, projects and instruments 20. The rise of urban governance / Ronan Paddison, University of Glasgow -- Outlook 20. The "pacification" of Rio de Janeiro's favelas / Oriol Porcel, Autonomous University of Barcelona -- 21. Urban policies: towards new scenarios of innovation and governance / Joan Subirats, Autonomous University of Barcelona -- Outlook 21. The regulation of urban citysenship. Shenzhen's migrants / Igor Cersosimo, CIEE - Beijing & Enel Foundation -- 22. Up-dating Lorenzettís allegories on government towards a Europe of Cities / João Ferrão, University of Lisbon -- Outlook 22. Exchanging recyclable waste for electricity in Fortaleza / Angelo Facchini, Enel Foundation -- Part 7 - Infographic tables / Joan López, Autonomous University of Barcelona

El llibre proporciona una perspectiva de desenvolupament urbà contemporani. Escrit per més de trenta especialistes acadèmics de països diferents, aporta informació i anàlisi de la xarxa global de ciutats, canvis de la forma urbana, problemes mediambientals, la funció de les tecnologies i el coneixement, desenvolupaments socioeconòmics, i finalment, el repte de la governança.