Reinventing the Future.

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  • Source:
    Harvard International Review, Summer2012, Vol. 34 Issue 1, p52, 6p
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      URBANIZATION; DEVELOPING countries; CLIMATIC changes; FARM life; EMPLOYMENT (Economic theory); QUALITY of life
    • Subject Terms:
      Environment
    • Author(s):
      Cohen, Michael A.
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses how the urbanization of developing countries is changing global climate, landscapes and cultures. Its strong pull for higher wages and quality of life has emptied rural areas and provided liberation from the limitations of rural life. It cites the dark side of urbanization such the lack of adequate water and sanitation, housing and decent employment as it minimizes the responsibility of government to help solve the problems of its most vulnerable citizens. It indicates the frustration of some people who arrived in the cities in their inability to enjoy the opportunities and quality of life provided the fortunate few. It suggests a proactive reframing of the problems in urgan citizenship and reinventing more productive, equitable and sustainable cities.