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Over half the world’s population lives in urban regions, and increasingly disasters are of great concern to city dwellers, policymakers, and builders.
Risky Cities is a critical examination of global urban development, capitalism, and its relationship with environmental hazards.
List of contents
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1: Living with Disaster & Capitalism
Chapter 2: Sinkholes and the Risky Foundations of Cities
Chapter 3: The Logistical Nightmare of Trash & Urban Nature
Chapter 4: Fire, the Wildland-Urban Interface, and Feedback Loops
Chapter 5: Assessing and Managing Risk
Conclusion: Regenerative Urbanism
References
Index
About the author
Albert S. Fu is professor of sociology at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. He has previously published articles in
Cities, City & Community, Critical Sociology, International Journal of Urban & Regional Research, and
Urban Studies.
Summary
Provides a critical examination of global urban development, capitalism, and its relationship with environmental hazards. Risky Cities is not simply about post-catastrophe profiteering. This book focuses on the way in which disaster capitalism has figured out ways to commodify environmental bads and manage risks.
