City Futures: Confronting the Crisis of Urban Development

ISANDLA INSTITUTE AND THE AFRICAN CENTRE FOR CITIES (UCT) INVITE YOU TO THE BOOK LAUNCH:

“City Futures: Confronting the Crisis of Urban Development”

by Edgar Pieterse [...]

City Futures coincides with the global acknowledgment that sometime in 2008, the world has become irrevocably urban when more than 50% of the global population are living in cities and towns. City Futures explores the implications of this profound demographic shift from the perspective of ordinary ‘city-zens’ in the global South who make up this growth but remain prevented from the economic, social and political advantages that this urban moment presents.

The book has been hailed by world renowned urbanist, Professor Ash Amin, as “an important and hopeful work that does not shy away from the inequalities and power asymmetries that confront cities of the South”.

Responses to City Futures will be provided by Jeremy Cronin, MP and Neo Muyanga.

Date: Thursday 24 July 2008
Venue: TH Barry Lecture Theatre, South African Museum, 25 Queen Victoria Street
Time: 5pm for 5.30 until 6.30 (snacks will follow the proceedings)
R.S.V.P.: By Friday 18 July with Letitia Manter on admin@isandla.org.za

Copies of the publication will be sold at the launch at the retail price of R185.00. The author will be available to sign your personal copy.

You can more information about the book on the Zed website: http://www.zedbooks.co.uk/book.asp?bookdetail=4221