Cities around the World

Jing Luo is professor at Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania. His research areas include urban studies, China's economic and political transition, and linguistics.

VOLUME 1
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Employment and Jobs
Overview
Lagos, Nigeria: Government Reform Is Key to Job Creation
London, United Kingdom: Brexit, the Known Unknown
Mumbai, India: Exploring Employment Solutions in Temporary Jobs
New York City, United States: Economically and Environmentally Friendly
Paris, France: A Locomotive of Job Creation
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Creating Jobs in the Post–Oil-Boom Era
San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States: A Stronger Local Government Is Key to Job Creation
Seattle, United States: Have Job, Going Homeless
Shenzhen, China: Struggle to Leave Shanzhai Behind
Stockholm, Sweden: Employers Stress Educational Credentials
Energy and Sustainability
Overview
Beijing, China: Battling Water Shortage
Copenhagen, Denmark: Striving to Be Carbon-Neutral by 2025
Frankfurt, Germany: Protecting the City from Climate Changes
London, United Kingdom: Improving Mobility Can Save Energy
Melbourne, Australia: Toward a Greater Reliance on Alternative Energy
Mumbai, India: Providing Energy for a City of 21 Million
Pittsburgh, United States: Air Quality Is a Work in Progress
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: A City with a Passion for Conservation and Renewable Energy
Singapore City, Singapore: Go Solar!
Toronto, Canada: A City with a Passion for Energy Conservation
Green Spaces
Overview
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE): Building a Greener City with a More Open Culture
Aguascalientes, Mexico: Returning Industrial Ruin to Green Space
Halifax, Canada: Near-Urban Wilderness Protection
Hong Kong, China: Adding Green Spaces to Densely Populated Neighborhoods
Moscow, Russia: Planting 1 Million Trees
New York City, United States: Pursuit of More Green
Paris, France: Returning to Nature
Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Building an Edible City
Tel Aviv, Israel: Community Gardening
Tokyo, Japan: Making the City More Livable
Housing and Infrastructure
Overview
Almaty, Kazakhstan: Housing Reform
Caracas, Venezuela: Will Informal Settlement Be Forever?
Chongqing, China: Chongqing's Ingenuity in Providing Public Housing for a City of 33 Million
Dandong, China: One Bridge, Two Islands
Detroit, United States: Housing and Infrastructure after the Auto Boom
Havana, Cuba: Facing Challenges of Housing and Infrastructure in Economic Transition
Munich, Germany: The Munich Wall
Sydney, Australia: Struggle for Affordable Housing
Touba, Senegal: A Spiritual Solution to Affordable Housing
Vienna, Austria: Making Access to Public Housing Equitable
Migration and Demographic Changes
Overview
Buenos Aires, Argentina: Impact of European Migration
Guangzhou, China: Foreign Communities Facing Challenges of Adaptation
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): Reaching for Demographic Dividend
Lima, Peru: Migration and Demographic Changes Driven by Climate Changes
London, United Kingdom: Facing the Challenges of Population Growth
Los Angeles, United States: A Dynamic Demographic Mix
Tehran, Iran: Toward a More Open and Tolerant Society
Tokyo, Japan: Sustainable Growth Calls for Immigration Reform
Vancouver, Canada: The Most Asian City in the Western World
Williamsport, United States: A Quiet Town in Deep Pennsylvania
Index
VOLUME 2
Pollution
Overview
Baku, Azerbaijan: A Tainted Reputation
Boston, United States: Cleaning Boston's Waterways—An Overview
Flint, United States: National and Local Politics in the Creation of a Public Health Emergency
Karachi, Pakistan: How Pollution Gets Out of Control
Krakow, Poland: Old Furniture, New Fuel Source
New Delhi, India: Success of Pollution Control Depends on Effective Collaboration
Rome, Italy: Reducing Spatial Segregation Contributes to Pollution Control
Sao Paulo, Brazil: Fighting the Deadly Air Pollution
Seoul, South Korea: When Every Citizen Takes It to Heart
Shiprock, United States: Radioactive from the Inside Out
Schools
Overview
Bamako, Mali: Private and Public Sectors of Education
Berlin, Germany: Making the City a Center of Learning
Boston, United States: A Model City of STEM Education
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Investing in Higher Education for the Country's Future
Seoul, South Korea: "Education Fever"
Sydney, Australia: Making International Education a Thriving Sector of the Economy
Taipei, Taiwan: Taipei's K–12 Education and Special Education
Tokyo, Japan: The Yutori Educational Reforms
Vologda, Russia: Education in the Russian Federation—A City's Solutions
Xi'an, China: Where China's Private Education Debuts
Traffic and Transportation
Overview
Beijing, China: Beijing's War on Traffic Congestion
Casablanca, Morocco: Will a Change in Lunch Habit Improve the Town's Traffic?
Istanbul, Turkey: Building More Tunnels and Bridges Won't Make Congestion Go Away
Kolkata, India: When More People Drive Their Own Cars
Mexico City, Mexico: Improving Governance Is Key to Solving Traffic Challenges
New York City, United States: The New York Subway
Osaka, Japan: Attracting Private Investments to Public Transportation
Saint Petersburg, Russia: Swamped with Traffic
Stuttgart, Germany: A City with the Best Mass Transit
Zurich, Switzerland: Improving Traffic and Transportation through All Possible Venues
Violence, Corruption, and Organized Crime
Overview
Aleppo, Syria: Drought, Global Warming, and Civil War
Baghdad, Iraq: Restitching a Torn Society Isn't Easy
Beijing, China: Tight Surveillance and Harsh Punishment
Brussels, Belgium: Facing Safety Challenges in the 21st Century
Chicago, United States: Stop the Crimes before They Spread
Kabul, Afghanistan: What Went Wrong?
Mexico City, Mexico: Crime, Corruption, and Violence Have Deep Roots
Seoul, South Korea: The Continuing Public Fight for Democracy
Sicily, Italy: Fighting Organized Crime in the New Era
Tokyo, Japan: Violence, Corruption, and Organized Crime
Waste Management
Overview
Baghdad, Iraq: Hauling Garbage in Hell on Earth
Cairo, Egypt: The Zabaleen
Calgary, Canada: Waste Management Is a National Effort and Calgary's Priority
Dakar, Senegal: Peri-Urban/Urban Agriculture and Urban Waste Management
Delhi, India: Current Problems and Opportunities for the Future of the National Capital Territory
Kobe, Japan: The Cleanest City in the World
Naples, Italy: Coping with a Rubbish Crisis
Oslo, Norway: Prevention and Reduction, What Makes Oslo Clean
Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Challenges of Waste Management under Poor Governance
San Francisco, United States: Becoming a "Zero-Waste City"
Singapore City, Singapore: Managing Food Waste
Selected Bibliography
About the Editor and Contributors
Index