Globalization, Fear and Insecurity
The Challenges for Cities North and South| By: | S. Body-Gendrot |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature |
| Print ISBN: | 9780230284210 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781137023025 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2012 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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Fear is ingrained in the history of cities but our short-sightedness prevents us from grasping its evolution over time. Increasingly, risk and fear are experienced, portrayed and discussed as globalized phenomena, particularly since 9/11. This research puts urban insecurity in perspective, with a comparison of world cities in the North and South.