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A powerful reappraisal of the role of cities and their inhabitants in solving global problems, from a leading expert in urban development. In the second half of the twentieth century, revolutions reshaped our world--the civil rights movement in America, the fall of the shah in Iran, the collapse of the Soviet bloc, and the end of apartheid in South Africa. All of these revolutions were fundamentally urban. They were the revolutions of Detroit, Gdansk, Berlin, Tehran, and Johannesburg, uprisings of city dwellers intent on ending their marginalization and securing their place in the world economy. In Welcome to the Urban Revolution, internationally recognized urbanist Jeb Brugmann draws on two decades of fieldwork and research to show how the city is now a medium for revolutionary change.
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Jeb Brugmann, Founding Partner of The Next Practice, is a strategist and innovation expert in business and urban development. With professional experience in 28 countries, he has been a pioneer in new practice domains including urban sustainability and climate change mitigation, 'base of the pyramid' (BOP) business development, and social enterprise. In 1990, he founded ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, an international association of 1,200 cities and towns worldwide advancing practices in local sustainable development. In 2004, he co-founded The Next Practice innovation consultancy with Prof. C.K. Prahalad. He is a speaker to business, government, civic, and academic audiences worldwide.
