The Role of Cities in Preventing Crisis [CityLab.com]
Economists increasingly note that cities are a key driving force of the modern global economy, but urbanism rarely features prominently in the conversation about economic crisis and recovery. In his new book Cities and Crisis , Josef Konvitz—a former head of urban affairs and regulatory policy at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development —examines the vulnerability of cities, the limits to existing policies to cope with threats, and the key role cities should play in any...