A liveable city:: myths and realities

Julie Sommerlund

A liveable city: myths and realities

Julie Sommerlund

The Dean's Office

Abstract

There are over 20 cities world-wide with a population of over 10 million people. We have entered ‘The Millennium of the City’.
The growth of urban populations has been accompanied by profound changes of the cities’ economic and social profile and of the cities themselves. The world economy is increas- ingly based in and on cities rather than nations, and cities compete for businesses, branding, tourists and talent. In the western world, urbanisation has happened simultane- ously to de-industrialisation, which has opened industrial neighbourhoods and harbours for new uses – often focus- ing on experience.
We will argue for a human turn in the research on liveabil- ity and urbanisation, and debates the concept of liveability. We will take Copenhagen as our main case and compare with other cities from around the world.

Original language	English
Publication date	25 Jun 2014
Publication status	Published - 25 Jun 2014

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