Urbanization Of The City

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Since 2008 the majority of the world’s population lives in urban agglomerations and by 2030, the proportion is likely to exceed 60 per cent (OECD, 2013b; UN Habitat, 2013). This generates a great academic interest in ethnographic and postmodern accounts of the city with a focus on differences, particularly, in patterns of consumption, diversity and urban lifestyles. Urbanization also evokes a discussion on the city as a spatial and social phenomenon, as an idea, a construction of the popular imagination and a metaphor.
For a simple illustration of popular imagination one may try to visualize the New York skyline. Most probably, the picture will scream of symbols related to power and capitalism—an iconic and internationally recognized image.
NY is driven by a combination of single-minded leadership about what the city is: an eclectic mixture of people, all of whom, regardless of sex, age or creed, have the potential to realize their dream—if they work at it. NYC means a "can-do" attitude that manifests itself in everything from towering skyscrapers to customer service (Salman, 2008,...

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