Description

• Title:
  Cities and human security
• Creator:
  Szpak, Agnieszka
• Description:
  Cities have been researched mostly in terms of their economic, technological, and social value and significance. Despite some changes in this respect there is still a need to research cities as a fascinating phenomenon, also in respect of its capabilities to increase human security on a local and global scale. The article examines the role of cities for human security in the selected and representative fields such as sustainable development, human rights and environmental protection which are components of human security. The subject matter is indeed fascinating as fascinating are cities themselves. They are dynamic, energetic, innovative and constantly evolving. The general thesis of the article is that cities may and do greatly contribute to human security.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Rights:
  Prawa autorskie (c) 2016 Torun International Studies
• Date:
  2015.12.25
• Type:
  info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
  info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
• Language:
  English
• Source:
  Torun International Studies; Vol. 1 No. 8 (2015); 119-133;
  Torun International Studies; Tom 1 Nr 8 (2015); 119-133;
  2391-7601;
  2391-4920
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  Nicolaus Copernicus University
• Relation: https://apcz.umk.pl/TSM/article/view/TIS.2015.011/8515
• Subject:
  cities;
  human security;
  human rights;
  sustainable development;
  environmental security
• Identifier: https://apcz.umk.pl/TSM/article/view/TIS.2015.011
• Data provider:
  Akademicka Platforma Czasopism
• Can I use it?:
  seek permission
• Type:
  text