简介：Cities,asthemostcomplexofhumancreations,areatgreatriskbothfromawiderangeofhazardsandfromtheirownmultiplevulnerabilities.Withthecurrentformofglobalization,citiesaroundtheworldaremovingtogetherintoanewandhazardousenvironment.Morecitieshavenowbecomestrategicandindependentlinchpinsintheglobaleconomy.Disrupteconomiclifeinanyonemajorcityandshockwavescircletheearthalmostinstantly.However,tosustainconsumerconfidencewhichunderliestheglobaleconomy,muchinformationthatmightgenerateseriousdoubtabouttheworld'sfuturehasnotbeentabledforgeneralpublicconsideration.Whilethenewhazardofglobalterrorismforcestherevealofthereality,globalistsarefacingseverechallengesincludingthepsychologicalimpact.Theauthordrawsananalogyoftheindustrializationin19thcenturyandproposesmanyofthechangesthatareneededtoreducethevulnerabilityofcities.