The end of Western hegemony will impact on the way that we deal with urban forms

摘要

The world is changing and some of the past certainties, it seems, no longer exist. America's economic woes and Europe's anticipated double dip exemplify the fears of the future in the Western hemisphere. Similarly, a mere 30 years after the break-up of the Soviet Union, foreign policy expert Ian Bremmer has written of 'Russia's insecurity complex'. On the other hand, India continues its miraculous economic transformation and China appears to be in the ascendant. It is clear that the old post-war consensus is being stretched to breaking point.