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Global Urban Growth: A Reference Handbook
Donald C. Williams Ph.d.
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Description for Global Urban Growth: A Reference Handbook
Hardback. This book examines the rapid expansion of urban areas worldwide, especially within the previous 50 years, identifying the factors that have contributed to this phenomenon and exploring its many consequences. Series: Contemporary World Issues. Num Pages: 311 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTF; JPA; KCG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 617.
This book examines the rapid expansion of urban areas worldwide, especially within the previous 50 years, identifying the factors that have contributed to this phenomenon and exploring its many consequences. Global Urban Growth: A Reference Handbook examines urbanization and the challenges associated with rapid urban growth and urban sprawl from a truly global perspective, rather than presenting only a limited exploration of the subject by addressing a single city, country, or region. Investigating urbanization and related policy challenges as both a general phenomenon of all modern societies and one that varies greatly in different regions of the world, ... Read more
This book examines the rapid expansion of urban areas worldwide, especially within the previous 50 years, identifying the factors that have contributed to this phenomenon and exploring its many consequences. Global Urban Growth: A Reference Handbook examines urbanization and the challenges associated with rapid urban growth and urban sprawl from a truly global perspective, rather than presenting only a limited exploration of the subject by addressing a single city, country, or region. Investigating urbanization and related policy challenges as both a general phenomenon of all modern societies and one that varies greatly in different regions of the world, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
311
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary World Issues
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781598844412
SKU
V9781598844412
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About Donald C. Williams Ph.d.
Donald C. Williams is professor of political science at Western New England University in Springfield, MA.
Reviews for Global Urban Growth: A Reference Handbook
This work succeeds in laying a foundation for understanding the problems of rapid urbanization and attempts by international and governmental agencies to control growth. Intended for audiences with little or no knowledge about the subject.
ARBA
This one-volume reference work by Williams (Western New England Univ.), an addition to the Contemporary World Issues series, efficiently tackles a broad ... Read more
ARBA
This one-volume reference work by Williams (Western New England Univ.), an addition to the Contemporary World Issues series, efficiently tackles a broad ... Read more