Global urban growth a reference handbook /

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主要作者: Williams, Donald C., 1962-
企業作者: ebrary, Inc
格式: 電子 電子書
語言:英语
出版: Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2012.
叢編:Contemporary world issues.
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245 1 0 |a Global urban growth  |h [electronic resource] :  |b a reference handbook /  |c Donald C. Williams. 
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300 |a xv, 311 p. 
490 1 |a Contemporary world issues 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Preface -- Global urban growth -- Urban growth pressures and sprawl in America -- Background to the current crisis : land resources and public policy in America historic evolution of urban land use in America -- The contemporary phenomenon of urban sprawl : costs and consequences -- Making better use of the land : the debate over controlling urban sprawl -- Containing sprawl through local zoning -- State-wide prescriptions for sprawl -- Preserving rural lands from urban sprawl -- Fighting sprawl by reclaiming central cities -- Improving life in the suburbs -- Recent trends in the debate over sprawl -- The smart growth movement -- The property rights challenge -- Federal smart growth initiatives -- New trends in urban growth -- References -- Urban growth around the world -- Urban growth in the developed world -- Western Europe -- Eastern Europe and Russia -- Future directions for Europe and Russia -- Japan and East Asia -- Canada -- Urban growth in the developing world -- Urbanization in historical perspective -- Cities of the developing world today -- Life in the slums -- Growth and evolution of slums -- Latin America -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- Middle East -- South Asia -- Southeast Asia -- China -- Future directions in the developing world -- What can be done about slums? -- Turning to the international community -- Private sector solutions to slums -- References -- Chronology -- Biographical sketches. 
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650 0 |a Cities and towns  |x Growth. 
650 0 |a Cities and towns  |z Developing countries. 
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