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Megacities Our Global Urban Future /

As urbanization continues, and even accelerates, scientists estimate that by 2015 the world will have up to 60 'megacities' - urban areas with more than five million inhabitants. With the irresistible economic attractions of urban centers, particularly in developing countries, making the i...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Kraas, Frauke (Editor ), Aggarwal, Surinder (Editor ), Coy, Martin (Editor ), Mertins, Günter (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Colección:International Year of Planet Earth
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo

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505 0 |a Preface -- Megacities and Global Change -- Megacities and Climate Change: Early Adapters, Mainstream Adapters, and Capacities -- Underground cities -- Water quality and socio-ecological vulnerability regarding urban development in selected case studies of megacity Guangzhou, China -- Rice for the Megacity. Dhaka's food supply between global risks and local vulnerabilities -- Land development strategies in megacities: Guiding land use and land rights in the context of urban sprawl and informality -- The influence of foreign direct investment on land use changes and regional planning in developing- World megacities: a Bangalore case study -- Inner-city development in megacities between degradation and renewal. The case of Sao Paulo case study -- Agile Firm Organisation and Upgrading in the Greater Pearl River Delta -- Linking Global Change, National Development Goals, Urbanization and International Migration in China: The Example of African Migrants in Guangzhou and Foshan -- "Phobopolis": Violence, fear and socio-political fragmentation of the space in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- Dar es Salaam, megacity of tomorrow - informal urban expansion and the provision of technical infrastructure -- Bus Rapid Transit: the answer to transport problems in megacities? The example of TransMilenio (Bogotá / Colombia) -- Governance in Megacities: Experiences, Challenges, and Implications for International Cooperation -- Managing the Metropolis - Planning in New York City -- E-Governance Initiatives in India; Case Studies from Hyderabad and Bangalore. 
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