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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Detalles Bibliográficos
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
Temas:
Human geography.
Geophysics.
Sustainability.
Human Geography.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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