Divided Cities.

Based on the influential Oxford Amnesty Lectures, this volume examines the forces shaping urbanization today and the divisions that threaten the world's cities. It consists of essays by eight leading urban thinkers and practitioners. Many contemporary issues are addressed, including the impact...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Scholar, Richard
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, UK, 2006.
Colección:Oxford Amnesty Lectures 2003.
Temas:
Cities and towns.
Sociology, Urban.
Human rights.
Villes.
Sociologie urbaine.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
cities.
urban sociology.
Cities and towns
Human rights
Sociology, Urban
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Based on the influential Oxford Amnesty Lectures, this volume examines the forces shaping urbanization today and the divisions that threaten the world's cities. It consists of essays by eight leading urban thinkers and practitioners. Many contemporary issues are addressed, including the impact of globalization and migration on cities, the consequences of the 'war on terror' for urban policing tactics, the new development paradigm being adopted by international institutions in the. developing world, the challenges facing urban planners in the developed world, and the suffering of the homeless.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (239 pages)
ISBN:9780191513138
019151313X

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