The New Century of the Metropolis : Urban Enclaves and Orientalism.

The problems created by metropolitanization have become increasingly apparent. Attempts to limit growth, disperse populations and plan neighbourhoods have been largely unsuccessful. Strategies are needed to improve the world's major cities in the twenty-first century. Tom Angotti is fundamental...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2012.
Temas:
City planning.
Economic development > Social aspects.
Urbanization.
Urbanization
Urbanisation.
urbanization.
City planning
Economic development > Social aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • The New Century of the Metropolis: Urban Enclaves and Orientalism
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Part I Urban Fallacies
  • Chapter 1 The Metropolis in the Twenty-First Century: Problem or Solution?
  • Chapter 2 Urban Orientalism, Planning and the Metropolis of "The Others"
  • Chapter 3 Urban and Rural Dependencies and Divides
  • Part II Enclaves and Orientalisms
  • Chapter 4 Last Chance for the UrbanVillage?: The Urban-Rural Divide and Food Sovereignty in India
  • Chapter 5 Orientalist Roots: Palestine and the Israeli Metropolis
  • Chapter 6 Lessons from Twentieth Century Socialism: The USSR and China
  • Chapter 7 The Free-Market Metropolis and Enclave Urbanism
  • Chapter 8 Latin America: Enclaves, Orientalism and Alternatives
  • Part III Looking Ahead
  • Chapter 9 New Century, New Ways of Planning
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index.

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