Globalization and urbanization : the global urban ecosystem /

This innovative book sees contemporary urban settlement as the new human ecosystems defining people's lives across the planet. Just as so-called natural ecosystems have defined our view of the symbiosis between humans and their environments, James H. Spencer argues that it is an urban ecosystem...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Spencer, James H., 1967-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2015]
Colección:Globalization (Lanham, Md.)
Temas:
Urban ecology (Sociology) > Cross-cultural studies.
Urbanization > Cross-cultural studies.
Urban policy > Cross-cultural studies.
Cities and towns > Cross-cultural studies.
Globalization > Cross-cultural studies.
Écologie urbaine > Études transculturelles.
Urbanisation > Études transculturelles.
Politique urbaine > Études transculturelles.
Villes > Études transculturelles.
Mondialisation > Études transculturelles.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Cities and towns
Globalization
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Urban policy
Urbanization
Cross-cultural studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • "For-all-timers": New York City's empire state of mind
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