Sustaining cities : urban policies, practices, and perceptions /

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Sustaining Cities spotlights metropolitan and smaller centers in light of globalization and its aftermaths to discover what has happened to them in the wake of the global economic recession. Its nine essays look at such diverse topics as globalization and agriculture, public policies in modern citie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Krause, Linda
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, ©2013.
Colección:New directions in international studies.
Temas:
City planning > Environmental aspects.
Cities and towns > Growth.
Sociology, Urban.
Villes > Croissance.
Sociologie urbaine.
urban sprawl.
suburban growth.
urban sociology.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Regional Planning.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Sustaining Cities spotlights metropolitan and smaller centers in light of globalization and its aftermaths to discover what has happened to them in the wake of the global economic recession. Its nine essays look at such diverse topics as globalization and agriculture, public policies in modern cities, and corporate support in urban areas. Contributors examine how urban planners, architects, novelists, and filmmakers tap the unique and complex character of cities in response to economic, enviro.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813554174
0813554179

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