The Global Cities : Urban Environments in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and China /

Over the past four decades, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and key urban regions of China have emerged as global cities - in financial, political, cultural, environmental, and demographic terms. In this book, Robert Gottlieb and Simon Ng trace the global emergence of these urban areas and compare their res...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gottlieb, Robert, 1944- (Autor), Ng, Simon Ka-Wing (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Sustainable urban development.
Environmental policy.
Economic development > Environmental aspects.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > Chine.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > Chine > Hongkong.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > Californie > Los Angeles.
Urbanisme durable > Chine.
Urbanisme durable > Chine > Hongkong.
Urbanisme durable > Californie > Los Angeles.
Developpement economique > Aspect de l'environnement > Chine.
Developpement economique > Aspect de l'environnement > Chine > Hongkong.
Developpement economique > Aspect de l'environnement > Californie > Los Angeles.
Environmental policy > China.
Environmental policy > China > Hong Kong.
Environmental policy > California > Los Angeles.
Sustainable urban development > China.
Sustainable urban development > China > Hong Kong.
Sustainable urban development > California > Los Angeles.
Economic development > Environmental aspects > China.
Economic development > Environmental aspects > China > Hong Kong.
Economic development > Environmental aspects > California > Los Angeles.
China > Hong Kong.
China.
California > Los Angeles.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; Maps; 1 Moving Forward Together: An Introduction; Global City Connections; World Cities/Global Regions; Development and Change: Los Angeles; Development and Change: Hong Kong; The Connection to China; Comparisons and Contrasts; Regional Geographies; The Structure of the Book; 2 The Global Goods Movement System; A Doll's Journey; The Goods Movement System; Impacts; The Connection to China; Strategies for Change; 3 Breathing Air; Selling Air; Discovering Air Pollution; Sources and Impacts; The Connection to China; Strategies for Change; 4 Water for the City.
  • Along the RiverWater Supply; Water Quality ; The Connection to China; Strategies for Change; 5 The Food Environment; Tyson, Chicken Paws, and School Food; Growing Food ; Food Retail ; Eating Food; The Connection to China; Strategies for Change; 6 Transportation in the City; Crossing Streets; Evolving Systems; Impacts ; The Connection to China; Strategies for Change; 7 Spaces of the City; Occupying Spaces; Evolving Spaces; Privatizing Spaces ; Streets and Sidewalk Spaces ; Water Spaces ; The Connection to China; Strategies for Change; 8 Social Movements and Policy Change; Making Change Happen.

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