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UNINA9910465133703321 |
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Titolo |
Asian and Pacific cities : development patterns / / edited by Ian Shirley and Carol Neill |
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Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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0-203-09613-4 |
1-299-31950-5 |
1-136-21714-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (316 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge advances in Asia-Pacific studies ; ; 16 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cities and towns - Asia - Growth |
Cities and towns - Oceania - Growth |
Cities and towns - Pacific Area - Growth |
Electronic books. |
Asia Geography Case studies |
Oceania Geography Case studies |
Pacific Area Geography Case studies |
Asia Social conditions Case studies |
Oceania Social conditions Case studies |
Pacific Area Social conditions Case studies |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--Title page verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: Asia and the Pacific / Ian Shirley & Carol Neill -- Part I. Asia -- Vietnam : Hochiminh / Nguyen Minh Hoa & Son Thanh Tung -- Thailand : Bangkok / Apiwat Ratanawaraha -- Singapore : Singapore / Ooi Giok Ling & Kog Yue Choong -- Philippines : Manila / Francisco Magno, Miguel Puzon & Annabelle Verdote -- Malaysia : Kuala Lumpur / Er Ah Choy, Katiman Rostam, Abd. Rahim Md. Nor & Melasutra Md Dali -- Japan : Tokyo / Emiko Kakiuchi -- Indonesia : Jakarta / Haryo Winarso & Yudi Saptono -- India : Mumbai / Sujata Patel -- India : Pune / Rajeshwari Deshpande -- China : Shanghai / Lingyan Qu, Tianjiao Chu & Ian Shirley -- Part II. Pacific/Oceania -- Samoa : Apia / Fonoti |
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Lafita'i I. Fuata'i -- New Zealand : Auckland / Carol Neill & Ian Shirley -- Fiji : Suva / Biman Chand Prasad & Manoranjan Mohanty -- Australia : Melbourne / Paul James & Andy Scerri -- Part III. Pacific Rim -- Mexico : Guadalajara / Carlos Barba Solano, Benjamín Chapa García, Elena de la Paz Hernández Águila, Roberto Hernández Hernández & Ofelia Woo Morales -- Chile : Santiago / Manuel Tironi, Valentina Pozo & Mattia G. Barbera -- Conclusion: The World's Experimental Laboratories / Ian Shirley & Carol Neill. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The cities of Asia and the Pacific are at the epicentre of development in what is arguably, the most populous, culturally distinctive, and economically powerful region in the world. 16 major cities such as Tokyo, Shanghai, Manila, Jakarta, Bangkok, Singapore, Auckland, Kuala Lumpur and Santiago, located in countries as diverse as Mexico and Vietnam, Samoa and India, China and Australia, exemplify the changing patterns of development across this vast region of the world.By tracking economic and social trends the contributors to this collection reveal how a wide range of political and |
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