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UNINA9910783948103321 |
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Autore |
Clark David <1946-> |
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Titolo |
Urban world/global city / / David Clark |
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London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
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©2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-35962-4 |
1-280-05199-X |
0-203-01519-3 |
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Edizione |
[Second edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (243 p.) |
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Classificazione |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cities and towns |
Urbanization |
Sociology, Urban |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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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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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of plates; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Preface; Global patterns and perspectives; Urban populations and places; Urban growth and urbanisation: historical patterns; Urban development as a global phenomenon; Socio-economic consequences of global urban development; Urban culture and global urban society; World cities; The future urban world; Urban sources, definitions and data; References; Index; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book identifies and accounts for the characteristics of the contemporary city and of urban society. It analyses the distribution and growth of settlements and explores the social and behavioral characteristics of urban living. |
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