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UNINA9910826321703321 |
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Williams Donald C. <1962-> |
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Global urban growth : a reference handbook / / Donald C. Williams |
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Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, , c2012 |
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New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2023 |
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979-84-00-65788-7 |
979-82-16-09068-7 |
1-280-49681-9 |
9786613592040 |
1-59884-442-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xv, 311 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Contemporary world issues |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cities and towns - Growth |
Cities and towns - Developing countries |
Urbanization |
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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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Preface -- Global urban growth -- Urban growth pressures and sprawl in America -- Background to the current crisis : land resources and public policy in America historic evolution of urban land use in America -- The contemporary phenomenon of urban sprawl : costs and consequences -- Making better use of the land : the debate over controlling urban sprawl -- Containing sprawl through local zoning -- State-wide prescriptions for sprawl -- Preserving rural lands from urban sprawl -- Fighting sprawl by reclaiming central cities -- Improving life in the suburbs -- Recent trends in the debate over sprawl -- The smart growth movement -- The property rights challenge -- Federal smart growth initiatives -- New trends in urban growth -- References -- Urban growth around the world -- Urban growth in the developed world -- Western Europe -- Eastern Europe and Russia -- Future directions for Europe and Russia -- Japan and East Asia -- Canada -- Urban growth in the developing world -- Urbanization in historical perspective -- Cities of the developing world today -- Life in the slums -- Growth and evolution of slums -- Latin |
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