LEADER 03322oam 2200577 a 450 001 9910826321703321 005 20111223145327.0 010 $a979-84-00-65788-7 010 $a979-82-16-09068-7 010 $a1-280-49681-9 010 $a9786613592040 010 $a1-59884-442-3 024 7 $a10.5040/9798400657887 035 $a(OCoLC)815668681 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL6CGU 035 $a(OCoLC)745980469 035 $a(DLC)ABC1598844423 035 $a(CKB)2670000000161392 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000161392 100 $a20111209e20122023 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGlobal urban growth $ea reference handbook /$fDonald C. Williams 210 1$aSanta Barbara, Calif. :$cABC-CLIO,$dc2012. 210 2$aNew York :$cBloomsbury Publishing (US),$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 311 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aContemporary world issues 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59884-441-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreface -- 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 America -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- Middle East -- South Asia -- Southeast Asia -- China -- Future directions in the developing world -- What can be done about slums? -- Turning to the international community -- Private sector solutions to slums -- References -- Chronology -- Biographical sketches. 330 $a This book examines the rapid expansion of urban areas worldwide, especially within the previous 50 years, identifying the factors that have contributed to this phenomenon and exploring its many consequences. 410 0$aContemporary world issues. 606 $aCities and towns$xGrowth 606 $aCities and towns$zDeveloping countries 606 $aUrbanization 615 0$aCities and towns$xGrowth. 615 0$aCities and towns 615 0$aUrbanization. 676 $a307.7609172/4 700 $aWilliams$b Donald C.$f1962-$01712401 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910826321703321 996 $aGlobal urban growth$94104503 997 $aUNINA