Global urban growth : a reference handbook / / Donald C. Williams

• Autore: Williams Donald C. <1962->
• Pubblicazione: Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, , c2012; New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2023
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 311 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 307.7609172/4
• Soggetto topico: Cities and towns - Growth; Cities and towns - Developing countries; Urbanization
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Global urban growth
• ISBN: 979-84-00-65788-7; 979-82-16-09068-7; 1-280-49681-9; 9786613592040; 1-59884-442-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826321703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Contemporary world issues.