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Global urban growth [[electronic resource] ] : a reference handbook / / Donald C. Williams
| Global urban growth [[electronic resource] ] : a reference handbook / / Donald C. Williams |
| Autore | Williams Donald C. <1962-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Barbara, Calif., : ABC-CLIO, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.7609172/4 |
| Collana | Contemporary world issues |
| Soggetto topico |
Urbanization
Cities and towns - Growth Cities and towns - Developing countries |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-49681-9
9786613592040 1-59884-442-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461952303321 |
Williams Donald C. <1962->
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| Santa Barbara, Calif., : ABC-CLIO, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Global urban growth : a reference handbook / / Donald C. Williams
| Global urban growth : a reference handbook / / Donald C. Williams |
| Autore | Williams Donald C. <1962-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, , c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 311 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 307.7609172/4 |
| Collana | Contemporary world issues |
| Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - Growth
Cities and towns - Developing countries Urbanization |
| 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 | eng |
| 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789958003321 |
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Williams Donald C. <1962->
|
||
| Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, , c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Global urban growth : a reference handbook / / Donald C. Williams
| Global urban growth : a reference handbook / / Donald C. Williams |
| Autore | Williams Donald C. <1962-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, , c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 311 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 307.7609172/4 |
| Collana | Contemporary world issues |
| Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - Growth
Cities and towns - Developing countries Urbanization |
| 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 | eng |
| 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826321703321 |
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Williams Donald C. <1962->
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| Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, , c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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