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Cities transformed [[electronic resource] ] : demographic change and its implications in the developing world / / Panel on Urban Population Dynamics, Mark R. Montgomery .. [et al.], editors ; Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
| Cities transformed [[electronic resource] ] : demographic change and its implications in the developing world / / Panel on Urban Population Dynamics, Mark R. Montgomery .. [et al.], editors ; Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (551 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.6091724 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MontgomeryMark <1953-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - Developing countries - Growth
Demographic transition - Developing countries |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-309-51148-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Front Matter""; ""Pravin Visaria (1937-2001)""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Why Location Matters""; ""3 Urban Population Change: A Sketch""; ""4 Urban Population Dynamics: Models, Measures, and Forecasts""; ""5 Diversity and Inequality""; ""6 Fertility and Reproductive Health""; ""7 Mortality and Morbidity: Is City Life Good for Your Health?""; ""8 The Urban Economy Transformed""; ""9 The Challenge of Urban Governance""; ""10 Looking Ahead""; ""References""; ""Appendices""; ""A Concepts and Definitions of Metropolitan Regions""
""B Mathematical Derivations""""C Linking DHS Surveys to United Nations City Data""; ""D United Nations Estimates and Projections""; ""E Measuring Relative Poverty with DHS Data""; ""F Recommendations for the Demographic and Health Surveys""; ""Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff""; ""Index""; ""The Committee on Population"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456202903321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cities transformed [[electronic resource] ] : demographic change and its implications in the developing world / / Panel on Urban Population Dynamics, Mark R. Montgomery .. [et al.], editors ; Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
| Cities transformed [[electronic resource] ] : demographic change and its implications in the developing world / / Panel on Urban Population Dynamics, Mark R. Montgomery .. [et al.], editors ; Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (551 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.6091724 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MontgomeryMark <1953-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - Developing countries - Growth
Demographic transition - Developing countries |
| ISBN |
0-309-16805-8
0-309-51148-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Front Matter""; ""Pravin Visaria (1937-2001)""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Why Location Matters""; ""3 Urban Population Change: A Sketch""; ""4 Urban Population Dynamics: Models, Measures, and Forecasts""; ""5 Diversity and Inequality""; ""6 Fertility and Reproductive Health""; ""7 Mortality and Morbidity: Is City Life Good for Your Health?""; ""8 The Urban Economy Transformed""; ""9 The Challenge of Urban Governance""; ""10 Looking Ahead""; ""References""; ""Appendices""; ""A Concepts and Definitions of Metropolitan Regions""
""B Mathematical Derivations""""C Linking DHS Surveys to United Nations City Data""; ""D United Nations Estimates and Projections""; ""E Measuring Relative Poverty with DHS Data""; ""F Recommendations for the Demographic and Health Surveys""; ""Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff""; ""Index""; ""The Committee on Population"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780273503321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cities transformed : demographic change and its implications in the developing world / / Panel on Urban Population Dynamics, Mark R. Montgomery .. [et al.], editors ; Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council
| Cities transformed : demographic change and its implications in the developing world / / Panel on Urban Population Dynamics, Mark R. Montgomery .. [et al.], editors ; Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (551 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.6091724 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MontgomeryMark <1953-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - Developing countries - Growth
Demographic transition - Developing countries |
| ISBN |
0-309-16805-8
0-309-51148-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Front Matter""; ""Pravin Visaria (1937-2001)""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Why Location Matters""; ""3 Urban Population Change: A Sketch""; ""4 Urban Population Dynamics: Models, Measures, and Forecasts""; ""5 Diversity and Inequality""; ""6 Fertility and Reproductive Health""; ""7 Mortality and Morbidity: Is City Life Good for Your Health?""; ""8 The Urban Economy Transformed""; ""9 The Challenge of Urban Governance""; ""10 Looking Ahead""; ""References""; ""Appendices""; ""A Concepts and Definitions of Metropolitan Regions""
""B Mathematical Derivations""""C Linking DHS Surveys to United Nations City Data""; ""D United Nations Estimates and Projections""; ""E Measuring Relative Poverty with DHS Data""; ""F Recommendations for the Demographic and Health Surveys""; ""Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff""; ""Index""; ""The Committee on Population"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826235203321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Incomplete urbanism [[electronic resource] ] : a critical urban strategy for emerging economies / / William S.W. Lim
| Incomplete urbanism [[electronic resource] ] : a critical urban strategy for emerging economies / / William S.W. Lim |
| Autore | Lim William Siew Wai <1932-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (144 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.1416 |
| Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - Philosophy
Sociology, Urban - Developing countries Sustainable architecture - Developing countries City planning - Developing countries Cities and towns - Developing countries - Growth |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 981-4383-87-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABOUT ASIAN URBAN LAB/ AUTHOR/ DESIGNER/ PUBLISHER; FOREWORD; NOTES; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I IMPACT OF NEW WORLD ORDER; 1. GLOBAL FINANCIAL TURMOIL AND CAPITAL SURPLUS; 2. NEW POWER BALANCE; 3. CLIMATIC CRISIS AND SUSTAINABILITY; POPULATION GROWTH, POVERTY AND SUSTAINABILITY; CHALLENGES TO RICH COUNTRIES; OUT OF THE POVERTY TRAP; 4. NEW KNOWLEDGE AND VALUE CHANGE; PART II INCOMPLETE URBANISM; 1. PRESENT URBAN THEORIES; MODERN MOVEMENT; INTERNATIONAL STYLE; CONTESTATION; ICONICITY; ICON MYTH; CULTURE OF GREED; ARCHITECTURE WITH NATIONAL CHARACTERISTIC
2. CURRENT URBAN CHALLENGES POST-PLANNING; ECO-CITY SYNDROME; OPEN CITY AND CONTEMPORARINESS; 3. RESETTING THE MODERNIST PAST; RESETTING HISTORIOGRAPHY; BEYOND RESETTING THE MODERNIST PAST; DEMOCRACY; HUMAN RIGHTS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MODEL; 4. SUSTAINABLE CITIES; INCREMENTAL ACTIONS NOT ENOUGH; WATER SUPPLY; AIR POLLUTION; RECYCLING; URBAN AGRICULTURE; NEW BUILDINGS AND RETROFITTING; GLOCAL SUSTAINABILITY; CREATIVE, CRITICAL AND VIBRANT; CREATIVE; CRITICAL; VIBRANT; 5. A CRITICAL URBAN STRATEGY; DEFINING INCOMPLETE URBANISM; REGULATING PLOT RATIO WITH SIZEABLE ZONES INTENSIFYING EXISTING CITIES APPLYING INCREMENTAL INSTRUMENTS; IMPLEMENTING INCOMPLETE URBANISM; TALL BUILDINGS; URBAN FORMS; TRANSPORT; CHAOS AND VIBRANCY; ETHICS AND SPATIAL JUSTICE; PART III CHALLENGES OF EMERGING ECONOMIES; 1. MULTIPLE MODERNITIES AND LOCALISM; NATION-STATE; RELATIVE TRUTH; 2. SPATIAL JUSTICE AND THE CITY; TENANCY RIGHT; HOUSING FOR LOW-INCOME; SAFEGUARDING THE COMMONS; 3. STATE CAPITALISM AND SOCIAL JUSTICE; 4. UNFOLDING MULTI-ARCHITECTURAL IDENTITIES; CENTRE IS A VOID; HIGH DENSITY CITYSCAPE; SIMULTANEOUS MODERNITIES; BROKEN MODERNISM; EPILOGUE CONCEPTUAL DIVERGENCE OF CULTURAL VALUES AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEMAND FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE BEYOND POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES; URBAN PUBLIC HOUSING IN EMERGING ECONOMIES; SHARON SIDDIQUE; TALL BUILDINGS; URBAN FORMS; TRANSPORT; CHAOS AND VIBRANCY; ETHICS AND SPATIAL JUSTICE; RANDOLF S. DAVID; ENDNOTES; WORKS CITED; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463469603321 |
Lim William Siew Wai <1932->
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| Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Incomplete urbanism [[electronic resource] ] : a critical urban strategy for emerging economies / / William S.W. Lim
| Incomplete urbanism [[electronic resource] ] : a critical urban strategy for emerging economies / / William S.W. Lim |
| Autore | Lim William Siew Wai <1932-2023.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (144 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.1416 |
| Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - Philosophy
Sociology, Urban - Developing countries Sustainable architecture - Developing countries City planning - Developing countries Cities and towns - Developing countries - Growth |
| ISBN | 981-4383-87-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABOUT ASIAN URBAN LAB/ AUTHOR/ DESIGNER/ PUBLISHER; FOREWORD; NOTES; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I IMPACT OF NEW WORLD ORDER; 1. GLOBAL FINANCIAL TURMOIL AND CAPITAL SURPLUS; 2. NEW POWER BALANCE; 3. CLIMATIC CRISIS AND SUSTAINABILITY; POPULATION GROWTH, POVERTY AND SUSTAINABILITY; CHALLENGES TO RICH COUNTRIES; OUT OF THE POVERTY TRAP; 4. NEW KNOWLEDGE AND VALUE CHANGE; PART II INCOMPLETE URBANISM; 1. PRESENT URBAN THEORIES; MODERN MOVEMENT; INTERNATIONAL STYLE; CONTESTATION; ICONICITY; ICON MYTH; CULTURE OF GREED; ARCHITECTURE WITH NATIONAL CHARACTERISTIC
2. CURRENT URBAN CHALLENGES POST-PLANNING; ECO-CITY SYNDROME; OPEN CITY AND CONTEMPORARINESS; 3. RESETTING THE MODERNIST PAST; RESETTING HISTORIOGRAPHY; BEYOND RESETTING THE MODERNIST PAST; DEMOCRACY; HUMAN RIGHTS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MODEL; 4. SUSTAINABLE CITIES; INCREMENTAL ACTIONS NOT ENOUGH; WATER SUPPLY; AIR POLLUTION; RECYCLING; URBAN AGRICULTURE; NEW BUILDINGS AND RETROFITTING; GLOCAL SUSTAINABILITY; CREATIVE, CRITICAL AND VIBRANT; CREATIVE; CRITICAL; VIBRANT; 5. A CRITICAL URBAN STRATEGY; DEFINING INCOMPLETE URBANISM; REGULATING PLOT RATIO WITH SIZEABLE ZONES INTENSIFYING EXISTING CITIES APPLYING INCREMENTAL INSTRUMENTS; IMPLEMENTING INCOMPLETE URBANISM; TALL BUILDINGS; URBAN FORMS; TRANSPORT; CHAOS AND VIBRANCY; ETHICS AND SPATIAL JUSTICE; PART III CHALLENGES OF EMERGING ECONOMIES; 1. MULTIPLE MODERNITIES AND LOCALISM; NATION-STATE; RELATIVE TRUTH; 2. SPATIAL JUSTICE AND THE CITY; TENANCY RIGHT; HOUSING FOR LOW-INCOME; SAFEGUARDING THE COMMONS; 3. STATE CAPITALISM AND SOCIAL JUSTICE; 4. UNFOLDING MULTI-ARCHITECTURAL IDENTITIES; CENTRE IS A VOID; HIGH DENSITY CITYSCAPE; SIMULTANEOUS MODERNITIES; BROKEN MODERNISM; EPILOGUE CONCEPTUAL DIVERGENCE OF CULTURAL VALUES AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEMAND FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE BEYOND POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES; URBAN PUBLIC HOUSING IN EMERGING ECONOMIES; SHARON SIDDIQUE; TALL BUILDINGS; URBAN FORMS; TRANSPORT; CHAOS AND VIBRANCY; ETHICS AND SPATIAL JUSTICE; RANDOLF S. DAVID; ENDNOTES; WORKS CITED; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788432503321 |
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Lim William Siew Wai <1932-2023.>
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| Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Incomplete urbanism : a critical urban strategy for emerging economies / / William S.W. Lim
| Incomplete urbanism : a critical urban strategy for emerging economies / / William S.W. Lim |
| Autore | Lim William Siew Wai <1932-2023.> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (144 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.1416 |
| Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - Philosophy
Sociology, Urban - Developing countries Sustainable architecture - Developing countries City planning - Developing countries Cities and towns - Developing countries - Growth |
| ISBN | 981-4383-87-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABOUT ASIAN URBAN LAB/ AUTHOR/ DESIGNER/ PUBLISHER; FOREWORD; NOTES; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I IMPACT OF NEW WORLD ORDER; 1. GLOBAL FINANCIAL TURMOIL AND CAPITAL SURPLUS; 2. NEW POWER BALANCE; 3. CLIMATIC CRISIS AND SUSTAINABILITY; POPULATION GROWTH, POVERTY AND SUSTAINABILITY; CHALLENGES TO RICH COUNTRIES; OUT OF THE POVERTY TRAP; 4. NEW KNOWLEDGE AND VALUE CHANGE; PART II INCOMPLETE URBANISM; 1. PRESENT URBAN THEORIES; MODERN MOVEMENT; INTERNATIONAL STYLE; CONTESTATION; ICONICITY; ICON MYTH; CULTURE OF GREED; ARCHITECTURE WITH NATIONAL CHARACTERISTIC
2. CURRENT URBAN CHALLENGES POST-PLANNING; ECO-CITY SYNDROME; OPEN CITY AND CONTEMPORARINESS; 3. RESETTING THE MODERNIST PAST; RESETTING HISTORIOGRAPHY; BEYOND RESETTING THE MODERNIST PAST; DEMOCRACY; HUMAN RIGHTS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MODEL; 4. SUSTAINABLE CITIES; INCREMENTAL ACTIONS NOT ENOUGH; WATER SUPPLY; AIR POLLUTION; RECYCLING; URBAN AGRICULTURE; NEW BUILDINGS AND RETROFITTING; GLOCAL SUSTAINABILITY; CREATIVE, CRITICAL AND VIBRANT; CREATIVE; CRITICAL; VIBRANT; 5. A CRITICAL URBAN STRATEGY; DEFINING INCOMPLETE URBANISM; REGULATING PLOT RATIO WITH SIZEABLE ZONES INTENSIFYING EXISTING CITIES APPLYING INCREMENTAL INSTRUMENTS; IMPLEMENTING INCOMPLETE URBANISM; TALL BUILDINGS; URBAN FORMS; TRANSPORT; CHAOS AND VIBRANCY; ETHICS AND SPATIAL JUSTICE; PART III CHALLENGES OF EMERGING ECONOMIES; 1. MULTIPLE MODERNITIES AND LOCALISM; NATION-STATE; RELATIVE TRUTH; 2. SPATIAL JUSTICE AND THE CITY; TENANCY RIGHT; HOUSING FOR LOW-INCOME; SAFEGUARDING THE COMMONS; 3. STATE CAPITALISM AND SOCIAL JUSTICE; 4. UNFOLDING MULTI-ARCHITECTURAL IDENTITIES; CENTRE IS A VOID; HIGH DENSITY CITYSCAPE; SIMULTANEOUS MODERNITIES; BROKEN MODERNISM; EPILOGUE CONCEPTUAL DIVERGENCE OF CULTURAL VALUES AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEMAND FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE BEYOND POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES; URBAN PUBLIC HOUSING IN EMERGING ECONOMIES; SHARON SIDDIQUE; TALL BUILDINGS; URBAN FORMS; TRANSPORT; CHAOS AND VIBRANCY; ETHICS AND SPATIAL JUSTICE; RANDOLF S. DAVID; ENDNOTES; WORKS CITED; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824606803321 |
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Lim William Siew Wai <1932-2023.>
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| Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Meeting the challenges of megacities in the developing world [[electronic resource] ] : a collection of working papers
| Meeting the challenges of megacities in the developing world [[electronic resource] ] : a collection of working papers |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.], : National Research Council, 1996 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (123 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - Developing countries - Growth
City planning - Developing countries Labor market - Developing countries Municipal water supply - Developing countries - Planning Sewerage - Developing countries - Planning Urban transportation - Developing countries - Planning |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-21065-6
9786610210657 0-309-56891-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456017903321 |
| [Washington, D.C.], : National Research Council, 1996 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Meeting the challenges of megacities in the developing world : a collection of working papers
| Meeting the challenges of megacities in the developing world : a collection of working papers |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : National Research Council, , 1996 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (123 pages) |
| Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - Developing countries - Growth
City planning - Developing countries Labor market - Developing countries Municipal water supply - Developing countries - Planning Sewerage - Developing countries - Planning Urban transportation - Developing countries - Planning |
| ISBN |
1-280-21065-6
9786610210657 0-309-56891-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778665603321 |
| [Washington, D.C.] : , : National Research Council, , 1996 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Meeting the challenges of megacities in the developing world : a collection of working papers
| Meeting the challenges of megacities in the developing world : a collection of working papers |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : National Research Council, , 1996 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (123 pages) |
| Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - Developing countries - Growth
City planning - Developing countries Labor market - Developing countries Municipal water supply - Developing countries - Planning Sewerage - Developing countries - Planning Urban transportation - Developing countries - Planning |
| ISBN |
1-280-21065-6
9786610210657 0-309-56891-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812599803321 |
| [Washington, D.C.] : , : National Research Council, , 1996 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Megacities [[electronic resource] ] : the politics of urban exclusion and violence in the global south / / edited by Kees Koonings and Dirk Kruijt
| Megacities [[electronic resource] ] : the politics of urban exclusion and violence in the global south / / edited by Kees Koonings and Dirk Kruijt |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Zed Books, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.764 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
KooningsKees
KruijtDirk |
| Soggetto topico |
Urban poor - Developing countries
Urban poor - Southern Hemisphere Marginality, Social - Developing countries Marginality, Social - Southern Hemisphere Urban violence - Developing countries Urban violence - Southern Hemisphere Cities and towns - Developing countries - Growth Cities and towns - Southern Hemisphere - Growth Urbanization - Southern Hemisphere Urbanization - Developing countries |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-84813-731-1
1-282-47307-7 9786612473074 1-84813-490-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Prelims; Introduction; 1 - The rise of megacities and the urbanization of informality, exclusion and violence; PART ONE: The social dynamics of exclusion and violence in megacities; 2 - From popular movements to drug gangs to militias: an anatomy of violence in Rio de Janeiro; 3 - Megacity's violence and its consequences in Rio de Janeiro; 4 - Coping with urban violence: state and community responses to crime and insecurity in Guayaquil, Ecuador; 5 - Middle Eastern megacities: social exclusion, popular movements and the quiet encroachment of the urban poor
PART TWO: Political and policy dimensions of urban exclusion and violence6 - Urban governance and the paradox of conflict; 7 - Shoot the citizen, save the customer: participatory budgeting and bare citizenship in Porto Alegre, Brazil; 8 - Crisis of the state, violence in the city; 9 - Urban exclusion and the (false) assumptions of spatial policy reform in South Africa; Conclusions: governing exclusion and violence in megacities; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457226503321 |
| London ; ; New York, : Zed Books, 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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