The American city & county |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, N.Y., : Penton Media |
Disciplina | 301 |
Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - United States
Municipal services - United States Municipal government - United States Cities and towns Municipal government Municipal services |
Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
ISSN | 2161-9123 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996203006103316 |
New York, N.Y., : Penton Media | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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The American city & county |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, N.Y., : Penton Media |
Disciplina | 301 |
Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - United States
Municipal services - United States Municipal government - United States Cities and towns Municipal government Municipal services |
Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
ISSN | 2161-9123 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910143916303321 |
New York, N.Y., : Penton Media | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cities in a globalizing world [[electronic resource] ] : governance, performance and sustainability / / edited by Frannie Léautier |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (148 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.76 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LéautierFrannie |
Collana | WBI learning resources series |
Soggetto topico |
Urban policy
Urban poor Municipal government Municipal services Sustainable development Globalization |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-30525-8
1-280-28225-8 9786610282258 9786610305254 0-8213-6554-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Foreword by François J. Bourguignon; Introduction by Sir Nicholas Stern; 1 Understanding Cities in a Globalizing World; 2 Globalization and Urban Infrastructure; Tables; 3 Globalization and Urban Performance; Figures; Annexes; 4 Urban Performance Profiles: The Impact of Globalization and the Challenge for Africa; 5 Explaining Urban Performance: Globalization and Governance; 6 Explaining Urban Performance: Globalization, Technology, and Scale; 7 Conclusions |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450192903321 |
Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cities in a globalizing world : : governance, performance, and sustainability / / edited by Frannie Leautier |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2006] |
Descrizione fisica | x, 133 pages : illustrations ; ; 27 cm |
Disciplina | 307.76 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LéautierFrannie |
Collana | WBI learning resources series |
Soggetto topico |
Urban policy
Urban poor Municipal government Municipal services Sustainable development Globalization |
ISBN |
1-280-30525-8
1-280-28225-8 9786610282258 9786610305254 0-8213-6554-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Foreword by François J. Bourguignon; Introduction by Sir Nicholas Stern; 1 Understanding Cities in a Globalizing World; 2 Globalization and Urban Infrastructure; Tables; 3 Globalization and Urban Performance; Figures; Annexes; 4 Urban Performance Profiles: The Impact of Globalization and the Challenge for Africa; 5 Explaining Urban Performance: Globalization and Governance; 6 Explaining Urban Performance: Globalization, Technology, and Scale; 7 Conclusions |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783461103321 |
Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2006] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cities in a globalizing world : : governance, performance, and sustainability / / edited by Frannie Leautier |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2006] |
Descrizione fisica | x, 133 pages : illustrations ; ; 27 cm |
Disciplina | 307.76 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LéautierFrannie |
Collana | WBI learning resources series |
Soggetto topico |
Urban policy
Urban poor Municipal government Municipal services Sustainable development Globalization |
ISBN |
1-280-30525-8
1-280-28225-8 9786610282258 9786610305254 0-8213-6554-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Foreword by François J. Bourguignon; Introduction by Sir Nicholas Stern; 1 Understanding Cities in a Globalizing World; 2 Globalization and Urban Infrastructure; Tables; 3 Globalization and Urban Performance; Figures; Annexes; 4 Urban Performance Profiles: The Impact of Globalization and the Challenge for Africa; 5 Explaining Urban Performance: Globalization and Governance; 6 Explaining Urban Performance: Globalization, Technology, and Scale; 7 Conclusions |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823901503321 |
Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2006] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cities in a globalizing world : global report on human settlements 2001 / / United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (376 p.) |
Disciplina | 307.76 |
Soggetto topico |
Human settlements
Urbanization Urban policy Municipal services Urban poor Globalization |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-84977-072-7
1-280-47558-7 9786610475582 1-136-57002-0 600-00-0235-1 1-4175-8299-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Cities in a Globalzing World; Copyright Page; Foreword; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Boxes; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Maps; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Key Issues and Messages; Prologue: Human Settlements in a Globalizing World; Part I: The Development Context: Changes and Challenges; 1. Development Contrasts in Human Settlements; Highlights; Contrasts in urbanization patterns; Contrasts in the wealth of cities; Contrasts in competitiveness; Contrasts in opportunities; Contrasts in local and global priorities
Contrasts within countries and regions Contrasts within urban areas; Uneven Development: Impacts of Information and Communication Technologies on Human Settlements; ICTs and contemporary urbanization: a critical nexus; Challenges for urban analysis; Not the 'death of distance': why the dominant logic of ICT-based development supports urban polarization; New technologies tend to extend the reach of the economically and culturally powerful; Urban polarization and the internet; The internet and the restructuring of US cities ICTs as supports to the restructuring of human settlements: integrating international divisions of labour ICTs, urban polarization and restructuring in developing cities; Cultural and economic biases of the international information marketplace; Bridging the urban digital divide; Human Settlements in a Polarizing World: Poverty and Inequity; Decreases in income and increases in cost of living; The urbanization of poverty; Inequality and polarization; The developing countries; The countries with economies in transition; The industrialized countries; Assessment of trends 2. Urban Impacts of Globalization Globalization, Urban Planning and Democracy; Physical Reflections of Globalization; Inequality and the quartering of urban space; Mobile citadels of wealth and business; The quarter of gentrification; Suburbanization inside and outside the city; The old working class quarter and the immigrant enclave; Abandonment and the new ghetto of exclusion; Walls between the quarters; The debasing of the urban cultural environment; The declining public orientation of the state and the distortions of land use by the market; The residualization of social housing Countervailing Favourable Trends The democratization of decision-making; The advance of knowledge; 3. Framing Normative Policy Platforms; Antecedents and Context; Global Strategy for Shelter to the Year 2000; Human Settlements Policy Issues in United Nations Development Agendas in the 1990's; The focus on poverty and human rights; The emphasis on empowerment and gender equality; United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) (Istanbul, 1996); Innovations; The Istanbul Declaration and Habitat Agenda; Goals and principles; Commitments; Strategies; Evaluation The Habitat Agenda in broader context |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450426203321 |
London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cities in a globalizing world : global report on human settlements 2001 / / United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Earthscan, 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxxviii, 344 p.) : ill |
Disciplina | 307.76 |
Soggetto topico |
Human settlements
Urbanization Urban policy Municipal services Urban poor Globalization |
ISBN |
9781849770729 (e-book)
9781853838064 (pbk.) 1-136-57001-2 1-84977-072-7 1-280-47558-7 9786610475582 1-136-57002-0 600-00-0235-1 1-4175-8299-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prologue: Human Settlements in a Globalizing World -- Part I: The Development Context: Changes and Challenges -- 1. Development Contrasts in Human Settlements -- 2. Urban Impacts of Globalization Globalization, Urban Planning and Democracy -- 3. Framing Normative Policy Platforms -- Part II: Emerging Approaches to Urban Governance and Politics -- 4. The Changing Context and Directions of Urban Governance -- 5. Politics of the Global City: Claiming rights to urban spaces -- Part III: Changes in Housing Finance and Shelter Delivery Systems -- 6. The Developing Countries -- 7. The Countries with Economies in Transition -- 8. The Industrialized Countries -- Part IV: Developments in the Urban Environment and Infrastructure -- 9. Urban Health in the Developing Countries -- 10. Assessments of the Urban Environment: Water Supply and Sanitation Services -- 11. Impacts of Recent Trends on Urban Transport -- 12. Energy Demands and Consumption -- 13. Decentralization and Urban Infrastructure Management Capacity -- Part V: Ensuring Development Prospects -- 14. Building Capacity -- 15. Strengthening Post-disaster Reconstruction of Human Settlements -- Part VI: Building a Common Future -- 16. Adequate Shelter for All -- 17. Sustaining Human Settlement Development: Strategic Foci -- Epilogue: Liveability of Cities in a Globalizing World -- References -- Background Papers -- Part VII: Statistical Annex -- Country Level data -- City Level Data -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783434003321 |
London, : Earthscan, 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cities in a globalizing world : global report on human settlements 2001 / / United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, VA, : Earthscan Publications, 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxxviii, 344 p.) : ill |
Disciplina | 307.76 |
Soggetto topico |
Human settlements
Urbanization Urban policy Municipal services Urban poor Globalization |
ISBN |
9781849770729 (e-book)
9781853838064 (pbk.) 1-136-57001-2 1-84977-072-7 1-280-47558-7 9786610475582 1-136-57002-0 600-00-0235-1 1-4175-8299-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prologue: Human Settlements in a Globalizing World -- Part I: The Development Context: Changes and Challenges -- 1. Development Contrasts in Human Settlements -- 2. Urban Impacts of Globalization Globalization, Urban Planning and Democracy -- 3. Framing Normative Policy Platforms -- Part II: Emerging Approaches to Urban Governance and Politics -- 4. The Changing Context and Directions of Urban Governance -- 5. Politics of the Global City: Claiming rights to urban spaces -- Part III: Changes in Housing Finance and Shelter Delivery Systems -- 6. The Developing Countries -- 7. The Countries with Economies in Transition -- 8. The Industrialized Countries -- Part IV: Developments in the Urban Environment and Infrastructure -- 9. Urban Health in the Developing Countries -- 10. Assessments of the Urban Environment: Water Supply and Sanitation Services -- 11. Impacts of Recent Trends on Urban Transport -- 12. Energy Demands and Consumption -- 13. Decentralization and Urban Infrastructure Management Capacity -- Part V: Ensuring Development Prospects -- 14. Building Capacity -- 15. Strengthening Post-disaster Reconstruction of Human Settlements -- Part VI: Building a Common Future -- 16. Adequate Shelter for All -- 17. Sustaining Human Settlement Development: Strategic Foci -- Epilogue: Liveability of Cities in a Globalizing World -- References -- Background Papers -- Part VII: Statistical Annex -- Country Level data -- City Level Data -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828998503321 |
London ; ; Sterling, VA, : Earthscan Publications, 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Connecting Cities with Macro-economic Concerns : : The Missing Link / / Freire, Mila |
Autore | Freire Mila |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (200 pages) |
Altri autori (Persone) |
PolèseMario <1943->
EcheverriaPamela |
Soggetto topico |
Urban economics
Community development, Urban Urban policy City planning Municipal services Macroeconomics Business |
ISBN |
1-280-08603-3
9786610086030 0-585-48597-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780500003321 |
Freire Mila | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Connecting cities with macroeconomic concerns [[electronic resource] ] : the missing link : do local public services matter? : a case study of five cities / / Mila Freire and Mario Pols̈e, with the assistance of Pamela Echeverria |
Autore | Freire Mila |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (134 p.) |
Altri autori (Persone) |
PolèseMario <1943->
EcheverriaPamela |
Soggetto topico |
Urban economics
Community development, Urban Urban policy City planning Municipal services Macroeconomics Business |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-08603-3
9786610086030 0-585-48597-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455823703321 |
Freire Mila | ||
Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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