Global urban growth : a reference handbook / Donald C. Williams.
By: Williams, Donald C.
Series: Contemporary world issues.Publisher: Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2012Description: xv, 311 p. : 23 cm.ISBN: 9781598844412 :; 1598844415 :.Subject(s): Urbanization | Cities and towns -- Growth | Cities and towns -- Developing countriesItem type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | HT 371 .W545 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5093551 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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