Titre et auteur:

The metropolis era / editors, Mattei Dogan, John D. Kasarda.

Publication:

Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©1988.

Description:

2 volumes : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Notes:
Maps on lining papers.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
V. 1. A world of giant cities -- v. 2. Mega-cities.
VOLUME 1: A WORLD OF GIANT CITIES : Introduction: How giant cities will multiply and grow / Mattei Dogan -- 1. Giant cities as maritime gateways / Mattei Dogan -- 2. Economic restructuring and America's urban dilemma / John D. Kasarda -- 3. High technology and urban dynamics in the United States / Manuel Castells -- 4. Urban growth and decline in Western Europe / Peter Hall -- 5. Large cities in Eastern Europe / Jurgen Friedrichs -- 6. Great cities of eastern Asia / Yue-Man Yeung -- 7. Levels of urbanization in China / Sidney Goldstein -- 8. Giant cities and the urban hierarchy in China / Xiangming Chen -- 9. India's giant cities / Hans Nagpaul -- 10. Giant and secondary city growth in Africa / Dennis A. Rondinelli -- 11. Latin American cities and their poor / Guillermo Geisse and Francisco Sabatini -- 12. Vulnerability of giant cities and the life lottery / Ignacy Sachs -- 13. Growth and pathologies of giant cities / Henry Teune.
VOLUME 2: THE METROPOLIS ERA : Introduction: Comparing giant cities / Mattei Dogan and John D. Kasarda -- 1. New York City / George Sternlieb and James W. Hughes -- 2. Los Angeles / Ivan Light -- 3. London / Emrys Jones -- 4. Tokyo / Hachiro Nakamura and James White -- 5. Shanghai / Rhoads Murphey -- 6. Delhi / Hans Nagpaul -- 7. Lagos / Michael L. McNulty and Isaac Ayinde Adalemo -- 8. Cairo / Ahmed M. Khalifa and Mohamed M. Modeiddin -- 9. Mexico City / Martha Schteingart -- 10. Sao Paulo / Vilmar Envagelista Faria.
Dust jacket.

Ressources:
Table of contents
Publisher description

ISBN:

0803926022 (v. 1)
9780803926028 (v. 1)
0803926030 (v. 2)
9780803926035 (v. 2)

Sujet:

Metropolitan areas.
Cities and towns Growth.
Ciudades y pueblos Crecimiento.
Agglomérations urbaines.
Villes Croissance.
metropolitan areas.
suburban growth.
urban sprawl.
Stedelijke ontwikkeling.
Sociale problemen.
Megapolis.
Cities and towns.

Vedettes secondaires:

Dogan, Mattei, editor.
Kasarda, John D., editor.
Dogan, Mattei
Kasarda, John D.
World of giant cities.
Mega-cities.

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 188377
Cote: ID:90-B6743
Exemplaire: v. 1
Statut: Disponible

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 188376
Cote: ID:90-B6743
Exemplaire: v. 2
Statut: Disponible