Megacities : Our Global Urban Future /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Kraas, Frauke. (Editor ), Aggarwal, Surinder. (Editor ), Coy, Martin. (Editor ), Mertins, Günter. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Colección:International Year of Planet Earth
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505 0 |a Preface -- Megacities and Global Change -- Megacities and Climate Change: Early Adapters, Mainstream Adapters, and Capacities -- Underground cities -- Water quality and socio-ecological vulnerability regarding urban development in selected case studies of megacity Guangzhou, China -- Rice for the Megacity. Dhaka’s food supply between global risks and local vulnerabilities -- Land development strategies in megacities: Guiding land use and land rights in the context of urban sprawl and informality -- The influence of foreign direct investment on land use changes and regional planning in developing- World megacities: a Bangalore case study -- Inner-city development in megacities between degradation and renewal. The case of Sao Paulo case study -- Agile Firm Organisation and Upgrading in the Greater Pearl River Delta -- Linking Global Change, National Development Goals, Urbanization and International Migration in China: The Example of African Migrants in Guangzhou and Foshan -- "Phobopolis": Violence, fear and socio-political fragmentation of the space in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- Dar es Salaam, megacity of tomorrow - informal urban expansion and the provision of technical infrastructure -- Bus Rapid Transit: the answer to transport problems in megacities? The example of TransMilenio (Bogotá / Colombia) -- Governance in Megacities: Experiences, Challenges, and Implications for International Cooperation -- Managing the Metropolis – Planning in New York City -- E-Governance Initiatives in India; Case Studies from Hyderabad and Bangalore. 
650 0 |a Regional planning. 
650 0 |a Urban planning. 
650 0 |a Geophysics. 
650 0 |a Sustainable development. 
650 1 4 |a Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning. 
650 2 4 |a Geophysics/Geodesy. 
650 2 4 |a Sustainable Development. 
700 1 |a Kraas, Frauke.  |e editor. 
700 1 |a Aggarwal, Surinder.  |e editor. 
700 1 |a Coy, Martin.  |e editor. 
700 1 |a Mertins, Günter.  |e editor. 
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