ISBN:
9781000062038
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (451 pages)
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DDC:
307.1216091724
Keywords:
City planning-Developing countries
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Cover -- Endorsements -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I: Managing the Urban Growth -- 1. The Third Wave of Sprawl: The Dynamics of Peripheral Growth in Buenos Aires -- 2. Development of the Ho Chi Minh City Megaregion in Historical Context: Doi Moi, Planning, and Real Estate -- 3. Planning Chongqing: Between Rural and Urban -- 4. A Political-Economic Analysis of Urban Growth in Lahore -- 5. Simulation and Modelling the Urban Dynamics in Bangalore -- PART II: Shaping the Future: The Legacy of Spatial Planning and Master Plans -- 6. Strategic Planning and the Challenges of Spatial Transformation in Johannesburg -- 7. Spatial Planning and Development Strategies in Dar es Salaam City -- 8. Visioning Urban Growth in Chengdu: Negotiation between Local and Central Government -- 9. Revisioning the Sustainable Megacity: The Case of Wuhan -- PART III: Connecting the Places: Transportation and Infrastructure Challenges and Strategies -- 10. Transportation Planning and Development in Bogotá: Balancing the Urgent and the Strategic -- 11. Dynamics of Commuting Patterns during the Period of Rapid Social Transition in Beijing -- 12. Spatial Transformation and Debates on Urban Democracy: The Case of Minhocão Elevated Highway, São Paulo -- PART IV: Confronting Urban Dualism in Housing Provision -- 13. Contradictions between Global Spaces and Informal Marginal Settlements: The Case of Kolkata -- 14. Megacities and Slums: Learning from Delhi's Experience -- 15. Political and Administrative Constraints to Housing Provision in Karachi -- PART V: Planning for Resilience -- 16. Two Decades of Planning for Earthquake Resilience in Istanbul -- 17. Urban Resilience and Sustainable Development Trajectories: Insights from Dhaka.
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