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1 online resource |
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International year of planet Earth |
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International year of planet Earth.
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| Contents |
Megacities and Global Change / Frauke Kraas and Günter Mertins -- Part I. Physical Space, Land and Resources. Megacities and Climate Change: Early Adapters, Mainstream Adapters and Capacities / Bernd Hansjürgens and Dirk Heinrichs -- Underground Cities / Eduardo F.J. de Mulder, Jacques Besner and Brian Marker -- Water Quality and Socio-Ecological Vulnerability Regarding Urban Development in Selected Case Studies of Megacity Guangzhou, China / Rafig Azzam, Ramona Strohschön, Klaus Baier, Lin Lu, Katharina Wiethoff, Anna Lena Bercht and Rainer Wehrhahn -- Food Security in Dhaka: Between Global Risks and Local Vulnerabilities / Markus Keck, Benjamin Etzold, Hans-Georg Bohle and Wolfgang-Peter Zingel -- Land Development Strategies in Megacities: Guiding Land Use and Land Rights in the Context of Urban Sprawl and Informality / Babette Wehrmann -- The Influence of Foreign Direct Investment on Land Use Changes and Regional Planning in Developing-World Megacities: A Bangalore Case Study / Margaret Pugh O'Mara and Karen C. Seto -- Part II. Economic, Social and Infrastructure Transformation. Inner-City Development in Megacities Between Degradation and Renewal: The Case of São Paulo / Martin Coy and Tobias Töpfer -- Agile Firm Organisation and Upgrading in the Greater Pearl River Delta / W.-H. Liu, F. Bickenbach, W. Fu, P. Hartmann, S. Meyer, S. Ohm, S. Hennemann [and 5 others] -- Global Change, National Development Goals, Urbanisation and International Migration in China: African Migrants in Guangzhou and Foshan / Tabea Bork-Hüffer, Birte Rafflenbeul, Frauke Kraas and Zhigang Li -- Phobopolis: Violence, Fear and Sociopolitical Fragmentation of the Space in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / Marcelo Lopes de Souza -- Dar es Salaam, Megacity of Tomorrow: Informal Urban Expansion and the Provision of Technical Infrastructure / Alexandra Hill, Tanja Hühner, Volker Kreibich and Christian Lindner -- Bus Rapid Transit: The Answer to Transport Problems in Megacities? The Example of TransMilenio (Bogotá, Colombia) / Jan Marco Müller -- Part III. Governance and Management. Governance in Megacities: Experiences, Challenges and Implications for International Cooperation / Shipra Narang Suri and Günther Taube -- Managing the Metropolis: Planning in New York City / Werner Gamerith -- E-Governance Initiatives in India: Case Studies from Hyderabad and Bangalore / Christoph Dittrich |
| Summary |
As urbanization continues, and even accelerates, scientists estimate that by 2015 the world will have up to 60 'megacities' - urban areas with more than five million inhabitants. With the irresistible economic attractions of urban centers, particularly in developing countries, making the influx of citizens unstoppable, many of humankind's coming social, economic and political dramas will be played out in megacities. This book shows how geographers and Earth scientists are contributing to a better understanding of megacities. The contributors analyze the impact of socio-economic and political activities on environmental change and vice versa, and identify solutions to the worst problems. They propose ways of improving the management of megacities and achieving a greater degree of sustainability in their development. The goals, of wise use of human and natural resources, risk reduction (both social and environmental) and quality of life enhancement, are agreed upon. But, as this text proves, the means of achieving these ends are varied. Hence, chapters cover an array of topics, from health management in Indian megacities, to planning in New York, to transport solutions for the chronically traffic-choked Bangkok. Authors cover the impact of climate change on megacities, as well as less tangible issues such as socio-political fragmentation in the urban areas of Rio de Janeiro. This exploration of some of the most crucial issues that we face as a species sets out research that is of the utmost importance, with the potential to contribute substantially to global justice and peace - and thereby prosperity |
| Analysis |
duurzame ontwikkeling |
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sustainable development |
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geografie |
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geography |
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ruimtelijke ordening |
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physical planning |
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regionale planning |
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regional planning |
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geofysica |
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geophysics |
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geodesie |
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geodesy |
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Geography (General) |
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Geografie |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed July 18, 2013) |
| Subject |
Cities and towns.
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Cities and towns -- Growth.
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City planning -- Environmental aspects
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Cities
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cities.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban.
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Sciences de la terre.
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Environnement.
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Cities and towns
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Cities and towns -- Growth
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City planning -- Environmental aspects
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Weltstadt
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Metropole
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kraas, Frauke.
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| ISBN |
9789048134175 |
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904813417X |
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1299869866 |
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9781299869868 |
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