Managing Urban Futures

Managing Urban Futures

Marco Keiner

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2005
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ISBN:
9780754644170

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This volume brings together leading experts including Alan Gilbert, John Friedmann, Saskia Sassen and Janice Perlman to explore the conflicting challenges of rapid urbanization in developing countries. It puts forward a new way of thinking about mega- and million-cities in developing countries.

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