Mega Cities - The Metropolis Era

Klappentext The second volume presents an in-depth analysis of ten giant cities. The contributors - all leading experts on their respective cities - describe the present and future economic, social, political and environmental problems facing each city. Both public policy failures and successes are studied. Mega-Cities looks at - New York City, Los Angeles, London, Tokyo, Shanghai, Delhi, Lagos, Cairo, Mexico City and Sao Paulo. Zusammenfassung The second volume presents an in-depth analysis of ten giant cities. The contributors - all leading experts on their respective cities - describe the present and future economic! social! political and environmental problems facing each city. Both public policy failures and successes are studied. Mega-Cities looks at - New York City! Los Angeles! London! Tokyo! Shanghai! Delhi! Lagos! Cairo! Mexico City and Sao Paulo. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction - Mattei Dogan and John D Kasarda Comparing Giant Cities New York City - George Sternlieb and James W Hughes Los Angeles - Ivan Light London - Emrys Jones Tokyo - Hachiro Nakamura and James W White Shanghai - Rhoads Murphey Delhi - Hans Nagpaul Lagos - Michael L McNulty and Isaac Ayinde Adalemo Cairo - Ahmed M Khalifa and Mohamed M Moheiddin Mexico City - Martha Schteingart Sao Paolo - Vilmar Evangelista Faria

Product details

• Authors: Mattei Dogan, Mattei Kasarda Dogan, John D. Kasarda
• Assisted by: Mattei Dogan (Editor), John Kasarda (Editor), John D. Kasarda (Editor)
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.05.1988
• EAN: 9780803926035
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-2603-5
• No. of pages: 400
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research