Urban Problems and Planning in the Developed World (Routledge Revivals) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415705738 ISBN 13: 9780415705738

Publisher: Routledge, 2013

Synopsis

This edited collection, first published in 1981, presents a discussion of the urban problems faced in the developed world, and addresses the plans and policies devised by governments to solve them. Using a number of city-based case studies, including New York, Tokyo and Glasgow, the authors present a thorough analysis of urban problems and planning in relation to varying economic, cultural and political conditions throughout the developed world. With a detailed general survey from Michael Pacione, this is a comprehensive and relevant guide, which will be of particular value to students and scholars of urban planning and geography.

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Michael Pacione

From the Back Cover

This book presents a concise and up-to-date discussion of problems and planning in the developed world. A number of individual cities have been selected to represent the different regions of the world which reflect different economic, cultural and political conditions. An introduction by the editor surveys the general theme of urban problems in the modern world, and each chapter is written by a distinguished academic who is an expert on his particular city.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415705738
• ISBN 13: 9780415705738
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 306
• Editor: Pacione Michael