Metropolitan Circles Development And The Future Of Urbanization - Hardcover

Wei Shan; Lijun Yang

 
9789811207075: Metropolitan Circles Development And The Future Of Urbanization
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 9811207070 ISBN 13: 9789811207075
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company, 2020

Synopsis

This book discusses lessons and challenges of metropolitan circles development and urbanization in Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America and Africa. The book examines the effects of local governance systems, central-local relations, and administrative borders on metropolitan area development. It surveys economic, social and environmental issues, with an emphasis on how interconnectivity, circular economy, and climate issues should be integrated into megaregion development planning.

The chapters are selected papers from the international conference on metropolitan circles development and urbanization jointly held by the Institute of Public Policy (IPP) at the South China University of Technology and UNESCO in 2018. Contributors from the US, the UK, Japan, France, Singapore, Indonesia, Mexico, Tanzania present their questions, observations, and analyses in a narrative and descriptive style which appeal to a wide range of audience.

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Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Company
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9811207070
ISBN 13 
9789811207075
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
300