Global Perspectives on Urbanization

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George M. Pomeroy, Gerald Webster
University Press of America, 2008 - 247 páginas
The emerging and continuing challenge of cities and urbanization has become a forefront in current global concerns. Professors George Pomeroy and Gerald Webster's book, Global Perspectives on Urbanization, addresses an expanse of challenges related to poverty and the environment. From Mexico City to Eastern Europe and from the slum dwellers to gentrification, this book offers a global perspective. Drawing from research in both developed and developing world contexts, each chapter provides the reader with viewpoints from recognized global leaders in the field. Empirically well-founded, this study appeals to urbanists and planners, geographers and sociologists, as well as those generally interested in urban studies. Analyzing historical perspectives, the roles of universities and research, globalization, and poverty (among many others), this comprehensive book provides a thoroughly researched wealth of information. Book jacket.
 

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Historical Perspectives on Differential Urbanization
1
The Role of Universities and Research in Future Urban Economic Development
25
Gentrification Class and Growth Management in Seattle 19902000
43
Who Pays for Education? The UrbanSuburban Conflict in Summit County Ohio
81
A Major Challenge for Romanian Towns The Large Habitats
105
Brownfields Redevelopment and Pennsylvanias Growing Greener Initiatives The Case of Letterkenny Army Depot
121
Bow Wave or Development Flotsam? Diffusion of Land Use Regulations in Pennsylvania
137
Rich and Poor in Kolkata
151
Globalization and the Restructuring of Urban Space in Mexico City
181
Poverty in Winnipeg A Study in UrbanSocial Geography
213
Index
235
About the Contributors
245
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