Globalization and the world of large cities / edited by Fu-chen Lo and Yue-man Yeung.
Globalization and the world of large cities / edited by Fu-chen Lo and Yue-man Yeung.
Globalization and the world of large cities / edited by Fu-chen Lo and Yue-man Yeung.
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Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, c1998.
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N307.76/83
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English
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Physical content
xvi, 530 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction / Fu-chen Lo and Yue-man Yeung -- 2. Globalization and the world cities / Peter Hall -- 3. World city regions in Europe: Structural change and future challenges / Klaus R. Kunzmann -- 4. World cities in North America: Structural change and future challenges / Peter Gordon and Harry W...
13. "Johannesburg": Coming to grips with globalization from an abnormal base / Keith Beavon --14. The impact of the new technologies and globalization on cities / Saskia Sassen -- 15. World cities as financial centres / David R. Meyer -- 16. Transport and telecommunications among world cities /Peter...
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Publisher
Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, c1998.
Date Published
c1998.
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Summary
The World's Urban Future is analysed through a number of critical themes which relate to globalization, such as urban corridors, Islamic cities, new technologies, transport and telecommunications, financial centres, and food issues. World cities are discussed not simply for the functions they perform in the global economy, but also to examine the p...
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Globalization and the world of large cities / edited by Fu-chen Lo and Yue-man Yeung.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c1998.
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N307.76/83
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74VvEJbByqm3
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ISBN
9280809997
9789280809992
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307.76
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991011601949702626
