Call number:
PIK E 712-13-0184
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents: Preface. - Megacities and Global Change. - Megacities and Climate Change: Early Adapters, Mainstream Adapters, and Capacities. - Underground cities. - Water quality and socio-ecological vulnerability regarding urban development in selected case studies of megacity Guangzhou, China. - Rice for the Megacity. Dhaka's food supply between global risks and local vulnerabilities. - Land development strategies in megacities: Guiding land use and land rights in the context of urban sprawl and informality. - The influence of foreign direct investment on land use changes and regional planning in developing-World megacities: a Bangalore case study. - Inner-city development in megacities between degradation and renewal. The case of Sao Paulo case study. - Agile Firm Organisation and Upgrading in the Greater Pearl River Delta. - Linking Global Change, National Development Goals, Urbanization and International Migration in China: The Example of African Migrants in Guangzhou and Foshan. - "Phobopolis": Violence, fear and socio-political fragmentation of the space in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. - Dar es Salaam, megacity of tomorrow - informal urban expansion and the provision of technical infrastructure. - Bus Rapid Transit: the answer to transport problems in megacities? The example of TransMilenio (Bogotá / Colombia). - Governance in Megacities: Experiences, Challenges, and Implications for International Cooperation. - Managing the Metropolis: Planning in New York City. - E-Governance Initiatives in India: Case Studies from Hyderabad and Bangalore.
Type of Medium:
Monograph available for loan
Pages:
XIII, 225 S. : Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
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26 cm
ISBN:
9789048134168
Series Statement:
International year of planet earth
Location:
A 18 - must be ordered
Branch Library:
PIK Library
