Globalization and Urbanization : The Global Urban Ecosystem 9781442214767, 9781442214750

During the past decade, the world reached the point of becoming more urban than not, as the majority of people on the pl

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Globalization and Urbanization : The Global Urban Ecosystem
9781442214767, 9781442214750

This volume surveys the current rapid growth in urban populations and begins to formulate a global urban agenda for the

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Questions the centrality of globalization in explaining change in Asian cities and examines developing Asian cities in t

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This volume analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of the Indian urban system, interrelating the geographical dimension w

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For the first time in history, the majority of the world's population lives in urban areas. Much of this urbanizati

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For millennia, urban centers were pivots of power and trade that ruled and linked rural majorities. After 1950, explosiv

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Investigating how the world’s largest humanitarian organization responded to the global movement of refugees to cities.

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This edited volume systematically demonstrates the evolution of research in entrepreneurial ecosystems and highlights it

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Global Urban Analysis provides a unique insight into the contemporary world economy through a focus on cities. It is bas

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Presenting the political and cultural processes that occur within the indigenous Sámi people of North Europe as they und

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As the material anchors of globalization, North America’s global port cities channel flows of commodities, capital, and

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