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" Planet of cities / "
Shlomo Angel
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BL
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590783
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b420002
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| Main Entry
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Angel, Shlomo
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| Title & Author
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Planet of cities /\ Shlomo Angel
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, Mass. :: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy,, ©2012
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xvi, 343 pages :: illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ;; 26 cm
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9781558442450
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: 1558442456
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: 9781558442498
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: 1558442499
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Coming to terms with global urban expansion -- The inevitable expansion proposition -- The sustainable densities proposition -- The decent housing proposition -- The public works proposition -- Urbanization in historical perspective -- The geography of world urbanization -- The global hierarchy of cities -- The evidence: new maps, new metrics, old theory -- Global urban land cover and its expansion -- The persistent decline in urban densities -- From centrality to dispersal -- The fragmentation of urban landscapes -- The pulsating compactness of urban footprints -- Urban land cover projections, 2000-2050 -- Urban expansion and the loss of cultivated lands -- Making room for a planet of cities
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"In Planet of Cities, Shlomo Angel has produced a landmark study, one that combines an ambitious new history of global urban growth with a surprisingly simple and convincing set of policy recommendations. The book suggests that some planning policies that are widely accepted in the United States and Europe are likely to be counterproductive in the developing world. However, the implications of this study are much larger. This is a book that will upset some readers, particularly those with fixed ideas of how cities should look and work, but for others the sweeping scope and sometimes startling new conclusions will be exhilarating."--Publisher description
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Urbanization
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Cities and towns-- Growth
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Urbanisation
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Citties and towns-- Growth
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