Megacities Our Global Urban Future /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Kraas, Frauke (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Aggarwal, Surinder (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Coy, Martin (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Mertins, Günter (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: International Year of Planet Earth
• Θέματα: Geography.; Geophysics.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Sustainable development.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Sustainable Development.

As urbanization continues, and even accelerates, scientists estimate that by 2015 the world will have up to 60 ‘megacities’ – urban areas with more than five million inhabitants. With the irresistible economic attractions of urban centers, particularly in developing countries, making the influx of c...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.