The New Century of the Metropolis
Urban Enclaves and Orientalism
The problems created by metropolitanization have become increasingly apparent. Attempts to limit growth, disperse populations and plan neighbourhoods have been largely unsuccessful. Strategies are needed to improve the world's major cities in the twenty-first century. Tom Angotti is fundamentally optimistic about the future of the metropolis, but questions urban planning's inability to integrate urban and rural systems, its contribution to the growth of inequality, and increasing enclave development throughout the world. Using the concept of 'urban orientalism' as a theoretical underpinning of modern urban planning grounded in global inequali…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-136-29001-5
- EAN: 9781136290015
- Produktnummer: 13997508
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 216 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 5'286 KB
- Abbildungen: 22 schwarz-weiße Fotos
Über den Autor
Tom Angotti directs the Hunter College Center for Community Planning and Development in New York City and teaches at the Graduate Center and Hunter College, City University of New York. He co-edits Progressive Planning Magazine and is a Participating Editor for Latin American Perspectives and Local Environment. He is the author of Metropolis 2000 and New York for Sale.
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