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Financial and Monetary Policy Studies #30: The Asian City: Processes of Development, Characteristics and Planning

by Ashok K. Dutt

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Publisher Comments:

In The Asian City the Asian urbanisation processes, nature and characteristics of the 1990s have been analyzed by countries, by comparing different countries and in an international context. The authors are urban specialists from four continents. This volume has been divided into six parts: Part I Urbanisation in an international context; Part II Comparative urban setting; Part III Urbanisation characteristics by country; Part IV Urban planning; Part V The urban poor, and Part VI Perspectives on urbanization. This work allows the reader to understand Asian urban forms, their evolution, the nature of urbanisation, its impact on economic growth in cities, the living and working conditions of the poor, and urban planning and problems.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780792331353
Subtitle:
Processes of Development, Characteristics and Planning
Editor:
Dutt, Ashok K.
Editor:
Aggarwal, Surinder
Editor:
Dutt, Ashok K.
Editor:
Costa, Frank J.
Editor:
Costa, Frank J.
Editor:
Aggarwal, Surinder
Publisher:
Springer
Subject:
Environmental Science
Subject:
Sociology - Urban
Subject:
Cities and towns
Subject:
Growth
Subject:
Earth Sciences - Geography
Subject:
City planning -- Asia.
Subject:
Urbanization -- Asia.
Series:
Financial and Monetary Policy Studies
Series Volume:
30
Publication Date:
October 1994
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
412
Dimensions:
921x614x100 166

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