Screen LibraryUrban empires : cities as global rulers in the new urban world /
"We live in the 'urban century'. Cities all over the world - in both developing and developed countries - display complex evolutionary patterns. Urban Empires: Cities as Global Rulers in the New Urban World charts the backgrounds, mechanisms, drivers, and consequences of these radical...
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Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | 2021. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
The metropolis and modern life
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| Summary: |
"We live in the 'urban century'. Cities all over the world - in both developing and developed countries - display complex evolutionary patterns. Urban Empires: Cities as Global Rulers in the New Urban World charts the backgrounds, mechanisms, drivers, and consequences of these radical changes in our contemporary systems from a global perspective and analyses the dominant position of modern cities in the 'New Urban World'. This volume takes a broad perspective on the drastic role change of large cities in our global network society. This book works to provide advanced analytical contributions - from both a theoretical and applied perspective - to the competitive profile of urban agglomerations in a globalizing world. It traces and investigates the economic and political drivers of network cities in a global context and explores the governance challenges presented by mega-cities. It also works to identify and map out the new geography of the emerging 'urban century'. With contributions from well-known scholars from around the world, Urban Empires serves as a touchstone for exploring the scientific and policy needs of cities as the new global power centers which will of use to both students and professionals"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xii, 432 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781138601703 1138601705 9781138601710 1138601713 |
| Index Number: | HT119 |
| CLC: | C912.81 |
| Call Number: | C912.81/U723-20 |