Metropolitan Circles Development And The Future Of Urbanization
Metropolitan Circles Development And The Future Of Urbanization

Author: Wei Shan

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2020-03-19

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 9811207097

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This book discusses lessons and challenges of metropolitan circles development and urbanization in Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America and Africa. The book examines the effects of local governance systems, central-local relations, and administrative borders on metropolitan area development. It surveys economic, social and environmental issues, with an emphasis on how interconnectivity, circular economy, and climate issues should be integrated into megaregion development planning.The chapters are selected papers from the international conference on metropolitan circles development and urbanization jointly held by the Institute of Public Policy (IPP) at the South China University of Technology and UNESCO in 2018. Contributors from the US, the UK, Japan, France, Singapore, Indonesia, Mexico, Tanzania present their questions, observations, and analyses in a narrative and descriptive style which appeal to a wide range of audience.

The Quest for Regional Cooperation
The Quest for Regional Cooperation

Author: Joan B. Aron

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2023-04-28

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 0520336410

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This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1969.