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Of states and cities : the partitioning of urban space / edited by Peter Marcuse and Ronald van Kempen ; includes an afterword on September 11.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Oxford geographical and environmental studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sociology, Urban.
- Urban economics.
- City planning.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 291 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
- Summary:
- Globalization, the shape of cities, the future of cities, the increasing gap between rich and poor inhabitants, and ethnic and racial segregation, are the key themes of this book. Taking examples from cities from Sao Paulo to Istanbul, from New York to Edinburgh, and adding their own ideas, the authors examine what might be done to improve things for all those who live in cities.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 019829719X
- OCLC:
- 46713281
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