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Lahore in the 21st century : the functioning and development of a megacity in the global south / Mohammad A. Qadeer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Qadeer, Mohammad A., author.
- Series:
- Routledge studies in urbanism and the city
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cities and towns--Pakistan--Lahore.
- Cities and towns.
- Cities and towns--Growth.
- City planning--Pakistan--Lahore.
- City planning.
- Lahore (Pakistan)--Social life and customs.
- Lahore (Pakistan).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 176 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Other Title:
- Lahore in the twenty-first century
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.
- Biography/History:
- Mohammad A. Qadeer is Professor Emeritus in Geography and Planning at Queen's University, Kingston, Canada. He has 40 years of experience in teaching, research and professional service at Queen's University, Canada, including 11 years as the Director at the School of Urban and Regional Planning. Prior to his appointment at Queen's, he taught at Columbia University and the Punjab University, Lahore. He was a founding faculty member of the Town Planning Department, University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1
- Lahore as a colonial city and the path of social change Chapter 2
- Pakistani Lahore Chapter 3
- Community life and the functional order of Lahore Chapter 4
- The structure of the city's economy and social ecology Chapter 5
- Spatial organization: development of the urban system Chapter 6
- Structuring the city: public policies, urban planning and private initiatives Chapter 7
- Lahore as a city of the global south: Visualizing its inclusive and sustainable future
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 06, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Qadeer, Mohammad A. Lahore in the 21st century
- ISBN:
- 9781000860948
- 1000860949
- 9781000860924
- 1000860922
- 9781003332510
- 100333251X
- Publisher Number:
- 40031872713
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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