Developing Frontier Cities - Global Perspectives - Regional Contexts (Hardcover, 2000 ed.)

The Unique Nature of Frontier Cities and their Development Challenge Harvey Lithwick and Yehuda Grad us The advent of government downsizing, and globalization has led to enormous com petitive pressures as well as the opening of new opportunities. How cities in remote frontier areas might cope with what for them might appear to be a devastating challenge is the subject of this book. Our concern is with frontier cities in particular. In our earlier study, Frontiers in Regional Development (Rowman and Littlefield, 1996), we examined the distinction between frontiers and peripheries. The terms are often used interchangeably, but we believe that in fact, both in scholarly works and in popular usage, very different connotations are conveyed by these concepts. Frontiers evoke a strong positive image, of sparsely settled territories, offering challenges, adventure, unspoiled natural land scapes, and a different, and for many an attractive life style. Frontiers are lands of opportunity. Peripheries conjure up negative images, of inaccessibility, inadequate services and political and economic marginality. They are places to escape from, rather than frontiers, which is were people escape to. Peripheries are places of and for losers."

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	GeoJournal Library, 52
Release date:	November 1999
First published:	2000
Editors:	Harvey Lithwick • Yehuda Gradus
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	348
Edition:	2000 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-7923-6061-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > General
LSN:	0-7923-6061-3
Barcode:	9780792360612

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