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Published in 1998, Regional Development and Planning for the 21st
Century examines a number of related themes including: the
traditional approach of local and regional planning initiatives
developed within the context of national goals; the current decline
of bi-polar political and ideological blocs; political
decentralization and concurrent economic centralization including
the growth of multi-national corporations; devolution of
centralized planning powers to regions and localities, and the rise
and acceptance of sustainable development concepts. The book is
divided into five parts addressing: 1 - adjustments to political,
economic and social change; 2 the problems of urban housing and
housing and health; 3 - adjustments to environmental change,
development policies and sustainability; 4 - the problem of rapid
urban growth and mega cities; 5 - adjustments of changing urban
networks. The contributors are from several countries worldwide and
the chapters examine the issues at a global level.
Regional Development and Planning for the 21st Century examines a
number of related themes including: the traditional approach of
local and regional planning initiatives developed within the
context of national goals; the current decline of bi-polar
political and ideological blocs; political decentralization and
concurrent economic centralization including the growth of
multi-national corporations; devolution of centralized planning
powers to regions and localities, and the rise and acceptance of
sustainable development concepts. The book is divided into five
parts addressing: 1 - adjustments to political, economic and social
change; 2 the problems of urban housing and housing and health; 3 -
adjustments to environmental change, development policies and
sustainability; 4 - the problem of rapid urban growth and mega
cities; 5 - adjustments of changing urban networks. The
contributors are from several countries worldwide and the chapters
examine the issues at a global level.
Published in 1998, Regional Development and Planning for the 21st
Century examines a number of related themes including: the
traditional approach of local and regional planning initiatives
developed within the context of national goals; the current decline
of bi-polar political and ideological blocs; political
decentralization and concurrent economic centralization including
the growth of multi-national corporations; devolution of
centralized planning powers to regions and localities, and the rise
and acceptance of sustainable development concepts. The book is
divided into five parts addressing: 1 - adjustments to political,
economic and social change; 2 the problems of urban housing and
housing and health; 3 - adjustments to environmental change,
development policies and sustainability; 4 - the problem of rapid
urban growth and mega cities; 5 - adjustments of changing urban
networks. The contributors are from several countries worldwide and
the chapters examine the issues at a global level.
In this first book to explore the Chinese diaspora from
geographical perspectives, leading scholars in the field consider
the profound importance of meanings of place and the spatial
processes of mobility and settlement for the Chinese overseas. They
trace the Chinese diaspora everywhere it has become a significant
force, from Southeast Asia to Oceania, North America, Latin
America, and Europe. Providing an important historical perspective,
the contributors analyze the sharp differences between sojourning
Chinese prior to the 1960s and the transnational Chinese of the
current era, especially in terms of spatial distribution, mobility,
economic status, occupational structure, and identity formation.
Anyone interested in the powerful phenomenon of Chinese migration
will find this comprehensive work an invaluable resource.
Popular among students for its engaging, accessible style, this
text provides an authoritative overview of Latin America's human
geography as well as its regional complexity. Extensively revised
to reflect the region's ongoing evolution in the first decades of
the 21st century, the second edition's alternating thematic and
regional chapters trace Latin America's historical development
while revealing the diversity of its people and places. Coverage
encompasses cultural history, environment and physical geography,
urban development, agriculture and land use, social and economic
processes, and the contemporary patterns of the Latin American
diaspora. Pedagogical features include vivid topical vignettes,
end-of-chapter recommended readings and other resources, and 217
photographs, maps, and figures. New to This Edition *Discussions of
climate change and its impacts, the demise of the Monroe doctrine,
neoliberal agriculture, the growing influence of Chinese
investment, and other new topics. *13 new vignettes highlighting
current issues such as the thaw in United States-Cuba relations,
drug violence in Mexico, aerial gondolas in the Andes, and the
first Latin pope. *Annotated website and film recommendations for
most chapters. *The latest development trends, population and
economic data, and current events of local and global significance.
*26 new photographs, maps, and figures.
Regional Development and Planning for the 21st Century examines a
number of related themes including: the traditional approach of
local and regional planning initiatives developed within the
context of national goals; the current decline of bi-polar
political and ideological blocs; political decentralization and
concurrent economic centralization including the growth of
multi-national corporations; devolution of centralized planning
powers to regions and localities, and the rise and acceptance of
sustainable development concepts. The book is divided into five
parts addressing: 1 - adjustments to political, economic and social
change; 2 the problems of urban housing and housing and health; 3 -
adjustments to environmental change, development policies and
sustainability; 4 - the problem of rapid urban growth and mega
cities; 5 - adjustments of changing urban networks. The
contributors are from several countries worldwide and the chapters
examine the issues at a global level.
Popular among students for its engaging, accessible style, this
text provides an authoritative overview of Latin America's human
geography as well as its regional complexity. Extensively revised
to reflect the region's ongoing evolution in the first decades of
the 21st century, the second edition's alternating thematic and
regional chapters trace Latin America's historical development
while revealing the diversity of its people and places. Coverage
encompasses cultural history, environment and physical geography,
urban development, agriculture and land use, social and economic
processes, and the contemporary patterns of the Latin American
diaspora. Pedagogical features include vivid topical vignettes,
end-of-chapter recommended readings and other resources, and 217
photographs, maps, and figures. New to This Edition *Discussions of
climate change and its impacts, the demise of the Monroe doctrine,
neoliberal agriculture, the growing influence of Chinese
investment, and other new topics. *13 new vignettes highlighting
current issues such as the thaw in United States-Cuba relations,
drug violence in Mexico, aerial gondolas in the Andes, and the
first Latin pope. *Annotated website and film recommendations for
most chapters. *The latest development trends, population and
economic data, and current events of local and global significance.
*26 new photographs, maps, and figures.
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