Cities in Transition

Globalization, Political Change and Urban Development

AvRita Schneider-Sliwa

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

This book was written with the aim of showing that even in the era of globalization developments appearing in cities are not subject to almost unconditional global forces.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-11-30
Mått:160 x 240 x 20 mm
Vikt:534 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:GeoJournal Library
Antal sidor:340
Förlag:Springer
ISBN:9789048169856
Originaltitel:Städte im Umbruch

Utforska kategorier

Geografi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Innehållsförteckning

Global and local forces in cities undergoing political change.- Berlin: Coping with the past — looking ahead.- The political geography of an eternal city: Ethno-territorial fragmentation in a “united” Jerusalem.- Hong Kong: China’s global city.- Sarajevo: Isolation in a country falling apart.- Moscow: Capital of a decimated world power.- St. Petersburg: Kiosks as mediators of the new market economy.- Johannesburg: Life after Apartheid.- New perspectives for Vienna: Repositioning between East and West.- Brussels: Pseudo-capital of Europe. Perspectives of Belgium’s global city in-themaking.- Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City: The long struggle of two cities/Recovering from endless war.- Global change and local reality.