Urbanisation, unlimited A Thematic Journey / by Johannes Fiedler.

In a series of essays, the process of urbanisation – a human mega-trend acquiring unprecedented scale and speed as globalisation proceeds – is examined in the most diverse contexts and stages of development. Drawing on scientific references and identifying recurring themes like dispersion, privatisa...

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Main Author: Fiedler, Johannes (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
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Table of Contents:
  • Wild Urbanism
  • Introduction and Acknowledgements
  • Abstraction
  • Brazilianisation
  • Convergence
  • Dispersion
  • Expansion
  • Gentrification
  • Hegemony
  • Modernisation
  • Privatisation
  • Regulation
  • Segregation
  • Urban Space
  • Vitality
  • Afterword
  • References.