Sustaining cities : urban policies, practices, and perceptions / edited by Linda Krause.

Sustaining Cities spotlights metropolitan and smaller centers in light of globalization and its aftermaths to discover what has happened to them in the wake of the global economic recession. Its nine essays look at such diverse topics as globalization and agriculture, public policies in modern citie...

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Other Authors: Krause, Linda
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, ©2013.
Series:New directions in international studies.
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Summary:Sustaining Cities spotlights metropolitan and smaller centers in light of globalization and its aftermaths to discover what has happened to them in the wake of the global economic recession. Its nine essays look at such diverse topics as globalization and agriculture, public policies in modern cities, and corporate support in urban areas. Contributors examine how urban planners, architects, novelists, and filmmakers tap the unique and complex character of cities in response to economic, enviro.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813554174
0813554179
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.