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Urbanization and Urban Planning in Capitalist Society

Author : Michael Dear

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 572 pages

File Size : 23,46 MB

Release : 2018-06-12

Category : Science

ISBN : 1351067982

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Book Description

Originally published in 1981, Urbanization and Urban Planning in Capitalist Society, is a comprehensive collection of papers addressing urban crises. Through a synthesis of current discussions around various critical approaches to the urban question, the book defines a general theory of urbanization and urban planning in capitalist society. It examines the conceptual preliminaries necessary for the establishment of capitalist theory and provides a theoretical exposition of the fundamental logic of urbanization and urban planning. It also provides a detailed discussion of commodity production and its effects on urban development.



Urbanisation in the Developing World

Author : David Drakakis-Smith

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 278 pages

File Size : 39,41 MB

Release : 2010-11-26

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 0415594979

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Book Description

First published in 1986, this reissue is concerned with the increased social problems, regional imbalances, and economic dislocation resulting from the alarming growth rate of cities in the developing world. It considers theoretical questions and contains wide-ranging case studies to support the arguments made. It relates urbanisation in the developing world to changes in the broader global economic system, as well as looking at the urbanisation process over time.



Urbanization in Israel

Author : Elisha Efrat

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 285 pages

File Size : 40,70 MB

Release : 2017-10-30

Category : Science

ISBN : 1351215205

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Originally published in 1984, Urbanization in Israel describes the urban geography of Israel, and analyses the development of urban settlements from the beginning of the 21st century. The book places special emphasis on the period since Israeli statehood and describes urbanization from a geographic, historic and planning point of view. Using a series of examples to demonstrate the process, the book looks at Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa, the old historic towns, the agricultural settlements which became towns, and the new development towns which have been established after 1948. This book will appeal to academics of geography with a focus on the development of the Middle East.



Economic Growth and Urbanization in Developing Areas

Author : David Drakakis-Smith

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 460 pages

File Size : 17,37 MB

Release : 2017-10-30

Category : Science

ISBN : 1351227807

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Originally published in 1990, Economic Growth and Urbanization in Developing Areas is a wide-ranging collection of research studies focused on urban economic growth at various levels of urban and national development. The contributions range from studies of peripheral Third World states, such as Fiji and Malaysia, to countries of the so-called semi-periphery, such as Spain, South Africa, and Northern Australia. In addition the authors cover a variety of thematic topics within the framework of urban economic development, from the provision of basic services such as housing and food, to the functional preservation of historic cores, and the impact of economic change on family structure.



Soviet Urbanization

Author : Olga Medvedkov

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 170 pages

File Size : 42,91 MB

Release : 2017-10-30

Category : Science

ISBN : 1351214004

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Originally published in 1990, Soviet Urbanization provides an assessment of Soviet urban systems. Drawing on her personal experiences at the Soviet Academy of Sciences and bringing with her much material otherwise unavailable in the West, the author analyses the structure of the Soviet urban network and its future development under the constraints of central planning. The author concludes that the danger to Soviet urbanization programme lies in the gap between central planning on the one hand and actual spatial change on the other. This book will appeal to students and academics working in the disciplines of geography, urban studies and planning.



Routledge Library Editions: Urban Planning

Author : Various

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 6124 pages

File Size : 31,25 MB

Release : 2021-06-23

Category : Science

ISBN : 135102213X

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Book Description

The volumes in this set, originally published between 1970 and 1998, draw together research by leading academics in the area of urban planning, and provide a rigorous examination of related key issues. The volumes examine teaching, urban markets, planning, transport planning, poverty, politics, forecasting techniques and an examination of the inner city in Europe and the US, whilst also exploring the general principles and practices of planning. This set will be of particular interest to students of sociology, geography, planning and urbanization respectively.



Urbanization in Socialist Countries

Author : Jiri Musil

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 200 pages

File Size : 15,41 MB

Release : 2017-10-30

Category : Science

ISBN : 1351216120

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Book Description

Originally published in 1980, Urbanization in Socialist Countries addresses the complex situation in urban policy development in European Socialist countries. The book examines the urban policy situation in eight countries and provides an analytical framework that addresses the fundamental issues they have faced. The book focuses on the system of settlement and on such problems as its regulation, as well as analysis of the goals, instruments and techniques used in planning the urbanization process in different socialist countries. The book aims to throw light on the basic premises underlying the formulation of urbanization concepts and reveal their main features and lines of development.





Routledge Library Editions: Urban History

Author : Various Authors

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 2610 pages

File Size : 28,92 MB

Release : 2021-02-25

Category : History

ISBN : 1351137174

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Book Description

The volumes in this set, originally published between 1940 and 1994, draw together research by leading academics in the area of welfare and the welfare state, and provide a rigorous examination of related key issues. The volumes examine welfare policy, equality, poverty, class, government, social policy, unemployment, and social services, whilst also exploring the general principles and practices of welfare and the welfare state in various countries. This set will be of particular interest to students of sociology, health, and political studies respectively.



Routledge Library Editions: Urban Education

Author : Various

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 872 pages

File Size : 28,59 MB

Release : 2021-03-11

Category : Education

ISBN : 1351237446

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Book Description

The volumes in this set, originally published between 1978 and 1992, draw together research by leading academics in the area of urban education, and provide a rigorous examination of related key issues. The volumes examine teaching, urban schools, community and race issues in education in the US, whilst also exploring the general principles and practices of education in various countries. This set will be of particular interest to students of sociology and urbanization respectively.