Globalization and the World of Large Cities - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9280809997 ISBN 13: 9789280809992

Verlag: Brookings Institution, 1998

Inhaltsangabe

A survey of how large cities in different parts of the world have changed and reacted to new challenges and opportunities within the context of global economic restructuring. Covering all the major regions of the world and picking cities such as Cairo, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro, and Johannesburg for closer study, the 18 contributions in this volume discuss such topics as food distribution, cities as financial centers, transport and telecommunication among cities, urban corridors in Pacific Asia, and other topics. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Yue-Man Yeung is Professor of Geography at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Fu-chen Lo is the former deputy director of the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies, Tokyo. He is the Taipei economic and cultural representative to Japan.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Brookings Institution
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 9280809997
• ISBN 13: 9789280809992
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 530
• Herausgeber: Lo Fu-Chen, Yeung Yue-Man
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Buchpark GmbH; gpsr@buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Deutschland