| Description |
xvi, 264 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Note |
Issued by: United Nations Human Settlements Programme. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-259) and index. |
| Contents |
The spatial distribution of the world's cities -- Urban growth patterns -- Which cities are growing and why -- Shrinking cities -- Why urban inequality matters -- Urban inequalities: regional trends -- Education, employment and city size -- Slums: the good, the bad and the ugly -- Slum cities and cities with slums -- Urban environmental risks and burdens -- Cities and climate change -- Cities at risk from rising sea levels -- Energy consumption in cities -- Urban energy consumption at the household level -- Urban mobility -- Inclusive urban planning for harmonious urban development -- Building bridges: social capital and urban harmony -- Unifying the divided city -- Addressing rural-urban disparities for harmonious regional development -- Metropolitan governance: governing in a city of cities. |
| Subject |
Cities and towns.
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Cities and towns. |
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Cities and towns -- Growth -- Statistics.
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Cities and towns -- Growth. |
| Genre/Form |
Statistics.
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| Subject |
Sociology, Urban.
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Sociology, Urban. |
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Globalization.
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Globalization. |
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Urban policy.
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Urban policy. |
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Urban poor.
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Urban poor. |
| Genre/Form |
Statistics.
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| Added Author |
United Nations Human Settlements Programme.
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| Added Title |
Harmonious cities |
| ISBN |
1844076962 |
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9781844076963 |
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