List of figures -- List of tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Preamble -- Prerequisites and foundations -- Building a science of cities -- EBB and flow : interaction, gravity, and potential -- Connections and correlations : the science of networks -- The science of cities -- The growth of...

Klappentext: Die wandelnden Rahmenbedingungen der Stadtentwicklung imZeitalter der Globalisierung stellen Stadtbehörden überall vor immer neue und sich rasch verändernde Schwierigkeiten. Strategien wie die Einführung neuerSteuerungsmodelle, Stadtmarketing, Public-Private Partnership und...

Against a backdrop of unprecedented levels of urbanization, 21st century cities across the globe share concerns for the challenges they face. This Companion provides a framework for understanding the city as a critical building block for a more sustainable future within broader subnational,...