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The suburban land question : a global survey

Harris, Richard (ed.); Lehrer, Ute (ed.) - 2018

"As part of the urbanization process, suburban development involves the conversion of rural land to urban use. When discussing the suburbs, most writers focus on particular countries in the northern hemisphere, implying that patterns and processes elsewhere are fundamentally different. The...

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The rise of megacities : challenges, opportunities and unique characteristics

Kleer, Jerzy (ed.); Anna Nawrot, Katarzyna (ed.) - 2017

in megacities / Jessen Page -- What future lies ahead for megacities in Europe? / Jerzy Kleer and Katarzyna A. Nawrot …

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From growth machine to growth management : the dynamics of resort development in Whistler, British Columbia

Gill, Alison - In: Environment & planning 32 (2000) 6, pp. 1083-1103

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Energy capitals : local impact, global influence

Pratt, Joseph A. (ed.); Melosi, Martin V. (contributor); … - 2014

Fossil fuels propelled industries and nations into the modern age and continue to powerfully influence economies and politics today. As Energy Capitals demonstrates, the discovery and exploitation of fossil fuels has proven to be a mixed blessing in many of the cities and regions where it has...

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Old Europe, new suburbanization? : governance, land, and infrastructure in European suburbanization

Phelps, Nicholas A. (ed.) - 2017

, much of the vocabulary surrounding the American experience isn't applicable to the wider world. Old Europe, New … Suburbanization? takes us on a journey of rediscovery into some of Europe's oldest metropolises. The volume's contributors reveal the … great variety of patterns and processes of urbanization that make Europe a fruitful ground for furthering the diversity of …