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A World of Giant Cities

The Metropolis Era
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Now in paperback, the two volume "The Metropolis Era" focuses on the social, economic, political and technological determinants of growth and change in the great cities of the world. The two volumes describe the consequences of rapid change for the cities and the people who live in them. The contributors look not only at the pathological consequences, but also at the advantages which giant and mega cities offer their residents. They present case studies which focus on new challenges to the world's great cities, and discuss the various forms of urban decline in the giant metropolises of developed nations.
Foreword - Luis Ramallo Introduction - Mattei Dogan and John D Kasarda How Giant Cities Will Multiply and Grow Giant Cities as Maritime Gateways - Mattei Dogan Economic Restructuring and America's Urban Dilemma - John D Kasarda High Technology and Urban Dynamics in the United States - Manuel Castells Urban Growth and Decline in Western Europe - Peter Hall Large Cities in Eastern Europe - Juergen Friedrichs Great Cities of Eastern Asia - Yue-Man Yeung Levels of Urbanization in China - Sidney Goldstein Giant Cities of the Urban Hierarchy in China - Xiangming Chen India's Giant Cities - Hans Nagpaul Giant and Secondary City Growth in Africa - Dennis A Rondinelli Latin American Cities and Their Poor - Guillermo Geisse and Francisco Sabatini Vulnerability of Giant Cities and the Life Lottery - Ignacy Sachs Growth and Pathologies of Giant Cities - Henry Teune
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