The urban imperative : towards competitive cities /
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Imprint: | New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2015. |
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Description: | xlvii, 463 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 23 cm |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10361909 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Tables, Figures, Boxes, and Maps
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Rethinking Cities
- 1. Urbanization as Opportunity
- 2. The Shifting Urban Economic Landscape: What Does It Mean for Cities?
- 3. Urbanization and the Geography of Development
- 4. Analyzing Urban Systems: Have Megacities Become Too Large?
- 5. Are Cities the New Growth Escalator?
- 6. Entrepreneurship, Public Policy, and Cities
- 7. Urbanization and (In)Formalization
- 8. Bridging Divides: Enabling Urban Capabilities
- 9. The Great Migration: Urban Aspirations
- 10. Infrastructure: Doing More with Less
- 11. Urban Transport: Can Public-Private Partnerships Work?
- 12. Sustainable and Smart Cities
- 13. Housing Matters
- 14. Converting Land into Affordable Housing Floor Space
- 15. Housing and Urbanization in Africa: Unleashing a Formal Market Process
- Index
- About the Editors and Contributors