The Suburban Land Question A Global Survey

The Suburban Land Question A Global Survey

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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 purpose of...

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Weitere Verfasser: Harris, Richard (HerausgeberIn), Lehrer, Ute (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Toronto University of Toronto Press [2018]
Schriftenreihe:Global Suburbanisms
Schlagworte:
Cities and towns > Growth > Case studies
City planning > Case studies
Land subdivision > Case studies
Suburbs > Case studies
Suburbanisierung
Landnutzung
Stadtentwicklung
Verstädterung
Konferenzschrift > 2012 > Montpellier
Online-Zugang:DE-1046
DE-Aug4
DE-859
DE-860
DE-739
DE-1043
DE-858
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Zusammenfassung: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 purpose of The Suburban Land Question is to identify the common elements of suburban development, focusing on issues associated with the scale and pace of rapid urbanization around the world. Editors Richard Harris and Ute Lehrer and a diverse group of contributors draw on a variety of sources, including official data, planning documents, newspapers, interviews, photographs, and field observations to explore the pattern, process, and planning of suburban land development. Featuring case studies from major world regions, including China, India, Latin America, South Africa, as well as France, Austria, the Netherlands, the United States, and Canada, the volume identifies and discusses the peculiarly transitional character of suburban land. In addition to place and time, The Suburban Land Question addresses the many elements that distinguish land development in urban fringe areas, including economy, social infrastructure, and legality
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Aug 2018)
Beschreibung:1 online resource
ISBN:9781442620629
DOI:10.3138/9781442620629

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