TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shan,Wei
AU  - Yang,Lijun
TI  - Metropolitan circles development and the future of urbanization
SN  - 9789811207075 (hardcover)
AV  - HT166 .M4465 2020
U1  - 307.1216 SHA 23
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Singapore, Hackensack, NJ
PB  - World Scientific
KW  - City planning
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Environmental aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "This book discusses lessons and challenges of metropolitan circles development and urbanization in Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America and Africa. The book examines the effects of local governance systems, central-local relations, and administrative borders on metropolitan area development. It surveys economic, social and environmental issues, with an emphasis on how interconnectivity, circular economy, and climate issues should be integrated into megaregion development planning. The chapters are selected papers from the international conference on metropolitan circles development and urbanization jointly held by the Institute of Public Policy (IPP) at the South China University of Technology and UNESCO in 2018. Contributors from the US, the UK, Japan, France, Singapore, Indonesia, Mexico, Tanzania present their questions, observations, and analyses in a narrative and descriptive style which appeal to a wide range of audience"--
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1142/11468 
ER  -