Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-249) and index.
The foundational city -- The networked city -- The imperial city -- The industrial city -- The rational city -- The global city -- The celebrity city -- The megacity -- The instant city -- The transnational city -- The creative city -- The green city -- The intelligent city.
More than half the world's population lives in cities, and that proportion is expected to rise to three-quarters by 2050. Urbanization is a global phenomenon, but the way cities are developing, the experience of city life, and the prospects for the future of cities vary widely from region to region. The Atlas of Cities presents a unique taxonomy of cities that looks at different aspects of their physical, economic, social, and political structures; their interactions with each other and with their hinterlands; the challenges and opportunities they present; and where cities might be going in the future
Text in English.
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Urbanization Urbanization--Maps Cities and towns--Growth Cities and towns--Growth--Growth--Maps Cities and towns,--History Cities and towns--History--History--Maps Metropolitan areas--Maps