International perspectives on suburbanization: a post-suburban world?

New urban developments such as office blocks, warehouses and retail complexesare increasingly common in outer city regions across the world. This book examines the processes of post-suburbanization in international perspective, exploring how developments across the world might be considered post-suburban. NICHOLAS A. PHELPS Professor of Urban and Regional Development at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK. He is author of 'Multinationals and European Integration, 'co-author of 'Post-Suburban Europe 'and co-editor of 'The New Competition for Inward Investment'. . FULONG WU Professorof East Asian Planning and Development at the School of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University, UK. INDICE: - Preface - PART I: CITY, SUBURB AND POST-SUBURB - Introduction: International Perspectives on Suburbanisation: A Post-suburban World?; 'N. A.Phelps' & 'F. Wu - 'Suburbia and Post-suburbia: A Brief History; 'J. C. Teaford ' - The Restless Landscape of Metroburbia Elisabeth Chaves; 'P. Knox' & 'D.Bieri' - Post-suburbia and City-region Politics; 'R. Keil' & 'D. Young' - PART II: POST-SUBURBIA IN THE AMERICAS - Post-suburban Regionalism: From Local Politics of Exclusion to Regional Politics of Economic Development; 'A. E. Jonas- 'Privatisation of the Fringes bA Latin American Version of Post-suburbia: The Case of Santiago de Chile Dirk Heinrichs; 'M. Lukas' & 'H. Nuissl - 'From Country Club to Edge city? Gated Residential Communities and the Transformationof Pilar, Argentina; 'S. Roitman' & 'N. A. Phelps - 'PART III: POST-SUBURBIA AND EUROPE'S COMPACT CITIES - Post-suburbia in Continental Europe; M. Bontje and J. Burdack - Post-suburbia in the Context of Urban Containment: The Case ofthe South East of England; 'A. Cochrane' - Khimki in Moscow City-region: From'closed city' to 'edge city'?; 'O. Golubchikov, N. A. Phelps' & 'A. Makhrova'- PART IV: VARIETIES OF POST-SUBURBIA IN EAST ASIA - Post suburban Elements in an Asian Extended Metropolitan Region: Jabodetabek (Jakarta metropolitan area); 'T. Firman - 'Post-suburban Tokyo? Urbanization, Suburbanization, Reurbanization; 'A. Sorensen - 'New Towns for Suburbs? Developmental State Politics and New Town Development in Seoul Metropolitan Region; 'Y-SLee' & 'H. Shin - 'Conclusion: Post Suburban Worlds?; 'F. Wu' & 'N. A. Phelps - 'Notes - References- Index - -

• ISBN: 978-0-230-27639-0
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 288
• Fecha Publicación: 05/08/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés