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050		4	_aHT371 _b.W545 2012
082	0	4	_a307.7609172/4 _223
100	1		_aWilliams, Donald C., _d1962-
245	1	0	_aGlobal urban growth _h[electronic resource] : _ba reference handbook / _cDonald C. Williams.
260			_aSanta Barbara, Calif. : _bABC-CLIO, _cc2012.
300			_axv, 311 p.
490	1		_aContemporary world issues
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aPreface -- Global urban growth -- Urban growth pressures and sprawl in America -- Background to the current crisis : land resources and public policy in America historic evolution of urban land use in America -- The contemporary phenomenon of urban sprawl : costs and consequences -- Making better use of the land : the debate over controlling urban sprawl -- Containing sprawl through local zoning -- State-wide prescriptions for sprawl -- Preserving rural lands from urban sprawl -- Fighting sprawl by reclaiming central cities -- Improving life in the suburbs -- Recent trends in the debate over sprawl -- The smart growth movement -- The property rights challenge -- Federal smart growth initiatives -- New trends in urban growth -- References -- Urban growth around the world -- Urban growth in the developed world -- Western Europe -- Eastern Europe and Russia -- Future directions for Europe and Russia -- Japan and East Asia -- Canada -- Urban growth in the developing world -- Urbanization in historical perspective -- Cities of the developing world today -- Life in the slums -- Growth and evolution of slums -- Latin America -- Sub-Saharan Africa -- Middle East -- South Asia -- Southeast Asia -- China -- Future directions in the developing world -- What can be done about slums? -- Turning to the international community -- Private sector solutions to slums -- References -- Chronology -- Biographical sketches.
533			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aUrbanization.
650		0	_aCities and towns _xGrowth.
650		0	_aCities and towns _zDeveloping countries.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
710	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
830		0	_aContemporary world issues.
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