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- Title: Regional Development and Planning for the 21st Century
- Author : Allen G. Noble, Frank J. Costa & Robert B. Kent
- Release Date : January 28, 2019
- Genre: Social Science,Books,Nonfiction,Science & Nature,Earth Sciences,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 11199 KB
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Regional Development and Planning for the 21st Century examines a number of related themes including: the traditional approach of local and regional planning initiatives developed within the context of national goals; the current decline of bi-polar political and ideological blocs; political decentralization and concurrent economic centralization including the growth of multi-national corporations; devolution of centralized planning powers to regions and localities, and the rise and acceptance of sustainable development concepts. The book is divided into five parts addressing: 1 - adjustments to political, economic and social change; 2 the problems of urban housing and housing and health; 3 - adjustments to environmental change, development policies and sustainability; 4 - the problem of rapid urban growth and mega cities; 5 - adjustments of changing urban networks. The contributors are from several countries worldwide and the chapters examine the issues at a global level.