Cities in Transition

Globalization, Political Change and Urban Development

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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This book was written with the aim of showing that even in the era of globalization developments appearing in cities are not subject to almost unconditional global forces.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2010-11-30
Mått160 x 240 x 20 mm
Vikt534 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieGeoJournal Library
Antal sidor340
FörlagSpringer
ISBN9789048169856
OriginaltitelStädte im Umbruch

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