Research Catalog

Title

International perspectives on suburbanization : a post-suburban world? / edited by Nicholas A. Phelps [and] Fulong Wu.

Publication

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Phelps, N. A. (Nicholas A.)
• Wu, Fulong.

Description

xvi, 289 p. : ill., maps; 23 cm.

Summary

"New urban developments such as office blocks, warehouses and retail complexes are 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"--

Subject

• Cities and towns
• Sociology, Urban
• Regional planning

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

Machine generated contents note: -- 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 -- A 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 Transformation of 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 of the 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.

Call Number

JFD 12-217

ISBN

• 9780230276390
• 0230276393

LCCN

2011012457

OCLC

YBP 2011012457

Title

International perspectives on suburbanization : a post-suburban world? / edited by Nicholas A. Phelps [and] Fulong Wu.

Imprint

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Added Author

Phelps, N. A. (Nicholas A.)

Wu, Fulong.

Research Call Number

JFD 12-217