01240nam a2200217Ia 4500 CTU_116371 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 1103000 307.1216 N552 Newman, Peter Planning world cites : Globalization and urban politics Peter Newman, Andy Thornley New York Palgrave Macmillan 2005 This internationally comparative text on urban planning covers both the global and regional context in which it takes place and the different combinations of issues confronting different types of cities. In contrast to existing texts the book considers both what have traditionally been regarded as "world cities" (London, New York, Tokyo) and a range of other important cities in the European, American and Asian regions. The core of the book focuses on an assessment of the strategic policy and planning options for major cities in response to globalization and other key issues and challenges of the twenty-first century. City planning,Urban policy,Metropolitan areas,Globalization Hiếu Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ