Author | : Danielle Labbé |
Publisher | : Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 2020-09-25 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1788972708 |
Exploring the importance of megacities and megacity-regions as one of the defining features of the 21st century, this Handbook provides a clear and comprehensive overview of current thinking and debates from leading scholars in the field. Highlighting major current challenges and dimensions of megaurbanization, chapters form a thematic focus on governance, planning, history, and environmental and social issues, supported by case studies from every continent.