The Ecological City & the City Effect

Collects 19 essays addressing the changing nature of regional development and planning activities, along with the problems of government generated by these activities and the global effects of these activities. Contributors, representing roughly ten countries, are primarily drawn from the field of geography, but also include historians, urban planners, and economists. General issues addressed include centralization and post-war changes in centralized structure; emerging organizational and theoretical structures; the growing importance of urbanization; political, economic, and social change; the environment, development, and sustainability; the situation of mega-cities; and urban networks. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR