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082			_a307.76 _bANG-P
100			_aAngel, Shlomo _94106
245			_aPlanet of cities / _cShlomo Angel
260			_bLincoln Institute of Land Policy, _c2012. _aCambridge:
300			_axvi, 343 p.
505			_aComing to terms with global urban expansion -- The inevitable expansion proposition -- The sustainable densities proposition -- The decent housing proposition -- The public works proposition -- Urbanization in historical perspective -- The geography of world urbanization -- The global hierarchy of cities -- The evidence: new maps, new metrics, old theory -- Global urban land cover and its expansion -- The persistent decline in urban densities -- From centrality to dispersal -- The fragmentation of urban landscapes -- The pulsating compactness of urban footprints -- Urban land cover projections, 2000-2050 -- Urban expansion and the loss of cultivated lands -- Making room for a planet of cities.
520			_a"In Planet of Cities, Shlomo Angel has produced a landmark study, one that combines an ambitious new history of global urban growth with a surprisingly simple and convincing set of policy recommendations. The book suggests that some planning policies that are widely accepted in the United States and Europe are likely to be counterproductive in the developing world. However, the implications of this study are much larger. This is a book that will upset some readers, particularly those with fixed ideas of how cities should look and work, but for others the sweeping scope and sometimes startling new conclusions will be exhilarating."--Publisher description.
650			_aUrbanization _923472
650			_aCities and towns _vGrowth. _923473
942			_cBK
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