The Century of Global Cities : How Urbanisation is Changing the World and Shaping Our Future

Cities are gaining importance and influence worldwide. They sustain the global economy, set cultural trends, produce greenhouse gas emissions and consume energy; they attract migration flows and foster new political waves. While cities were supposed to be declining back in the 1980s, the globalised...

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Other Authors: Zevi, Andrea Tobia (Editor)
Format: eBook
Published: 2020
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