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Global Cities: Urban Environments in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and China

SKU: 9780262536066

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Explore the environmental challenges and adaptive strategies of three dynamic global cities: Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and China’s burgeoning urban centers. This insightful book from The Bookish Owl examines how these metropolises grapple with critical issues like port operations, goods movement, severe air pollution, water scarcity and quality, transportation networks, and the evolution of public and private spaces. Discover the unique development patterns—from LA’s sprawl to Hong Kong’s density and China’s rapid urban expansion—and compare their innovative or struggling responses to significant environmental transformations. Ideal for urban planners, environmentalists, and anyone interested in the future of global urban environments, this analysis offers a compelling look at policy and social movements driving change in these influential cities.

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Description

  • Part of series: Urban and Industrial Environments
  • Print length: 470 pages
  • Language: English
  • Publisher: The MIT Press
  • Publication date: 28 August 2018
  • Reading age: 18 years and up
  • Dimensions: 15.24 x 2.69 x 22.86 cm
  • ISBN-10: 9780262536066
  • ISBN-13: 978-0262536066