Suburbanization in global society

• Other Authors: Clapson, Mark, Hutchison, Ray
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2010.
• Series: Research in urban sociology ; 10.
• Subjects: Sociology, Urban.; Suburbs.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9780857243485
• ISSN: 1047-0042 ;
• DOI: 10.1108/S1047-0042(2010)10
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 366 p.) : ill.

Most urban growth over the last several decades has been in suburban areas, but research in urban sociology and other urban disciplines has been focused on the city (the global city, the networked city, the post-industrial city). A majority of the world population lives in urban areas, most in subur...