Urban megaprojects a worldwide view

• Other Authors: Cerro Santamaría, Gerardo del.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2013.
• Series: Research in urban sociology ; v. 13.
• Subjects: Social Science > Sociology > Urban.; Social Science > Human Geography.; Architecture > Urban & Land Use Planning.; Sociology.; Urban & municipal planning.; City planning.; Project management.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781781905944 (electronic bk.) :
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 353 p.) : ill.

The aim of this book is to understand the causes and consequences of new scales and forms of territorial restructuring in a steadily globalizing world by focusing on urban megaproject development. Contributions focus on the principal actors, institutions, and innovations that drive capitalist global...