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Critical perspectives on suburban infrastructures : contemporary international cases
\"Most new urban growth takes place in the suburbs; consequently, infrastructures are in a constant state of playing catch-up, creating repeated infrastructure crises in these peripheries. However, the push to address the tensions stemming from this rapid growth also allow the suburbs to be a major source of urban innovation. Taking a critical social science perspective to identify political, economic, social, and environmental issues related to suburban infrastructures, this book highlights the similarities and differences between suburban infrastructure conditions encountered in the Global North and Global South. Adopting an international approach grounded in case studies from three continents, this book discusses infrastructure issues within different suburban and societal contexts: lowdensity infrastructure-rich Global North suburban areas, rapidly developing Chinese suburbs, and the deeply socially stratified suburbs of poor Global South countries. Despite stark differences between types of suburbs, there are features common to all suburban areas irrespective of their location, and similarities in the infrastructure issues confronting these different categories of suburbs.\"-- Provided by publisher.
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How mid-sized cities can avoid strangulation
Contrary to popular impressions, the urbanizing of the world means a proliferation not only of giant \"megacities\" but also of a faster-growing class of middle-sized cities. In their struggles to overcome the pervasive problems of traffic, pollution, chaotic development, and psychological stress, two mid-sized cities--Curitiba Brazil and Portland OR--serve as encouraging models.
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