Contributor
Dogan, Mattei.
Imprint:Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1988.
Description2 v. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Note:Maps on lining papers.
Note:v. 1. A WORLD OF GIANT CITIES: Introduction: How giant cities will multiply and grow / Mattei DOgan, John D. Kasarda -- 1. Giant cities as maritime gateways / Mattei Dogan -- 2. Economic restructuring and America's urban dilemma / John D. Kasarda -- 3. High technology and urban dynamics in the United States / Manuel Castells -- 4. Urban growth and decline in western Europe / Peter Hall -- 5. Large cities in eastern Europe / Jürgen Friedrichs -- 6. Great cities of eastern Asia / Yue-Man Yeung -- 7. Levels of urbanization in China / Sidney Goldstein -- 8. Giant cities and the urban hierarchy in China / Xiangming Chen -- 9. India's giant cities / Hans Nagpaul -- 10. Giant and secondary cidty growth in Africa / Dennis A. Rondinelli -- 11. Latin American cities and their poor / Guillermo Geisse, Francisco Sabatini -- 12. Vulnerability of giant cities and the life lottery / Ignacy Sachs -- 13. Growth and pathologies of giant cities / Henry Teune.
Note:v. 2. MEGA-CITIES: Introduction: comparing giant cities / Mattei Dogan, John D. Kasarda -- 1. New York City / George Sternlieb, James W. Hughes -- 2. Los Angeles / Ivan Light -- 3. London / Emrys Jones -- 4. Tokyo / Hachiro Nakamura, James W. White -- 5. Shanghai / Rhoads Murphey -- 6. Delhi / Hans Nagpaul -- 7. Lagos / Michael L. McNUltyu, Isaac Ayinde Adalemo -- 8. Cairo / Ahmed M. Khalifa, Mohamed M. Moheiddin -- 9. Mexico City / Martha Schteingart -- 10. Sao Paulo / VIlmar Envagelista Faria.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographies and indexes.
