Planet of slums. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mike Davis.
• Authors: Davis, Mike, 1946-
• Contents: The urban climacteric -- The prevalence of slums -- The treason of the state -- Illusions of self-help -- Haussmann in the tropics -- Slum ecology -- SAPing the Third World -- A surplus humanity? -- Epilogue: Down Vietnam Street.
• Publisher Details: Brooklyn, NY : Verso
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 307.3/36416091724; 307.76; Slums; Urban poor; Cities and towns -- Growth; Rural-urban migration; Sociology, Urban; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781781683682; 1781683689
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.