Predatory urbanism : the metabolism of megaprojects in Asia /: the metabolism of megaprojects in Asia. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Agatino Rizzo with Anindita Mandal.
• Authors: Rizzo, Agatino; Mandal, Anindita
• Contents: Contents: Foreword Alessandro Melis PART I INTRODUCTION 1. Rapid urbanization and greenwashing in Asia PART II THE PROBLEMATIC METABOLISM OF MEGAPROJECTS 2. The rise of megaprojects in Asia 3. The sustainable development rhetoric in Asia 4. From resource consumption to urban metabolism PART III PREDATORY MEGAPROJECTS AND CONCLUSIONS 5. Two cases in Doha: The Pearl and Education City 6. The Straits Megacity Region 7. Mumbai and Bhendi Bazaar urban renewal proposal 8. Conclusion to Predatory Urbanism References Index.
• Publisher Details: Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 307.76095; Urbanization -- Asia; Urbanization -- Environmental aspects -- Asia; Cities and towns -- Asia -- Growth; Natural resources -- Asia
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781800881075
• Related ISBNs: 9781800881068
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