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PublisherElgar Publishing, Incorporated, Edward

ISBN-101782547894

ISBN-139781782547891

eBay Product ID (ePID)204223532

Product Key Features

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameMegaregions : Globalization's New Urban Form?

Publication Year2015

SubjectGlobalization, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Regional Studies

TypeTextbook

AuthorMichael Hoyler

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight18.8 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width6.7 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Reviews'Megaregions presents an excellent collection of spatial-imaginary cameos drawn from the US and beyond, together with theoretically searching and provocative commentary from its editors. [The book] provides a series of thought-provoking and question-prompting interjections to inspire and prompt new research agendas. . .'

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal307.764

Table Of ContentContents:1. Megaregions: Foundations, Frailties, FuturesJohn Harrison and Michael Hoyler2. Megaurban Regions: Epistemology, Discourse Patterns, Big Urban BusinessMarkus Hesse3. Megaregions and the Urban Question: The New Strategic Terrain for US Urban CompetitivenessDavid Wachsmuth4. Beyond Globalization: A Historical Urban Development Approach to Understanding MegaregionsAlex Schafran5. Five Reasons Why Megaregional Planning Works Against SustainabilityStephen M. Wheeler6. Conflicting Spaces of Governance in the Imagined Great Lakes MegaregionMichael R. Glass7. Brave New 'Megaregional Worlds'? Reflections from a North European PerspectiveLukas Smas and Peter Schmitt8. Globalization and the Megaregion: Investigating the Evolution of the Pearl River Delta in a Historical PerspectiveXu Zhang9. Towards a Megaregional Future: Analysing Progress, Assessing Priorities in the US Megaregion ProjectBilly Fleming10. Megaregions Reconsidered: Urban Futures and the Future of the UrbanJohn Harrison and Michael HoylerIndex

SynopsisBy critically assessing the opportunities and challenges posed by planning and governing at the megaregional scale, this innovative book examines the latest conceptualizations of trans-metropolitan landscapes. In doing so, it seeks to uncover whether megaregions are a meaningful new spatial framework for the analysis of cities in globalization. Situated within the broader contours of global urban analysis, the book draws together a range of thought-provoking contributions from scholars engaged in the study of trans-metropolitan regions. It thereby provides multiple paths of access for those wishing to familiarize themselves with this topical area of global urban studies., Megaregions presents an excellent collection of spatial-imaginary cameos drawn from the US and beyond, together with theoretically searching and provocative commentary from its editors. [The book] provides a series of thought-provoking and question-prompting interjections to inspire and prompt new research agendas.' - Kathy Pain, Geographical Review 'This splendid collection both defines and dissects trajectories of a research agenda on one of the chief, yet contested, discursive scalar fixes on our planet in an age of complete urbanization: the megaregion. ' - Roger Keil, York University, Toronto, Canada Are megaregions a meaningful new spatial framework for the analysis of cities in globalization? Drawing together a range of innovative contributions and case studies from around the world, this book interrogates the many claims and counter-claims made about megaregions and critically assesses their position within global urban studies. Connecting research on megaregions to broader theoretical debates about globalized urbanization, the book examines the latest conceptualizations of trans-metropolitan landscapes. It investigates the opportunities and challenges posed by planning and governing at the megaregional scale and moves the debate forward to address questions of 'how', 'why' and 'by whom' megaregional spaces are being constructed. This far-reaching book will be of considerable interest to a broad audience, appealing to those engaged in urban and regional studies, geography and planning, and with direct relevance for policymakers and practitioners working at international, state and local levels. Contributors : B. Fleming, M.R. Glass, J. Harrison, M. Hesse, M. Hoyler, A. Schafran, P. Schmitt, L. Smas, D. Wachsmuth, S.M. Wheeler, X. Zhang

LC Classification NumberHT330