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"Der Regionalpolitik der Europäischen Union liegt die Erkenntnis zugrunde, dass die wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Bedingungen nicht nur zwischen den Mitgliedstaaten stark differieren, sondern dass sich noch größere Unterschiede ergeben, wenn man kleinräumige Gebiete miteinander vergleicht. Schwerpunkt dieser Politik soll somit eine Identifizierung und gezielte Unterstützung derartiger Regionen sein. War die Beobachtung der unterschiedlichen Lebensbedingungen in der Vergangenheit im wesentlichen auf die europäischen Regionen konzentriert, so ist seit Anfang der 90er Jahre ein zunehmendes Interesse an der unterschiedlichen Lebensqualität und der wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Infrastruktur in den europäischen Städten zu erkennen." (Autorenreferat)

Nowhere is the urban challenge more starkly evident than in Asia. Many cities lack data and information on urban conditions and trends, which has undermined their ability to understand and manage the complex forces of urban growth and change.

Nowhere is the urban challenge more starkly evident than in Asia. Many cities lack data and information on urban conditions and trends, which has undermined their ability to understand and manage the complex forces of urban growth and change.

Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures, Tables and Boxes -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Industrial-Modern Cities -- 3 Demographic Change and the City -- 4 Global Cities -- 5 Everyday Life in the City -- 6 Consumption and Urban Culture -- 7 Urban Social Inequality and Social Exclusion -- 8 Planning and the Urban Environment -- 9 The Sustainable City -- 10 Reflections -- Bibliography -- Index.

Half the world''s population lives in Urban areas. The United Nations estimates that the urban population of 1995 will have doubled by 2025. By 2015, it is expected that there will be 33 megacities, 20 of them in Asia. Urbanization affects human health in unprecedented ways. Attempts to improve the health of citizens necessitate the development of comprehensive schemes integrating a wide range of factors pertaining to urban issues

The question of what makes some cities more successful than others has become an increasingly important policy issue. This topical book is the first to explore facets of competitiveness in a systematic way that combines theory, evidence and policy implications. Bringing together leading experts on urban economic performance, it provides a new look at the issue of urban competitiveness.

Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Understanding Inequality in the Late Twentieth-Century Metropolis: New Perspectives on the Enduring Racial Divide / Alice O'Connor -- Chapter 1. Metropolises of the Multi-City Study of Urban Inequality: Social, Economic, Demographic, and Racial Issues in Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, and Los Angeles / Reynolds Farley -- Part I. Racial Attitudes -- Chapter 2. Stereotyping and Urban Inequality / Lawrence D. Bobo and Michael P. Massagli