Metropolis 2000: Planning, Poverty and Politics

摘要: The problems created by metropolitanization have become increasingly apparent. Attempts to limit growth, disperse populations and plan neighbourhoods been largely unsuccessful. Strategies are needed improve the world's major cities for next century. "Metropolis 2000" offers an analysis of metropolitan development planning under different economic environmental conditions regions. achieve physical integration city without equality failed; author proposes principle "integrated diversity" with its emphasis on neighbourhood base a broader vision integrated metropolis. Applying political economy approach, argues pro-urban thinking. Individual chapters focus dominant regimes urbanization models in North America, Europe, former Soviet Union developing nations South. states that only when metropolis is understood as necessary beneficial acccompaniment social progress can progressive, humane approach be developed.