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An Institutional Perspective on Production and Upgrading: The Electronics Industry in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta [Paperback]
Daniel Schiller (Author)
$73.00ISBN: 9783515104791
Published by : Franz Steiner Verlag
Series: Megacities and Global Change / Megastädte und globaler Wandel
Volume: 12
Production and upgrading processes in emerging economies are studied by geographers and economists since many years. However, the relevance of institutions, in particular the informal ones, has not yet been fully understood. The institutional pers... .... Learn More -
The Spatiality of Livelihoods – Negotiations of Access to Public Space in Dhaka, Bangladesh [paperback]
Kirsten Hackenbroch (Author)
$84.00ISBN: 9783515103213
Published by : Franz Steiner Verlag
Series: Megacities and Global Change / Megastädte und globaler Wandel
Volume: 7
Access to public space is an essential asset of urban livelihoods. Pavements, street spaces, vacant plots, public parks and city squares are used intensively for all kinds of activities. As open space in rapidly growing and poorly planned conurbat... .... Learn More -
Gesundheitliche Disparitäten im urbanen Indien: Auswirkungen des sozioökonomischen Status auf die Gesundheit in Pune [paperback]
Mareike Kroll (Author)
$70.00ISBN: 9783515102827
Published by : Franz Steiner Verlag
Series: Megacities and Global Change / Megastädte und globaler Wandel
Volume: 6
English Description: The rapid urbanization process in India leads to a strong overprint of the physical and social environment with far-reaching implications for the health of the urban population. Burden of disease varies depend... .... Learn More -
Verkehrsgovernance in Megastädten – Die ÖPNV-Reformen in Santiago de Chile und Bogotá [paprback]
Carolin Höhnke (Author)
$66.00ISBN: 9783515102513
Published by : Franz Steiner Verlag
Series: Megacities and Global Change / Megastädte und globaler Wandel
Volume: 5
English Description: In recent years many megacities in Latin America have implemented far-reaching reforms of public transport, including the reforms Transantiago in Santiago de Chile and Transmilenio in Bogotá. In both ci... .... Learn More -
Migrants' Health Seeking Actions in Guangzhou, China: Individual Action, Structure and Agency: Linkages and Change [Paperback]
Tabea Bork-Hueffer (Author)
$71.00ISBN: 9783515101776
Published by : Franz Steiner Verlag
Series: Megacities and Global Change / Megastädte und globaler Wandel
Volume: 4
Existing research on health seeking is characterized by an abundance of empirical studies and a lack of theoretical grounding. This book provides a new approach, a social theory that conceptualizes the various interlinkages and interdependencies o... .... Learn More -
Areas at risk - Concept and Methods for Urban Flood Risk Assessment: A Case Study of Santiago de Chile [Paperback]
Annemarie Muller (Author)
$69.00ISBN: 9783515100922
Published by : Franz Steiner Verlag
Series: Megacities and global change / Megastädte und globaler Wandel
Volume: 3
Urban expansion and associated land-use changes negatively affect flood hazard and also increase flood exposure. The book provides a conceptual and methodological framework for the analysis of urban flood risk in a complex and dynamic setting and ... .... Learn More -
Zugang zu Gesundheitsdienstleistungen: Barrieren und Anreize in Pune, Indien [Paperback]
Carsten Butsch (Author)
$71.00ISBN: 9783515099424
Published by : Franz Steiner Verlag
Series: Megacities and Global Change / Megastädte und globaler Wandel
Volume: 2
English summary: Through the rapid process of urbanization in newly industrialized and developing countries the problem of health arises in a previously unknown magnitude. Most urban areas in these countries are simplistically described as ... .... Learn More -
Informal Modes of Governance in Customer Producer Relations: The Electronic Industry in the Greater Pearl River Delta (China) [Paperback]
Susanne Meyer (Author)
$64.00ISBN: 9783515098496
Published by : Franz Steiner Verlag
Series: Megacities and Global Change / Megastädte und globaler Wandel
Volume: 1
The Greater Pearl River Delta (China) is one of the world's mega-city regions. Its electronics industry is an important driver for economic growth and prosperity in China with firms that are highly flexible and quickly adapting to changing markets... .... Learn More

