The Rise of Megacities:Challenges, Opportunities and Unique Characteristics

Edited by Jerzy Kleer and Katarzyna Anna Nawrot

in World Scientific Books from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Megacities of over 10 million inhabitants are unique entities in their own right, both challenging and supporting the policies, governance and cohesion of states. In developing and developed economies, the rise of megacities can be seen to have negative and positive effects; from exacerbating and deepening societal problems inherent in inequality and poverty, to increasing opportunities for innovation, education, interconnectivity and development.

Keywords: Megacities; Globalization; Urbanization; Development; Developing Countries; Developed Countries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F60 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
ISBN: 9781786344267
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 INTRODUCTION , pp 1-5

Jerzy Kleer and Katarzyna A. Nawrot

Ch 2 THE RISE OF MEGACITIES — AN EMPIRICAL OVERVIEW OF THE DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES IN THE WORLD ECONOMY AND AN INTRODUCTION TO AN INTEGRAL THEORY OF MEGACITIES , pp 9-36

Jerzy Kleer and Katarzyna A. Nawrot

Ch 3 MEGACITIES: DEVASTATION OF THE PUBLIC SPHERE , pp 37-59

Jerzy Kleer

Ch 4 FROM METROPOLIS TO MEGACITY , pp 61-76

Piotr Korcelli and Ewa Korcelli-Olejniczak

Ch 5 GOVERNANCE OF MEGACITIES — SELECTED ASPECTS OF INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE , pp 77-94

Tadeusz Markowski

Ch 6 DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS OF MEGACITIES AND THEIR FUTURE , pp 95-113

Zygmunt Ziobrowski

Ch 7 THREATS AND CHALLENGES POSED BY THE RISE OF MEGACITIES , pp 115-149

Konrad Prandecki, Wojciech Kazanecki and Sylwia Śmietanko

Ch 8 MEGACITIES AND THREATS TO HUMAN HEALTH , pp 151-163

Agata Penconek

Ch 9 THE IMPACT OF MEGACITIES ON HUMAN NATURE , pp 165-172

Maria Szyszkowska

Ch 10 RURAL–URBAN MIGRATION, URBANIZATION, AND MEGACITIES IN CHINA , pp 175-201

Wenmeng Feng

Ch 11 MEGACITIES IN INDIA: WHERE ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES? , pp 203-219

Gaurang Rami and Yogesh N. Vansiya

Ch 12 AFRICAN MEGACITIES AS EMERGING INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS , pp 221-258

Katarzyna A. Nawrot, Calestous Juma and James Donald

Ch 13 A SMART FUTURE FOR ENERGY IN MEGACITIES , pp 259-277

Jessen Page

Ch 14 WHAT FUTURE LIES AHEAD FOR MEGACITIES IN EUROPE? , pp 279-299

Jerzy Kleer and Katarzyna A. Nawrot

Ch 15 TOKYO AND DELHI — A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ASIAN MEGACITIES , pp 303-318

Katarzyna A. Nawrot

Ch 16 SHANGHAI — THE FIRST MEGALOPOLIS ON THE GLOBE? , pp 319-336

Bogdan Góralczyk

Ch 17 MEXICO CITY — AN ANTITHESIS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT? , pp 337-355

Urszula Żuławska and Elżbieta Żuławska-Sobczyk

Ch 18 DHAKA — THE PERILS AND PROMISES OF AN ASIAN MEGACITY , pp 357-371

Adnan Morshed

Ch 19 LAGOS — DIRECTIONS OF DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIAN METROPOLIS IN THE FIRST DECADES OF THE 21ST CENTURY , pp 373-386

Malwina Bakalarska

Ch 20 NEW YORK — A CITY OF PROGRESS , pp 387-411

Bohdan Szklarski and Piotr Szyja

Ch 21 IN LIEU OF A CONCLUSION: MEGACITIES — BOON OR BANE? , pp 415-425

Jerzy Kleer and Katarzyna A. Nawrot

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