World City Network: A Global Urban Analysis
- ISBN-10
- 0415302498
- ISBN-13
- 9780415302494
- Series
- World City Network
- Category
- Computers
- Pages
- 241
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Authors
- Peter J. Taylor, Ben Derudder
Description
Peter Taylor's compelling insights challenge us to view cities as part of a global network, divorced from the constraints of national or even regional boundaries.
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