Planet of Slums
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Publication
2007-09-01 - Verso
Language
English
Word Count
64,000 words, Guess
Page Count
256 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveplanetofslums0000davi
- ISBN-139781844671601
- ISBN-101844671607
- Goodreads1257012
- LibraryThing366107
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- Library of Congress Control Number2007281075
- OCLC Control Number153558667
- Better World Books9781844671601
- Open LibraryOL9624541M
Classifications
- LCCHV4028 .D38 2007
- LCCHT119
Description
Mike Davis charts the expected global urbanization explosion over the next 30 years and points out that outside China most of the rest of the world's urban growth will be without industrialization or development, rather a 'peverse' urban boom in spite of stagnant or negative urban economic growth.
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