Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
4. INTRODUCTION 1
5. PART I
6. CHAPTER 1 THE ROLE OF CITIES IN THE CAPITALIST ECONOMY An Overview 13
7. CHAPTER 2 DUBAI From Marginal Gulf Town to Regional Hub 34
8. CHAPTER 3 MIAMI From Winter Resort to Hemispheric Capital 66
9. CHAPTER 4 SINGAPORE From Fishing Village to World-Class Metropolis 100
10. PART II
11. CHAPTER 5 GLOBAL HOPEFULS An Overview 125
12. CHAPTER 6 NEW ORLEANS A Century of Decline 142
13. CHAPTER 7 SÃO PAULO Brazil’s Always-Aspiring City 160
14. CHAPTER 8 LAGOS Africa’s New Dubai? 187
15. PART III
16. CHAPTER 9 HONG KONG A Threatened Global City 215
17. CONCLUSION Theoretical Implications, Climate Change, and Future Challenges 237
18. NOTES 253
19. REFERENCES 303
20. INDEX 335