Ellin, Nan <br/><br/>
Integral Urbanism 

 -  Routledge  2005 
 - 256p.  15.24 x 1.91 x 24.13 cm 
<br/><br/>This book constructs an interdisciplinary discourse on the global spread of private communities based upon empirical evidence. Case studies from the US, Latin America, the Middle East, Europe and China are used to explore local and global explanations of the phenomenon. Taking an institutionalist approach, this informative textbook for undergraduates, postgraduates, and researchers alike, develops a model in which cities are shaped by the interplay of local and global processes, and evolve at the interface of spontaneous and planned order. It draws together the various themes, propositions and hypotheses in a way that clarifies the questions by different social science perspectives and that poses researchable questions and new agendas. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>‎ 9780415952286 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Architecture<br/>Private communities
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>DSGN  / ELL