Conclusions
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2021
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Wiley
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This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts covered in the preceding chapters of this book. The book focuses on European cities and Latin American cities, in particular, pointed to how cities in their regions may best be understood today as the products of unique configurations of circumstances and events, not simply of global forces. It draws on South Asian cities and regions are especially sensitive to the political issues that have arisen from rapid urban growth, especially to the mistreatment of women. Theoretical frameworks, in our view, can often get in the way of deeper understandings and better knowledge, perhaps especially in the field of urban studies. Perhaps one of the first and most significant concerns across the different regional of the role of the state in fostering urban development. In sub-Saharan Africa there is yet an alternative form of actions by the state regarding urban governance.