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Title:

The new global frontier : urbanization, poverty and environment in the 21st century / edited by George Martine ... [et al.].

Publisher:

Earthscan,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

xiv, 386 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Urbanization--Economic aspects.
Urbanization--History--21st century.
Cities and towns--History--History--21st century.
Urban economics--History--21st century.
Poverty--History--21st century.

Other Authors:

Martine, George.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The demography of the urban transition : what we know and don't know / Mark R. Montgomery -- Urbanization, poverty and inequity : is rural-urban migration a poverty problem, or part of the solution? / Cecilia Tacoli, Gordon McGranahan, David Satterthwaite -- Demographic and urban transitions in a global system and policy responses / Ronald Skeldon -- Land and services for the urban poor in rapidly urbanizing countries / Gordon McGranahan, Diana Mitlin, David Satterthwaite -- Informality and poverty in Latin American urban policies / Martim O. Smolka, Adriana de A. Larangeira -- Preparing for urban expansion : a proposed strategy for intermediate cities in Ecuador / Shlomo Angel -- Organizations of the urban poor and equitable urban development : process and product / Gabriella Y. Carolini -- Urban sustainability and global environmental change : reflections for an urban agenda / Roberto Sánchez-Rodriguez -- Risks of climate change for urban settlements in low elevation coastal zones / Gordon McGranahan, Deborah Balk, Bridget Anderson -- Urbanization and ecosystems : current patterns and future implications / Deborah Balk, Gordon McGranahan, Bridget Anderson -- Urban sprawl : a challenge for sustainability / Daniel Joseph Hogan, Ricardo Ojima -- Notes on urban-rural poverty projections and the role of migration / Ralph Hakkert -- Women's empowerment and gender equality in urban settings : new vulnerabilities and opportunities / Luis Mora -- Young people in an urban world / Rogelio Fernandez Castilla, Laura Laski, Saskia Schellekens -- Urbanization and ageing in developing countries / Jose Miguel Guzmán, Paulo Saad -- Confronting urbanization and the AIDS epidemic : a double-edged sword / Lynn Collins -- Providing information for social progress in urban areas / Haroldo da Gama Torres -- African urbanization : recent trends and implications / Michael J. White, Blessing U. Mberu, Mark A. Collinson -- Socioeconomic heterogeneity in urban India / S. Chandrasekhar, Abhiroop Mukhopadhyay -- The urban transition in China : trends, consequences and policy implications / Xuemei Bai -- Urbanization in Latin America and the Caribbean : experiences and lessons learned / Jorge Rodriguez, George Martine.

ISBN:

1844075605 (pbk.)
9781844075607 (pbk.)
1844075591 (hbk.)
9781844075591 (hbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)226212693

LCCN:

2008016058

Locations:

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)