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Title:

Cities transformed : demographic change and its implications in the developing world / Panel on Urban Population Dynamics, Mark R. Montgomery ... [et al.], editors ; Commitee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Publisher:

National Academies Press,

Copyright Date:

c2003

Description:

xvii, 529 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Urbanization--Developing countries
Cities and towns--Developing countries--Growth.
City dwellers--Developing countries.
Quality of life--Developing countries.
Urban policy--Developing countries.
Population forecasting--Developing countries.
Twenty-first century.--Forecasts.

Other Authors:

Montgomery, Mark, 1953-
National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Urban Population Dynamics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 419-478) and index.

Contents:

Why location matters -- Urban population change : a sketch -- Urban population dynamics : models, measures, and forecasts -- Diversity and inequality -- Fertility and reproductive health -- Mortality and morbidity : is city life good for your health? -- The urban economy transformed -- The challenge of urban governance -- Looking ahead.

ISBN:

9780309511483 (PDF)
0309511488 (PDF)
9780309088626 (book)
0309088623 (book)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)53401077

LCCN:

2003106202

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)