New global frontier : urbanization, poverty and environment in the 21st century (Record no. 55690)
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| fixed length control field | 03229 a2200169 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781844075607 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 307.76 |
| Item number | MAR |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Martine, George & Others Eds. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | New global frontier : urbanization, poverty and environment in the 21st century |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | London |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Earthscan |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2008 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiv,386p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | CONTENTS<br/>List of boxes, figures and tables ix<br/>List of acronyms and abbreviations xiii<br/>Introduction 1<br/>PART I URBAN TRANSITIONS<br/>1.The demography of the urban transition : what we know and don't know 17<br/>Mark R. Montgomery --<br/>2. Urbanization, poverty and inequity : is rural-urban migration a poverty problem, or part of the solution? 37<br/>Cecilia Tacoli, Gordon McGranahan, David Satterthwaite <br/>3. Demographic and urban transitions in a global system and policy responses 55<br/>Ronald Skeldon <br/>PART II SHELTER AND URBAN POVERTY <br/>4. Land and services for the urban poor in rapidly urbanizing countries 77<br/>Gordon McGranahan, Diana Mitlin, David Satterthwaite <br/>5. Informality and poverty in Latin American urban policies 99<br/>Martim O. Smolka, Adriana de A. Larangeira <br/>6. Preparing for urban expansion : a proposed strategy for intermediate cities in Ecuador 115<br/>Shlomo Angel <br/>7. Organizations of the urban poor and equitable urban development : process and product 131<br/>Gabriella Y. Carolini <br/>PART III THE SOCIAL AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF SPACE<br/>8. Urban sustainability and global environmental change : reflections for an urban agenda 149<br/>Roberto Sanchez-Rodriguez <br/>9. Risks of climate change for urban settlements in low elevation coastal zones 165<br/>Gordon McGranahan, Deborah Balk, Bridget Anderson <br/>10. Urbanization and ecosystems : current patterns and future implications 183<br/>Deborah Balk, Gordon McGranahan, Bridget Anderson <br/>11. Urban sprawl : a challenge for sustainability 203<br/>Daniel Joseph Hogan, Ricardo Ojima <br/>PART IV THE CHANGING FACE OF URBAN DEMOGRAPHY AND ITS CHALLENGES<br/>12. Notes on urban-rural poverty projections and the role of migration 221<br/>Ralph Hakkert <br/>13. Women's empowerment and gender equality in urban settings : new vulnerabilities and opportunities 235<br/>Luis Mora <br/>14. Young people in an urban world 247<br/>Rogelio Fernandez Castilla, Laura Laski, Saskia Schellekens --<br/>15. Urbanization and ageing in developing countries 259<br/>Jose Miguel Guzman, Paulo Saad --<br/>16. Confronting urbanization and the AIDS epidemic : a double-edged sword 271<br/>Lynn Collins --<br/>17. Providing information for social progress in urban areas 283<br/>Haroldo da Gama Torres --<br/>PART V REGIONAL PATTERNS OF URBANIZATION AND LINKAGES TO DEVELOPMENT<br/>18. African urbanization : recent trends and implications 301<br/>Michael J. White, Blessing U. Mberu, Mark A. Collinson <br/>19. Socioeconomic heterogeneity in urban India 317<br/>S. Chandrasekhar, Abhiroop Mukhopadhyay <br/>20. The urban transition in China : trends, consequences and policy implications 335<br/>Xuemei Bai <br/>21. Urbanization in Latin America and the Caribbean : experiences and lessons learned / Jorge Rodriguez, George Martine<br/>Index 369<br/> |
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| 9 (RLIN) | 66080 |
| 890 ## - Country | |
| Country | UK |
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| Topic | Gratis |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | CEPT Library | CEPT Library | 23/08/2019 | Gratis | 0.00 | 1 | 307.76 MAR | 020533 | 07/09/2019 | 01/09/2019 | 3419.05 | 19/02/2019 | Book |