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020			_a9781844075607
082			_a307.76 _bMAR
100			_aMartine, George & Others Eds. _966079
245			_aNew global frontier : urbanization, poverty and environment in the 21st century
260			_aLondon _bEarthscan _c2008
300			_axiv,386p.
505			_aCONTENTS List of boxes, figures and tables ix List of acronyms and abbreviations xiii Introduction 1 PART I URBAN TRANSITIONS 1.The demography of the urban transition : what we know and don't know 17 Mark R. Montgomery -- 2. Urbanization, poverty and inequity : is rural-urban migration a poverty problem, or part of the solution? 37 Cecilia Tacoli, Gordon McGranahan, David Satterthwaite 3. Demographic and urban transitions in a global system and policy responses 55 Ronald Skeldon PART II SHELTER AND URBAN POVERTY 4. Land and services for the urban poor in rapidly urbanizing countries 77 Gordon McGranahan, Diana Mitlin, David Satterthwaite 5. Informality and poverty in Latin American urban policies 99 Martim O. Smolka, Adriana de A. Larangeira 6. Preparing for urban expansion : a proposed strategy for intermediate cities in Ecuador 115 Shlomo Angel 7. Organizations of the urban poor and equitable urban development : process and product 131 Gabriella Y. Carolini PART III THE SOCIAL AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF SPACE 8. Urban sustainability and global environmental change : reflections for an urban agenda 149 Roberto Sanchez-Rodriguez 9. Risks of climate change for urban settlements in low elevation coastal zones 165 Gordon McGranahan, Deborah Balk, Bridget Anderson 10. Urbanization and ecosystems : current patterns and future implications 183 Deborah Balk, Gordon McGranahan, Bridget Anderson 11. Urban sprawl : a challenge for sustainability 203 Daniel Joseph Hogan, Ricardo Ojima PART IV THE CHANGING FACE OF URBAN DEMOGRAPHY AND ITS CHALLENGES 12. Notes on urban-rural poverty projections and the role of migration 221 Ralph Hakkert 13. Women's empowerment and gender equality in urban settings : new vulnerabilities and opportunities 235 Luis Mora 14. Young people in an urban world 247 Rogelio Fernandez Castilla, Laura Laski, Saskia Schellekens -- 15. Urbanization and ageing in developing countries 259 Jose Miguel Guzman, Paulo Saad -- 16. Confronting urbanization and the AIDS epidemic : a double-edged sword 271 Lynn Collins -- 17. Providing information for social progress in urban areas 283 Haroldo da Gama Torres -- PART V REGIONAL PATTERNS OF URBANIZATION AND LINKAGES TO DEVELOPMENT 18. African urbanization : recent trends and implications 301 Michael J. White, Blessing U. Mberu, Mark A. Collinson 19. Socioeconomic heterogeneity in urban India 317 S. Chandrasekhar, Abhiroop Mukhopadhyay 20. The urban transition in China : trends, consequences and policy implications 335 Xuemei Bai 21. Urbanization in Latin America and the Caribbean : experiences and lessons learned / Jorge Rodriguez, George Martine Index 369
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