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Global Urbanization

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For the first time in history, the majority of the world's population lives in urban areas. Much of this urbanization has been fueled by the rapidly growing cities of the developing world, exemplified most dramatically by booming megacities such as Lagos, Karachi, and Mumbai. In the coming years, as both the number and scale of cities continue to increase, the most important matters of social policy and economic development will necessarily be urban issues. Urbanization, across the world but especially in Asia and Africa, is perhaps the critical issue of the twenty-first century.Global Urbanization surveys essential dimensions of this growth and begins to formulate a global urban agenda for the next half century. Drawing from many disciplines, the contributors tackle issues ranging from how cities can keep up with fast-growing housing needs to the possibilities for public-private partnerships in urban governance. Several essays address the role that cutting-edge technologies such as GIS software, remote sensing, and predictive growth models can play in tracking and forecasting urban growth. Reflecting the central importance of the Global South to twenty-first-century urbanism, the volume includes case studies and examples from China, India, Uganda, Kenya, and Brazil.While the challenges posed by large-scale urbanization are immense, the future of human development requires that we find ways to promote socially inclusive growth, environmental sustainability, and resilient infrastructure. The timely and relevant scholarship assembled in Global Urbanization will be of great interest to scholars and policymakers in demography, geography, urban studies, and international development.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2011-03-25
Mått152 x 229 x 38 mm
Vikt787 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieCity in the Twenty-First Century
Antal sidor384
FörlagUniversity of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN9780812242843

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Eugenie L. Birch is the Lawrence C. Nussdorf Professor of Urban Research and Education; Chair of the Graduate Group in City and Regional Planning, School of Design; and Co-Director, Penn Institute for Urban Research, at the University of Pennsylvania. Susan M. Wachter is the Albert Sussman Professor of Real Estate and Professor of Finance, The Wharton School; Professor of City and Regional Planning, School of Design; and Co-Director, Penn Institute for Urban Research, at the University of Pennsylvania.

Part I. Twenty-First-Century Population Prospect: Emerging NeedsChapter 1. World Urbanization: The Critical Issue of the Twenty-First Century--Eugenie L. Birch and Susan M. WachterChapter 2. Human Population Grows Up-Joel E. CohenChapter 3. Measuring and Coping with Urban Growth in Developing Countries-Nefise BazogluChapter 4. Urban Growth and Development at Six Scales: An Economist's View-Stephen MalpezziChapter 5. Urban Growth and Spatial Development: The China Case-Anthony YehPart II. Urban Spatial Growth and DevelopmentChapter 6. The Urban Transition in Developing Countries: Demography Meets Geography-Mark R. Montgomery and Deborah BalkChapter 7. Measuring and Modeling Global Urban Expansion-Stephen SheppardChapter 8. Urban Growth Models: State of the Art and Prospects-John D. LandisChapter 9. Monitoring Urban Growth and Its Environmental Impacts Using Remote Sensing: Examples from China and India-Karen C. SetoChapter 10. Tracking Regional Growth and Development: The Nairobi Case-Wilber K. OttichiloPart III. Urban Governance and FinanceChapter 11. Strategic Directions for Local Public Finance in Developing Countries-Paul SmokeChapter 12. Public-Private Partnerships and Urban Governance: Coordinates and Policy Issues-Lynne B. SagalynChapter 13. City Building in China: Implications for Urban Form Efficiency-Douglas WebsterChapter 14. Financing Housing and Urban Services-Kyung-Hwan KimPart IV. Cases in Urban DevelopmentChapter 15. Managing Urban Infrastructure and Services in India-Vinod TewariChapter 16. Sustainable Urban Development: Managing City Development in Uganda-Shuaib LwasaChapter 17. Thinking About Urban Services Needs in Fast-Growing Cities: Housing in SÃo Paulo-Suzana PasternakChapter 18. The Education of Urban Dwellers: The Kenyan Experience-Faith MachariaNotesBibliographyList of ContributorsIndexAcknowledgments

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