International handbook of urban policy Volume 3: Issues in the developing world
This important Handbook reveals that most urban growth takes place in the less developed world and much of it represents over-urbanization--that is, urbanization in which most migrants cannot effectively compete for employment, cannot find adequate shelter and do not have the means to feed themselve...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham, U.K
Edward Elgar
2011
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| Collection: | Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This important Handbook reveals that most urban growth takes place in the less developed world and much of it represents over-urbanization--that is, urbanization in which most migrants cannot effectively compete for employment, cannot find adequate shelter and do not have the means to feed themselves properly. Yet, compared to rural poverty, urban poverty is widely regarded as the lesser of the two evils pt. 1. Growth patterns -- pt. 2. Spatial issues -- pt. 3. Policy issues -- pt. 4. Growth determinants |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 310 p ill |
| ISBN: | 1847204600 9781847204608 9780857937100 |