International handbook of urban policy. Volume 3, Issues in the developing world [electronic resource] / edited by H.S. Geyer.
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TextPublication details: Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar, 2011Description: 1 online resource (xv, 310 p.) : illISBN: 9780857937100 (e-book)Subject(s): Urban policy | Urban economics | Cities and townsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No titleLOC classification: HT151 | .I58 2011Online resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current library | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Growth patterns -- pt. 2. Spatial issues -- pt. 3. Policy issues -- pt. 4. Growth determinants.
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.
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