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More Urban, Less Poor: An Introduction to Urban Development and Management Book
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The world is undergoing massive urbanization: now topping three billion of the worldâ??s six billion people and projected to increase to four billion city dwellers, mostly in the developing world, within twenty-five years. The impacts and development challenges posed by historic shift are of equal magnitude and include growing slums; lack of access to adequate water, sanitation and utilities; challenges to transport, employment, education; and dramatic effects on human well being and the environment.
This full colour textbook, written for students and development practitioners, covers the full breadth and depth of the challenges in urban development in developing and transitional countries and makes sense of this complex and important field. Written in an accessible style, the book covers the key issues in urban development including how cities grow, economic development, urban poverty, slums, housing and land tenure, environmental problems and health, obstacles to development, the management and governance of urban growth, the finance and delivery of services as well as the role of development cooperation and policy frameworks in overcoming the challenges. Also included are dozens of easy-to-read tables and graphs that summarize key data and photographs illustrating salient points as well as sources of additional reading and information on key areas.
- 1844073815
- 9781844073818
- Goran Tannerfeldt, Per Ljung
- 1 July 2006
- Earthscan Ltd
- Paperback (Book)
- 190
- illustrated edition
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