Third World Cities: Problems, Policies and Prospects (SAGE Focus Editions)

John Kasarda/ Allan Parnell

ISBN 10: 0803944853 / ISBN 13: 9780803944855

Published by Sage Publications, Inc, 1992

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328 pages. 8.75x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Third World Cities: Problems, Policies and Prospects (SAGE Focus Editions)
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803944853
• ISBN 13: 9780803944855
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.45 kilograms

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Synopsis

It took New York City (the world′s largest metropolis in 1950) nearly a century and a half to expand by eight million residents. Mexico City and Sao Paulo will match this growth in less than fifteen years. Asia′s mega-cities, too, are exploding in number and size. This kind of unprecedented growth is being echoed in the urban centers of developing nations around the globe. The essays in this volume address the wide array of problematic issues--as well as the opportunities and advantages--that are the natural outgrowth of such rapid urbanization. Third World Cities examines three sets of vital issues. Drawing on the experience and evidence of the past two decades, the book′s initial chapters assess theoretical frameworks upon which urban and migration policies are based. The authors of the middle section press for fresh approaches to the increasing demands placed on institutions and individuals in the largest cities of the developing world. The final chapters examine the complex demographic, social, and economic processes of urban growth. Students, professionals, and policymakers in development and urban studies, public administration, sociology, political science and comparative politics, geography, and ethnic studies will find Third World Cities to be a refreshing and innovative look at this growing concern. "Third World Cities offers a range of new ideas on the demographic, social spatial, and environmental changes that are `occurring so quickly that up-to-date evidence is elusive′ . . . Third World Cities is both thought-provoking and highly readable." -The Economic Times

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Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill