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OverviewFor 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Eugenie L. Birch , Susan M. WachterPublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Imprint: University of Pennsylvania Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.771kg ISBN: 9780812242843ISBN 10: 081224284 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 25 March 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsPart I. Twenty-First-Century Population Prospect: Emerging Needs Chapter 1. World Urbanization: The Critical Issue of the Twenty-First Century —-Eugenie L. Birch and Susan M. Wachter Chapter 2. Human Population Grows Up —Joel E. Cohen Chapter 3. Measuring and Coping with Urban Growth in Developing Countries —Nefise Bazoglu Chapter 4. Urban Growth and Development at Six Scales: An Economist's View —Stephen Malpezzi Chapter 5. Urban Growth and Spatial Development: The China Case —Anthony Yeh Part II. Urban Spatial Growth and Development Chapter 6. The Urban Transition in Developing Countries: Demography Meets Geography —Mark R. Montgomery and Deborah Balk Chapter 7. Measuring and Modeling Global Urban Expansion —Stephen Sheppard Chapter 8. Urban Growth Models: State of the Art and Prospects —John D. Landis Chapter 9. Monitoring Urban Growth and Its Environmental Impacts Using Remote Sensing: Examples from China and India —Karen C. Seto Chapter 10. Tracking Regional Growth and Development: The Nairobi Case —Wilber K. Ottichilo Part III. Urban Governance and Finance Chapter 11. Strategic Directions for Local Public Finance in Developing Countries —Paul Smoke Chapter 12. Public-Private Partnerships and Urban Governance: Coordinates and Policy Issues —Lynne B. Sagalyn Chapter 13. City Building in China: Implications for Urban Form Efficiency —Douglas Webster Chapter 14. Financing Housing and Urban Services —Kyung-Hwan Kim Part IV. Cases in Urban Development Chapter 15. Managing Urban Infrastructure and Services in India —Vinod Tewari Chapter 16. Sustainable Urban Development: Managing City Development in Uganda —Shuaib Lwasa Chapter 17. Thinking About Urban Services Needs in Fast-Growing Cities: Housing in São Paulo —Suzana Pasternak Chapter 18. The Education of Urban Dwellers: The Kenyan Experience —Faith Macharia Notes Bibliography List of Contributors Index AcknowledgmentsReviewsAuthor InformationEugenie 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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