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LATIN AMERICAN URBAN DEVELOPMENT INTO THE TWENTY FIRST CENTURY
TOWARDS A RENEWED PERSPECTIVE ON THE CITY |
| By: |
Dennis Rodgers (Editor), Jo Beall (Editor), Ravi Kanbur (Editor) |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£65.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1137035137 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781137035134 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
17 August, 2012 |
| Series: |
Studies in Development Economics and Policy |
| Description: |
By the dawn of the 21st century, more than half of the world's population was living in urban areas. This volume explores the implications of this unprecedented expansion in the world's most urbanized region, Latin America, exploring the new urban reality, and the consequences for both Latin America and the rest of the developing world. |
| Synopsis: |
The 20th century witnessed global processes of urbanization on an unprecedented scale, to the extent that for the first time in human history more than half of the world's population now lives in urban areas. Latin America is the developing world's most urbanized region, with over 75 per cent of its population currently residing in towns and cities. As such, it in many ways arguably constitutes something of an 'urban laboratory'. Although many of its urbanization trends are regionally specific, there also exist clear commonalities with other regions of the world, and much can be learned from the Latin American experience and the future direction it is taking. This volume presents an original collection of studies drawn from a range of disciplines that highlight some of the key issues regarding the changing nature of contemporary urban life in Latin America, and the consequences of its transformation for development more generally. |
| Illustrations: |
4 figures, 4 maps, 7 black & white illustrations, 13 black & white tables |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |