Urban management : policies and innovations in developing countries
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Urban management : policies and innovations in developing countries
Praeger, 1993
Available at / 17 libraries
-
Library, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization図
301.2/U 2210595080
-
No Libraries matched.
- Remove all filters.
Note
"Published in association with the United Nations University, Tokyo, and the Program on Population of the East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii."
Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-322) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The relentless growth of cities is inevitable--and irreversible. Developing countries' share of the world's urban population will rise to 71% by the year 2000 and 80% by 2025. By the end of the 1990s, it is estimated that 18 cities in developing countries will have a population of 10 million or more. Although those cities are centers of production, employment, and innovation, rapid urbanization has had many negative consequences: an alarming increase in the incidence of urban poverty, the concentration of modern productive activities in major metropolitan areas, inadequate access to housing and basic urban services, and the degradation of the urban environment.
Urban Management reviews the state of the art in innovative urban management, discusses the latest findings on key issues of urban management, and identifies policy-relevant research needs and priorities. Chapters are contributed by urban specialists from Asia, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, and North America, who identify urbanization processes and strategies, provide comparative analyses of urban management issues throughout the world, and present original country case studies. Recommended for urban development planners and administrators in developing countries, persons from donor countries working on projects in developing countries, students of urban management, and others interested in developmental issues at the global, regional, national, and municipal levels.
Table of Contents
Preface The Challenge of Urban Management: Some Issues by G. Shabbir Cheema Urbanization Process and Strategies Global Urbanization: Challenges and the Transfer of Innovations by Janice E. Perlman Problems of Metropolitan Management in Asia by Harry W. Richardson Urbanization and Urban Development Strategies in East Africa by R. A. Obudho Urban Management Issues: Comparative Analysis Housing Policies: A Review of Changing Government Attitudes and Responses to City Housing Problems in the Third World by Jorge E. Hardoy and David Satterthwaite Technological and Organizational Issues in the Design of Information Systems for Urban Management in Developing Countries by Ian Masser Managing the Urban Informal Sector: A New Challenge for Developing Countries by Om Prakash Mathur Water, Sanitation, and Resource Mobilization: Expanding the Range of Choice by Mark A. Ridgley The Urban Development Sector: A Case for a National Urban Investment Program by Ved Prakash assisted by Victor Brusi Country Case Studies Resource Mobilization Strategies for Urban Development in Brazil by Diogo Lordello de Mello How Do Nigerian Manufacturers Cope with Infrastructural Deficiencies? Private Alternatives for Public Provisions by Kyu Sik Lee Information Systems for Urban Management: The Concept and Reality in Malaysia by Johari Mat The Role of the Informal Sector in Providing Urban Employment and Housing in Mexico by Martha Schteingart References Index
by "Nielsen BookData"
