03207nam 2200697 a 450 991081848780332120200520144314.01-134-54071-X1-134-54072-81-280-40330-60-203-45307-70-203-26273-510.4324/9780203453070 (CKB)111056485547528(EBL)178467(OCoLC)191759996(SSID)ssj0000265875(PQKBManifestationID)11225155(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000265875(PQKBWorkID)10300922(PQKB)10245977(MiAaPQ)EBC178467(Au-PeEL)EBL178467(CaPaEBR)ebr5006134(CaONFJC)MIL40330(OCoLC)252823384(EXLCZ)9911105648554752820020304d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrUrbanization in the Island Pacific towards sustainable development /John Connell and John Lea1st ed.London Routledge20021 online resource (255 p.)Routledge pacific rim geographiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-51384-7 0-415-24670-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.""Book Cover""; ""Title""; ""Contents""; ""List of illustrations""; ""List of tables""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Introduction: an urban Pacific""; ""The context of urbanisation in the Pacific""; ""The colonial heritage""; ""Population growth and migration""; ""Economic development: towards the city?""; ""Urban issues""; ""Managing urbanisation""; ""Land and urban life""; ""Housing and the urban environment""; ""Sustaining Pacific urban society?""; ""Living in town: a sustainable future?""; ""References""; ""Index""Managing rapid urban growth presents a significant challenge in the small independent countries of the Pacific Islands. Although they originated in colonial times, the towns and cities are now distinctively post-colonial, with economies, environments and social structures that reflect unique island characteristics. This transformation has stimulated new concerns, such as the causes and effects of pollution, the need for employment for landless migrants, the need for adequate and affordable housing and the financing of expanding urban services.This book explores the diversity of the urban experRoutledge Pacific Rim geographies.UrbanizationPacific AreaCities and townsPacific AreaGrowthSustainable developmentPacific AreaUrbanizationCities and townsGrowth.Sustainable development307.76099Connell John1946-202226Lea John P128718MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818487803321Urbanization in the Island Pacific4187702UNINA