LEADER 04063nam 2200733 a 450 001 9910788580603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-89693-1 010 $a0-8122-0447-6 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812204476 035 $a(CKB)3240000000064699 035 $a(OCoLC)793012549 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10641595 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000606393 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11345408 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000606393 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10596526 035 $a(PQKB)11007954 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse8267 035 $a(DE-B1597)449339 035 $a(OCoLC)979954210 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812204476 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3441760 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10641595 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL420943 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3441760 035 $a(EXLCZ)993240000000064699 100 $a20101111d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aGlobal urbanization$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Eugenie L. Birch and Susan M. Wachter 210 $aPhiladelphia $cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (384 p.) 225 1 $aCity in the twenty-first century 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8122-4284-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [331]-361) and index. 327 $apt. 1. Twenty-first-century population prospect : emerging needs -- pt. 2. Urban spatial growth and development -- pt. 3. Urban governance and finance -- pt. 4. Cases in urban development. 330 $aFor the first time in history, the majority of the world's population lives in urban areas. Much of this urbanization has been fueled by the rapidly growing cities of the developing world, exemplified most dramatically by booming megacities such as Lagos, Karachi, and Mumbai. In the coming years, as both the number and scale of cities continue to increase, the most important matters of social policy and economic development will necessarily be urban issues. Urbanization, across the world but especially in Asia and Africa, is perhaps the critical issue of the twenty-first century.Global Urbanization surveys essential dimensions of this growth and begins to formulate a global urban agenda for the next half century. Drawing from many disciplines, the contributors tackle issues ranging from how cities can keep up with fast-growing housing needs to the possibilities for public-private partnerships in urban governance. Several essays address the role that cutting-edge technologies such as GIS software, remote sensing, and predictive growth models can play in tracking and forecasting urban growth. Reflecting the central importance of the Global South to twenty-first-century urbanism, the volume includes case studies and examples from China, India, Uganda, Kenya, and Brazil.While the challenges posed by large-scale urbanization are immense, the future of human development requires that we find ways to promote socially inclusive growth, environmental sustainability, and resilient infrastructure. The timely and relevant scholarship assembled in Global Urbanization will be of great interest to scholars and policymakers in demography, geography, urban studies, and international development. 410 0$aCity in the twenty-first century book series. 606 $aUrbanization 606 $aCities and towns$xGrowth 606 $aUrban policy 606 $aCity planning 610 $aGeneral. 610 $aSocial Science. 610 $aUrban Studies. 615 0$aUrbanization. 615 0$aCities and towns$xGrowth. 615 0$aUrban policy. 615 0$aCity planning. 676 $a307.76 701 $aBirch$b Eugenie Ladner$01467612 701 $aWachter$b Susan M$0321551 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910788580603321 996 $aGlobal urbanization$93678339 997 $aUNINA