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Urban environments in emerging economies

Title
Urban environments in emerging economies / David L. McKee.
Author
McKee, David L.
Publication
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1994.

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ix, 179 pages; 22 cm
Subject
  • Urbanization > Developing countries
  • Cities and towns > Developing countries > Growth
  • Urban ecology (Sociology) > Developing countries
  • City planning > Developing countries
  • Urban policy > Developing countries
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-174) and index.
Contents
I. A Preliminary Overview. 1. Some Observations on Physical Structure in Advanced Metropolitan Areas. 2. Urban Flexibility in Third World Settings. 3. Dualism, the Rural Exodus, and Urban Expansion -- II. Metropolitan Expansion and Flexibility. 4. Surplus Labor, Squatters, and Urban Structure. 5. Metropolitan Growth and the Absorption of Urban Places. 6. Environmental Issues in an Urban Context -- III. Selected Structural Issues. 7. Production for Export and Urban Flexibility. 8. The Impact of Tourism. 9. The Urban Role in Small Economies -- IV. Some Policy Perspectives. 10. A General Overview. 11. Structural and Environmental Imperatives. 12. Some Final Reflections.
ISBN
0275949389 (alk. paper)
LCCN
94007430
OCLC
ocm30031529
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries