Research Catalog

Title

Population distribution and migration : proceedings of the United Nations Expert Group Meeting on Population Distribution and Migration, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, 18-22 January 1993, convened in preparation for the International Conference on Population and Development, Cairo, 5-13 September 1994 / Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division.

Author

United Nations Expert Group Meeting on Population Distribution and Migration (1993 : Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia)

Publication

New York : United Nations, 1998.

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Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

• United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Population Division.
• International Conference on Population and Development (1994 : Cairo, Egypt)

Description

xii, 400 pages : illustrations; 28 cm

Subjects

• Emigration and immigration > Congresses
• Population density > Congresses
• Population geography > Congresses
• Urbanization > Congresses
• Migration, Internal > Congresses

Note

• "ST/ESA/SER.R/133."
• "United Nations publication sales no.: E.98.XIII.12"--T.p. verso.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

• Population Distribution and Migration: The Emerging Issues: United Nations Secretariat -- Global Urbanization: Towards the Twenty-First Century / Terence G. McGee and C. J. Griffiths -- Population Distribution in Developed Countries: Has Counter-Urbanization Stopped? / Anthony Champion -- Population Distribution in Africa: Urbanization under Weak Economic Conditions / Robert A. Obudho -- Population Distribution in Asia: A Region of Contrasts / Ernesto M. Pernia -- Population Distribution in Latin America: Is There a Trend Towards Population Deconcentration? / Alfredo Lattes -- Migration as a Survival Strategy: The Family Dimension of Migration / Graeme J. Hugo -- Health and Environmental Problems in the Cities of Developing Countries / David Satterthwaite -- The Moderate Efficiency of Population Distribution Policies in Developing Countries / Carlos Antonio De Mattos -- South-to-North Migration / Philip Muus -- Migration Between Asian Countries / Nasra M. Shah --
• Migration Between Developing Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America / Sharon Stanton Russell -- The Process of Integration of Migrant Communities / Stephen Castles -- Growing Economic Interdependence and Its Implications for International Migration / Lin Lean Lim -- Safeguarding the Institution of Asylum / Astri Suhrke -- Changing Solutions to Refugee Movements / John R. Rogge -- Migration to the Large Cities of the ESCAP Region / Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific -- Population Dynamics in the Large of Latin America and the Caribbean / Economic Commission for Latin Cities America and the Caribbean -- Migration and Population Distribution in Developing Countries: Problems and Policies / International Labour Organization -- The Challenge Facing the Future of Human Settlements / United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat) -- Rural Development, the Environment and Migration / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations --
• Health and Urbanization in Developing Countries / World Health Organization -- A Gender Perspective on Migration and Urbanization / United Nations Office at Vienna -- Migration and Development / International Organization for Migration -- International Digration in the ECE Region / Economic Commission for Europe -- Arab Labour Migration in Western Asia / Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia -- The Impact of Refugee Flows on Countries of Asylum and the Challenge of Refugee Assistance / Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees -- Africa's Refugee Problem: Dimensions, Causes and Consequences / Economic Commission for Africa.

ISBN

9211513243

LCCN

99176675

OCLC

40394017

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries