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Written specifically as a teaching text and authored by a team of leading academics in the field, this is the first book to bring together the key issues of rapid urbanisation with approaches to planning and housing. The book outlines and explains core concepts from 'informal settlements' to 'sustainability', focusing on the rapid urbanisation of developing countries with case studies from Latin America, Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. The impact of rapid urbanisation and associated globalisation on land land-use and housing is described and analyzed with reference to the particular issues of poverty, health and the environment of these areas. An accessible yet rigorous introduction to the subject, this book links theory with practical application and includes an annotated bibliography as a useful study tool.

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Author:   Paul Jenkins ,  Harry Smith ,  Ya Ping Wang
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   v. 2
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.710kg
ISBN:  

9780415357975

ISBN 10:   0415357977
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   22 November 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: General Context 1. Urbanisation and Globalisation 2. Development Discourse 3. A New International Political Economy Approach to Urban Development in the Rapidly Urbanising World Part 2: Planning and Housing in the Rapidly Urbanising World 4. Pre-Capitalist 'Traditional' Shelter and Urban Settlements 5. Colonial and Neo-Colonial Planning and Housing 6. Planning in the Period 1960-90 7. Housing in the Period 1960-90 8. Post 1990 Issues in Planning and Housing Part 3: Case Studies 9. Urban Development and Housing in Sub-Saharan Africa 10. Urban Development and Housing in Latin America 11. Urban Development and Housing in East Asia Part 4: Conclusions 12. Conclusions

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