Cities in a globalizing world : global report on human settlements 2001 /

'The world has entered the urban millennium. Nearly half the world's people are now city dwellers and the rapid increase in urban population is expected to continue mainly in developing countries. This historic transition is being further propelled by the powerful forces of globalization....

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: United Nations Centre for Human Settlements
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan Publications, 2001.
Subjects:
Human settlements.
Urbanization.
Urban policy.
Municipal services.
Urban poor.
Globalization.
Sanitation.
Human settlements > Developing countries.
Poverty.
Urban Health > trends
Urbanization > trends
Housing > economics
Poverty
Public Policy
Sanitation
Socioeconomic Factors
Urbanization
Établissements humains.
Établissements humains > Pays en voie de développement.
Urbanisation.
Politique urbaine.
Services municipaux.
Pauvres en milieu urbain.
Mondialisation.
Salubrité publique.
Pauvreté.
inhabited places.
urbanization.
globalism.
poverty.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Globalization
Human settlements
Municipal services
Urban policy
Urban poor
Steden.
Internationalisatie.
Assentamentos humanos.
Política urbana.
Globalização.
Developing countries
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Boxes; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Maps; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Key Issues and Messages; Prologue: Human Settlements in a Globalizing World; Part I: THE DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT; Part II: EMERGING APPROACHES TO URBAN GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS; Part III: CHANGES IN HOUSING FINANCE AND SHELTER DELIVERY SYSTEMS; Part IV: DEVELOPMENTS IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE; Part V: ENSURING DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS; Part VI: BUILDING A COMMON FUTURE; Epilogue: Liveability of Cities in a Globalizing World; References.

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