Broschiertes Buch

The New Global Frontier

Urbanization, Poverty and Environment in the 21st Century

Herausgeber: Martine, George; Montgomery, Mark; Mcgranahan, Gordon

Beschreibung

Looks at the forecasting of population growth and migration using the UN Population Division's cities databases. This book also looks at urbanization and poverty, focusing attention on the issues of urban shelter, land and service provision and the socioeconomic and demographic information needed for improving governance and social programmes.

Autor

George Martine is lead author of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) report State of World Population 2007: Unleashing the Potential of Urban Growth, and a consultant in Brazil. Gordon McGranahan is the Head of the Human Settlements Group at the IIED. Mark Montgomery is a professor of economics at Stony Brook University, New York, and a senior associate at the Population Council. Rogelio Fernandez-Castilla is former Director of the Technical Support Division (TSD) of UNFPA.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 402
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 632g
• ISBN-13: 9781844075607
• ISBN-10: 1844075605
• Artikelnr.: 23549621