Urbanisation and Planning in the Third World
Urbanisation and Planning in the Third World

Author: Robert Potter

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2012-08-06

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 1136862048

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First published in 1985, this book reconsiders the whole question of urbanisation and planning in the Third World. It argues that public involvement, which is now an accepted part of Western planning, should be used more in Third World cities. It shows that many inhabitants of Third World cities are migrants from rural areas and have very definite ideas about what the function of the city should be and what it ought to offer; and it goes on to argue that therefore a planning process which involves more public participation would better serve local needs and would do much more to solve problems than the contemporary approach.

Urbanisation in the Developing World
Urbanisation in the Developing World

Author: David Drakakis-Smith

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-07-26

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 1136866256

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First published in 1986, this reissue is concerned with the increased social problems, regional imbalances, and economic dislocation resulting from the alarming growth rate of cities in the developing world. It considers theoretical questions and contains wide-ranging case studies to support the arguments made. It relates urbanisation in the developing world to changes in the broader global economic system, as well as looking at the urbanisation process over time.

Sustainability the Environment and Urbanisation
Sustainability the Environment and Urbanisation

Author: Cedric Pugh

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-01-14

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 1134174462

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The 1992 Rio Summit and subsequent literature and debate has focused on 'green' issues such as biodiversity, climate change and marine pollution. Much less has been written concerning the 'brown' agenda: factors such as poor sanitation and water quality, air pollution and housing problems which are particularly prevalent in Third World cities. Sustainability, the Environment and Urbanisation provides a comprehensive overview of the brown agenda, with case studies and examples from a number of Southern countries. It looks at the broad economic context behind the problems and covers the conceptual issues of sustainability, infrastructure and health programmes, as well as assessing environmental appraisal methods. Clearly written, with contributions from some of the leading experts in the field, the book will appeal to students on environmental and developmental courses, researchers, and all those concerned with the 'healthy cities' movement.

Urban Planning and Everyday Urbanisation
Urban Planning and Everyday Urbanisation

Author: Nadine Appelhans

Publisher: transcript Verlag

Published: 2016-12-31

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 3839437156

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Urbanisation in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, poses challenges to urban living conditions. Despite large scale housing programmes from the side of the government, construction and settling processes have largely remained incremental. Nadine Appelhans focuses on the relation between statutory planning and practices of everyday urbanisation. The findings from Bahir Dar suggest that some mundane regimes of building the city are patronised, while others are considered undesired by policy makers. Based on this insight, the author argues that urban development in Bahir Dar needs to be locally grounded, differentiated and inclusive to avoid further tendencies of segregation.

Understanding Urbanisation in Northeast India
Understanding Urbanisation in Northeast India

Author: M. Amarjeet Singh

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2020-04-07

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 1000052885

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This volume explores the dynamics of urbanisation in Northeast India. It discusses the impact of the process of urbanisation on the environment, infrastructure and socio-economic conditions of the region. The chapters in the book: Examine various challenges and opportunities of urbanisation, such as frontier urbanism, urban congestion, smart cities, vernacular architecture, urban water and waste management, cross-border migration and ethnicity. Draw attention to critical issues that have massively disturbed the urban landscape including deterioration of water quality, seismic activity and air pollution. Give alternatives that could present possible solutions to the problems afflicting this region. Drawing on case studies rooted in extensive fieldwork, this book will be indispensable to researchers and students of urban studies, human geography, development economics, cultural studies and South Asian studies. It will also be of interest to policy-makers, government representatives and town planners.

Revisiting China's Rural Urbanisation
Revisiting China's Rural Urbanisation

Author: Daming Zhou

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-12-29

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 1000299961

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This book analyses the urbanisation of rural China in the period of the country’s reform and opening-up based on an investigation of five villages in the Pearl River Delta region, analysing progress, problems and future prospects in the light of long-term investigations on the ground and follow-up fieldwork. Drawing on a vast body of data obtained from participation observation, interviews, archival documents, questionnaires and oral histories, the author charts the trajectory of urbanisation as rural landscapes, governance models, social structures and development dynamics have morphed into urban phenomena. Stimulated by outside capital and pro-growth policies, each of the five villages has undergone a distinct economic, social, institutional, cultural and demographic transformation while facing challenges and opportunities such as land requisition, residential areas with a strong concentration of migrants, changing power relations between state and local community, the influence of traditional lineage and clan structures and quandaries over identity. The book will appeal to scholars and students of sociology and Chinese Studies as well as general readers interested in contemporary China and Chinese urbanisation.

Patterns of European Urbanisation Since 1500
Patterns of European Urbanisation Since 1500

Author: Henk Schmal

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-01-12

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 1351183699

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Originally published in 1981, Patterns of European Urbanisation Since 1500 examines urbanisation in Europe since 1500, paying particular attention to the underlying factors which govern the differentiated process of urbanisation. The book goes on to formulate some of the ways in which these factors can be generalised in an attempt to delineate the process of urbanisation in theoretic terms.

West African Studies Urbanisation and Conflicts in North and West Africa
West African Studies Urbanisation and Conflicts in North and West Africa

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2023-03-21

Total Pages: 117

ISBN-13: 9264817107

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North and West Africa are undergoing rapid urbanisation. While cities and urban areas have always been sites of conflict, given their political and economic importance, many insurgencies, rebellions and separatist movements are associated with rural areas.