Urbanization and development: multidisciplinary perspectives/ 
edited by Jo Beall, Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis and Ravi Kanbur 
 - New York:  Oxford University Press,  2010. 
 - xxi, 327 p. :  ill., maps ;  24 cm. 
 - (Studies in development economics) .
<br/><br/>1. Beyond the Tipping Point: A Multidisciplinary Perspective on Urbanization and Development --<br/>2. Urban Settlement: Data, Measures, and Trends / Jo Beall / Basudeb Guha-Knasnobis / Ravi Kanbur --<br/>3. Agglomeration Index: Towards A New Measure of Urban Concentration / David E. Bloom / David Canning / Patrick Salyer / Günther Fink / Tarun Khanna --<br/>4. Parsing the Urban Poverty Puzzle: A Multi-Generational Panel Study in Rio de Janeiro's Favelas, 1968-2008 / Hirotsugu Uchida / Andrew Nelson --<br/>5. Urban Myths and the Mis-Use of Data that Underpin Them / Janice E. Perlman --<br/>6. Evolving City Systems / David Satterthwaite --<br/>7. Suburbanization and Residential Desegregation in South Africa's Cities / Henry G. Overman / Anthony J. Venables --<br/>8. The Face of Urban Poverty: Explaining the Prevalence of Slums in Developing Countries / Wim Naudé --<br/>9. The Legacy Effect of Squatter Settlements on Urban Redevelopment / Ben C. Arimah --<br/>10. The Gendered Nature of Asset Accumulation in Urban Contexts: Longitudinal Results from Guayaquil, Ecuador / Geoffrey K. Turnbull / Ignacio A. Navarro --<br/>11. Violent Urbanization and Homogenization of Space and Place: Reconstructing the Story of Sectarian Violence in Beirut / Andrew Felton / Caroline Moser --<br/>12. Dar es Salaam as a 'Harbour of Peace' in East Africa: Tracing the Role of Creolized Urban Ethnicity in Nation-State Formation / Nasser Yassin --<br/>13. Urban Violence Is Not (Necessarily) a Way of Life: Towards a Political Economy of Conflict in Cities / Deborah Fahy Bryceson --<br/>14. Infrastructure and City Competitiveness in India / Dennis Rodgers --<br/>15. Solid Wastes, Poverty, and the Environment in Developing Country Cities: Challenges and Opportunities / Hyoung Gun Wang / Uwe Deichmann / Somik V. Lall --<br/>16. Building Sustainable Historic Centres: A Comparative Approach for Innovative Urban Projects / Martin Medina --<br/>17. Themes Emerging, Questions Outstanding, and the Value of a Multidisciplinary Approach / Adriana Rabinovich / Andrea Catenazzi. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199590148 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Urbanization--Economic aspects<br/>Developing countries
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>307.1416  / BEA/U