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Urbanization and development: multidisciplinary perspectives/ edited by Jo Beall, Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis and Ravi Kanbur

Contributor(s): Beall, Jo, ed | Guha-Khasnobis, Basudeb, ed | Kanbur, Ravi, edMaterial type: Text

TextSeries: (Studies in development economics)Publication details: New York: Oxford University Press, 2010Description: xxi, 327 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN: 9780199590148Subject(s): Urbanization--Economic aspects | Developing countriesDDC classification: 307.1416

Contents:

1. Beyond the Tipping Point: A Multidisciplinary Perspective on Urbanization and Development -- 2. Urban Settlement: Data, Measures, and Trends / Jo Beall / Basudeb Guha-Knasnobis / Ravi Kanbur -- 3. Agglomeration Index: Towards A New Measure of Urban Concentration / David E. Bloom / David Canning / Patrick Salyer / Günther Fink / Tarun Khanna -- 4. Parsing the Urban Poverty Puzzle: A Multi-Generational Panel Study in Rio de Janeiro's Favelas, 1968-2008 / Hirotsugu Uchida / Andrew Nelson -- 5. Urban Myths and the Mis-Use of Data that Underpin Them / Janice E. Perlman -- 6. Evolving City Systems / David Satterthwaite -- 7. Suburbanization and Residential Desegregation in South Africa's Cities / Henry G. Overman / Anthony J. Venables -- 8. The Face of Urban Poverty: Explaining the Prevalence of Slums in Developing Countries / Wim Naudé -- 9. The Legacy Effect of Squatter Settlements on Urban Redevelopment / Ben C. Arimah -- 10. The Gendered Nature of Asset Accumulation in Urban Contexts: Longitudinal Results from Guayaquil, Ecuador / Geoffrey K. Turnbull / Ignacio A. Navarro -- 11. Violent Urbanization and Homogenization of Space and Place: Reconstructing the Story of Sectarian Violence in Beirut / Andrew Felton / Caroline Moser -- 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 -- 13. Urban Violence Is Not (Necessarily) a Way of Life: Towards a Political Economy of Conflict in Cities / Deborah Fahy Bryceson -- 14. Infrastructure and City Competitiveness in India / Dennis Rodgers -- 15. Solid Wastes, Poverty, and the Environment in Developing Country Cities: Challenges and Opportunities / Hyoung Gun Wang / Uwe Deichmann / Somik V. Lall -- 16. Building Sustainable Historic Centres: A Comparative Approach for Innovative Urban Projects / Martin Medina -- 17. Themes Emerging, Questions Outstanding, and the Value of a Multidisciplinary Approach / Adriana Rabinovich / Andrea Catenazzi.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	307.1416 BEA/U (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P11993

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1. Beyond the Tipping Point: A Multidisciplinary Perspective on Urbanization and Development --
2. Urban Settlement: Data, Measures, and Trends / Jo Beall / Basudeb Guha-Knasnobis / Ravi Kanbur --
3. Agglomeration Index: Towards A New Measure of Urban Concentration / David E. Bloom / David Canning / Patrick Salyer / Günther Fink / Tarun Khanna --
4. Parsing the Urban Poverty Puzzle: A Multi-Generational Panel Study in Rio de Janeiro's Favelas, 1968-2008 / Hirotsugu Uchida / Andrew Nelson --
5. Urban Myths and the Mis-Use of Data that Underpin Them / Janice E. Perlman --
6. Evolving City Systems / David Satterthwaite --
7. Suburbanization and Residential Desegregation in South Africa's Cities / Henry G. Overman / Anthony J. Venables --
8. The Face of Urban Poverty: Explaining the Prevalence of Slums in Developing Countries / Wim Naudé --
9. The Legacy Effect of Squatter Settlements on Urban Redevelopment / Ben C. Arimah --
10. The Gendered Nature of Asset Accumulation in Urban Contexts: Longitudinal Results from Guayaquil, Ecuador / Geoffrey K. Turnbull / Ignacio A. Navarro --
11. Violent Urbanization and Homogenization of Space and Place: Reconstructing the Story of Sectarian Violence in Beirut / Andrew Felton / Caroline Moser --
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 --
13. Urban Violence Is Not (Necessarily) a Way of Life: Towards a Political Economy of Conflict in Cities / Deborah Fahy Bryceson --
14. Infrastructure and City Competitiveness in India / Dennis Rodgers --
15. Solid Wastes, Poverty, and the Environment in Developing Country Cities: Challenges and Opportunities / Hyoung Gun Wang / Uwe Deichmann / Somik V. Lall --
16. Building Sustainable Historic Centres: A Comparative Approach for Innovative Urban Projects / Martin Medina --
17. Themes Emerging, Questions Outstanding, and the Value of a Multidisciplinary Approach / Adriana Rabinovich / Andrea Catenazzi.

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