This volume surveys the current rapid growth in urban populations and begins to formulate a global urban agenda for the next half century. Drawing from a wide range of disciplines, contributors tackle issues ranging from how cities can keep up with fast-growing housing needs to the possibilities for public-private partnerships in urban governance.
This volume surveys the current rapid growth in urban populations and begins to formulate a global urban agenda for the next half century. Drawing from a wide range of disciplines, contributors tackle issues ranging from how cities can keep up with fast-growing housing needs to the possibilities for public-private partnerships in urban governance.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Eugenie L. Birch is the Lawrence C. Nussdorf Professor of Urban Research and Education; Chair of the Graduate Group in City and Regional Planning, School of Design; and Co-Director, Penn Institute for Urban Research, at the University of Pennsylvania. Susan M. Wachter is the Albert Sussman Professor of Real Estate and Professor of Finance, The Wharton School; Professor of City and Regional Planning, School of Design; and Co-Director, Penn Institute for Urban Research, at the University of Pennsylvania.
Inhaltsangabe
Part I. Twenty-First-Century Population Prospect: Emerging Needs Chapter 1. World Urbanization: The Critical Issue of the Twenty-First Century —-Eugenie L. Birch and Susan M. Wachter Chapter 2. Human Population Grows Up —Joel E. Cohen Chapter 3. Measuring and Coping with Urban Growth in Developing Countries —Nefise Bazoglu Chapter 4. Urban Growth and Development at Six Scales: An Economist's View —Stephen Malpezzi Chapter 5. Urban Growth and Spatial Development: The China Case —Anthony Yeh Part II. Urban Spatial Growth and Development Chapter 6. The Urban Transition in Developing Countries: Demography Meets Geography —Mark R. Montgomery and Deborah Balk Chapter 7. Measuring and Modeling Global Urban Expansion —Stephen Sheppard Chapter 8. Urban Growth Models: State of the Art and Prospects —John D. Landis Chapter 9. Monitoring Urban Growth and Its Environmental Impacts Using Remote Sensing: Examples from China and India —Karen C. Seto Chapter 10. Tracking Regional Growth and Development: The Nairobi Case —Wilber K. Ottichilo Part III. Urban Governance and Finance Chapter 11. Strategic Directions for Local Public Finance in Developing Countries —Paul Smoke Chapter 12. Public-Private Partnerships and Urban Governance: Coordinates and Policy Issues —Lynne B. Sagalyn Chapter 13. City Building in China: Implications for Urban Form Efficiency —Douglas Webster Chapter 14. Financing Housing and Urban Services —Kyung-Hwan Kim Part IV. Cases in Urban Development Chapter 15. Managing Urban Infrastructure and Services in India —Vinod Tewari Chapter 16. Sustainable Urban Development: Managing City Development in Uganda —Shuaib Lwasa Chapter 17. Thinking About Urban Services Needs in Fast-Growing Cities: Housing in São Paulo —Suzana Pasternak Chapter 18. The Education of Urban Dwellers: The Kenyan Experience —Faith Macharia Notes Bibliography List of Contributors Index Acknowledgments
Part I. Twenty-First-Century Population Prospect: Emerging Needs Chapter 1. World Urbanization: The Critical Issue of the Twenty-First Century —-Eugenie L. Birch and Susan M. Wachter Chapter 2. Human Population Grows Up —Joel E. Cohen Chapter 3. Measuring and Coping with Urban Growth in Developing Countries —Nefise Bazoglu Chapter 4. Urban Growth and Development at Six Scales: An Economist's View —Stephen Malpezzi Chapter 5. Urban Growth and Spatial Development: The China Case —Anthony Yeh Part II. Urban Spatial Growth and Development Chapter 6. The Urban Transition in Developing Countries: Demography Meets Geography —Mark R. Montgomery and Deborah Balk Chapter 7. Measuring and Modeling Global Urban Expansion —Stephen Sheppard Chapter 8. Urban Growth Models: State of the Art and Prospects —John D. Landis Chapter 9. Monitoring Urban Growth and Its Environmental Impacts Using Remote Sensing: Examples from China and India —Karen C. Seto Chapter 10. Tracking Regional Growth and Development: The Nairobi Case —Wilber K. Ottichilo Part III. Urban Governance and Finance Chapter 11. Strategic Directions for Local Public Finance in Developing Countries —Paul Smoke Chapter 12. Public-Private Partnerships and Urban Governance: Coordinates and Policy Issues —Lynne B. Sagalyn Chapter 13. City Building in China: Implications for Urban Form Efficiency —Douglas Webster Chapter 14. Financing Housing and Urban Services —Kyung-Hwan Kim Part IV. Cases in Urban Development Chapter 15. Managing Urban Infrastructure and Services in India —Vinod Tewari Chapter 16. Sustainable Urban Development: Managing City Development in Uganda —Shuaib Lwasa Chapter 17. Thinking About Urban Services Needs in Fast-Growing Cities: Housing in São Paulo —Suzana Pasternak Chapter 18. The Education of Urban Dwellers: The Kenyan Experience —Faith Macharia Notes Bibliography List of Contributors Index Acknowledgments
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