The New Global Frontier Urbanization, Poverty and Environment in the 21st Century By: George Martine Publisher: Routledge Print ISBN: 9781844075607, 1844075605 eText ISBN: 9781136553004, 1136553002 Edition: 1st Pages: 400 Copyright year: 2008 Format: EPUB Available from $ 23.18 USD SKU 9781136553004R90 The worlds developing countries will be experiencing massive increases in their urban populations over the 21st century. If managed intelligently and humanely, this growth can pave the way to sustainable development; otherwise, it will favour higher levels of poverty and environmental stress. The outcome depends on decisions being made now. The principal theme that runs through this volume is the need to transform urbanization into a positive force for development. Part I of this book reviews the demography of the urban transition, stressing the importance of benefi cial rural-urban connections and challenging Download ebook: https://ouo.io/8JUcNc
