Cities Transformed Demographic Change and Its Implications in the Developing World

Virtually all of the growth in the worlds population for the foreseeable future will take place in the cities and towns of the developing world. Over the next twenty years, most developing countries will for the first time become more urban than rural. The benefits from urbanization cannot be overlo...

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Main Authors: Council, National Research, Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and, Population, Committee on, Dynamics, Panel on Urban Population, Reed, Holly E, Cohen, Barney, Stren, Richard, Montgomery, Mark R
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C National Academies Press 2003
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Edition:1
Subjects:
Bevölkerungsentwicklung
Cities
Cities and towns
City dwellers
Demographic change
Developing countries
Entwicklungsländer
Forecasts
Growth
Population
Population forecasting
Quality of life
Stadtentwicklung
Stadtwachstum
Stadtökonomik
Städtische Armut
Städtischer Arbeitsmarkt
Towns
Twenty-first century
Urban areas
Urban policy
Urbanization
ISBN:9780309088626, 0309088623
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Table of Contents:
  • FrontMatter -- Pravin Visaria (1937-2001) -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Why Location Matters -- 3 Urban Population Change: A Sketch -- 4 Urban Population Dynamics: Models, Measures, and Forecasts -- 5 Diversity and Inequality -- 6 Fertility and Reproductive Health -- 7 Mortality and Morbidity: Is City Life Good for Your Health? -- 8 The Urban Economy Transformed -- 9 The Challenge of Urban Governance -- 10 Looking Ahead -- References -- Appendices -- A Concepts and Definitions of Metropolitan Regions -- B Mathematical Derivations -- C Linking DHS Surveys to United Nations City Data -- D United Nations Estimates and Projections -- E Measuring Relative Poverty with DHS Data -- F Recommendations for the Demographic and Health Surveys -- Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff -- Index -- The Committee on Population