Analyzing Urban Poverty: GIS for the Developing World

by Ramón Pérez, Rosario C. Giusti de Pérez, Ramon A Perez, et al.

In developing countries, squatter developments are without infrastructure, dense with dwellings without ownership, and built from materials at hand. Yet they house more than one-third of the urban population in developing countries and are valued by residents. The scope and depth of urban poverty in squatter developments requires immediate action. Analyzing Urban Poverty: GIS in the Developing World shows how geographic information systems (GIS) can...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589481518
• ISBN13: 9781589481510
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Esri Press
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.5" x 8.9"