Urbanization and Development: Multidisciplinary Perspectives

by Ravi Kanbur, Jo Beall, Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis

By many estimates, the world has recently crossed the point where more than half the global population is urban, a trend driven by rapid urbanization in developing countries. Urban centres offer economies of scale in terms of productive enterprise and public investment. Cities are social melting pots, centres of innovation, and drivers of social change. However, cities are also marked by social differentiation, poverty, conflict, and environmental...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199590141
• ISBN13: 9780199590148
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.2"