Urbanization and development: multidisciplinary perspectives/ edited by Jo Beall, Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis and Ravi Kanbur

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TextSeries: (Studies in development economics)Publication details: New York: Oxford University Press, 2010.Description: xxi, 327 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:

9780199590148

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307.1416 BEA/U

Contents:

1. Beyond the Tipping Point: A Multidisciplinary Perspective on Urbanization and Development -- 2. Urban Settlement: Data, Measures, and Trends / Jo Beall / Basudeb Guha-Knasnobis / Ravi Kanbur -- 3. Agglomeration Index: Towards A New Measure of Urban Concentration / David E. Bloom / David Canning / Patrick Salyer / Günther Fink / Tarun Khanna -- 4. Parsing the Urban Poverty Puzzle: A Multi-Generational Panel Study in Rio de Janeiro's Favelas, 1968-2008 / Hirotsugu Uchida / Andrew Nelson -- 5. Urban Myths and the Mis-Use of Data that Underpin Them / Janice E. Perlman -- 6. Evolving City Systems / David Satterthwaite -- 7. Suburbanization and Residential Desegregation in South Africa's Cities / Henry G. Overman / Anthony J. Venables -- 8. The Face of Urban Poverty: Explaining the Prevalence of Slums in Developing Countries / Wim Naudé -- 9. The Legacy Effect of Squatter Settlements on Urban Redevelopment / Ben C. Arimah -- 10. The Gendered Nature of Asset Accumulation in Urban Contexts: Longitudinal Results from Guayaquil, Ecuador / Geoffrey K. Turnbull / Ignacio A. Navarro -- 11. Violent Urbanization and Homogenization of Space and Place: Reconstructing the Story of Sectarian Violence in Beirut / Andrew Felton / Caroline Moser -- 12. Dar es Salaam as a 'Harbour of Peace' in East Africa: Tracing the Role of Creolized Urban Ethnicity in Nation-State Formation / Nasser Yassin -- 13. Urban Violence Is Not (Necessarily) a Way of Life: Towards a Political Economy of Conflict in Cities / Deborah Fahy Bryceson -- 14. Infrastructure and City Competitiveness in India / Dennis Rodgers -- 15. Solid Wastes, Poverty, and the Environment in Developing Country Cities: Challenges and Opportunities / Hyoung Gun Wang / Uwe Deichmann / Somik V. Lall -- 16. Building Sustainable Historic Centres: A Comparative Approach for Innovative Urban Projects / Martin Medina -- 17. Themes Emerging, Questions Outstanding, and the Value of a Multidisciplinary Approach / Adriana Rabinovich / Andrea Catenazzi.

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Cover image	Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Vol info	URL	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds	Item hold queue priority	Course reserves
	General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section				307.1416 BEA/U (Browse shelf(Opens below))					Available			P11993

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1. Beyond the Tipping Point: A Multidisciplinary Perspective on Urbanization and Development --
2. Urban Settlement: Data, Measures, and Trends / Jo Beall / Basudeb Guha-Knasnobis / Ravi Kanbur --
3. Agglomeration Index: Towards A New Measure of Urban Concentration / David E. Bloom / David Canning / Patrick Salyer / Günther Fink / Tarun Khanna --
4. Parsing the Urban Poverty Puzzle: A Multi-Generational Panel Study in Rio de Janeiro's Favelas, 1968-2008 / Hirotsugu Uchida / Andrew Nelson --
5. Urban Myths and the Mis-Use of Data that Underpin Them / Janice E. Perlman --
6. Evolving City Systems / David Satterthwaite --
7. Suburbanization and Residential Desegregation in South Africa's Cities / Henry G. Overman / Anthony J. Venables --
8. The Face of Urban Poverty: Explaining the Prevalence of Slums in Developing Countries / Wim Naudé --
9. The Legacy Effect of Squatter Settlements on Urban Redevelopment / Ben C. Arimah --
10. The Gendered Nature of Asset Accumulation in Urban Contexts: Longitudinal Results from Guayaquil, Ecuador / Geoffrey K. Turnbull / Ignacio A. Navarro --
11. Violent Urbanization and Homogenization of Space and Place: Reconstructing the Story of Sectarian Violence in Beirut / Andrew Felton / Caroline Moser --
12. Dar es Salaam as a 'Harbour of Peace' in East Africa: Tracing the Role of Creolized Urban Ethnicity in Nation-State Formation / Nasser Yassin --
13. Urban Violence Is Not (Necessarily) a Way of Life: Towards a Political Economy of Conflict in Cities / Deborah Fahy Bryceson --
14. Infrastructure and City Competitiveness in India / Dennis Rodgers --
15. Solid Wastes, Poverty, and the Environment in Developing Country Cities: Challenges and Opportunities / Hyoung Gun Wang / Uwe Deichmann / Somik V. Lall --
16. Building Sustainable Historic Centres: A Comparative Approach for Innovative Urban Projects / Martin Medina --
17. Themes Emerging, Questions Outstanding, and the Value of a Multidisciplinary Approach / Adriana Rabinovich / Andrea Catenazzi.

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