Planning and Housing in the Rapidly Urbanising World: Housing, Planning and Design Series
Autor Paul Jenkins, Harry Smith, Ya Ping Wangen Limba Engleză Hardback – 24 noi 2006
Outlining and explaining core concepts from ‘informal settlements’ to ‘sustainability’, it focuses on the rapid urbanization of developing countries with case studies from Latin America, Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. The impact of rapid urbanization and associated globalization on land-use and housing is described and analyzed with reference to the particular issues of poverty, health and the environment of these areas.
Providing an accessible introduction to the key issues as well as enhancing current theoretical debates and exploring practical applications, this book is an essential resource for students and researchers in this area.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780415357968
ISBN-10: 0415357969
Pagini: 384
Ilustrații: 66
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.87 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Housing, Planning and Design Series
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0415357969
Pagini: 384
Ilustrații: 66
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.87 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Housing, Planning and Design Series
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Public țintă
Postgraduate, Professional, and UndergraduateCuprins
Introduction Part 1: General Context 1. Urbanisation and Globalisation 2. Development Discourse 3. A New International Political Economy Approach to Urban Development in the Rapidly Urbanising World Part 2: Planning and Housing in the Rapidly Urbanising World 4. Pre-Capitalist 'Traditional' Shelter and Urban Settlements 5. Colonial and Neo-Colonial Planning and Housing 6. Planning in the Period 1960-90 7. Housing in the Period 1960-90 8. Post 1990 Issues in Planning and Housing Part 3: Case Studies 9. Urban Development and Housing in Sub-Saharan Africa 10. Urban Development and Housing in Latin America 11. Urban Development and Housing in East Asia Part 4: Conclusions 12. Conclusions
Notă biografică
Paul Jenkins is Professor of Architecture and Human Settlements and Director of the Centre for Environment & Human Settlements (CEHS) in the School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University, UK.
Harry Smith is a Lecturer in the School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University, UK.
Ya Ping Wang is a Reader in Urban Studies, School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University, UK.
Harry Smith is a Lecturer in the School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University, UK.
Ya Ping Wang is a Reader in Urban Studies, School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University, UK.
Descriere
This blurb examines the evolving relationship between development strategies and urban planning in Latin America, Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on sustainability in rapidly urbanizing areas.