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Urbanization and Development
Multidisciplinary Perspectives
Edited by Jo Beall, Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis, and Ravi Kanbur
352 pages
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Numerous figures and tables
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234x156mm
978-0-19-959014-8
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Hardback
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28 October 2010
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- Looks at the implications of urbanization for developing economies
- Considers the relationship between cities and development
- Contributions from leading scholars in the field of urban economics
- Analyzes recent trends and patterns in urbanization
- Contains case studies from India, Brazil, Tanzania, Lebanon, and South Africa
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 degradation. These are all issues that not only matter to cities, but also lie at the heart of development. As such, the time is right to consider afresh the relationship between cities and
development.
This volume presents a significant new collection of multidisciplinary papers focused on urbanization and its implications for development. It raises four questions: What is so special about the urban context? Why is urbanization and urban growth important to development at the present conjuncture? What are the strengths and limitations of our current state of knowledge about urbanization and development from the policy perspective? How can a multidisciplinary perspective on the urban context add value to development research and policy?
Leading scholars in urban economics examine the data and definitions associated with the field, and look in-depth at the economic and social consequences of urbanization. Special focus is given
to urban violence, and planning and governance issues, and the text is supplemented by case studies demonstrating the recent effects of urbanization in key countries such as India, Brazil, Tanzania, Lebanon, and South Africa.Readership: Academics, researchers and students of development economics and urbanization. Urban policy analysts and policy makers.
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Edited by Jo Beall, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Cape Town, South Africa, Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis, Senior Economic Advisor, UNDP (United Nations Development Programme), Malawi, and Ravi Kanbur, Lee Professor of World Affairs and Economics, Cornell University, USA Contributors:
Jo Beall, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis, United Nations Development Programme, Malawi
Ravi Kanburm, Cornell University, US
David E. Bloom, Harvard School of Public Health, US
David Canning, Harvard School of Public Health, US
Günther Fink,
Harvard School of Public Health, US
Tarun Khanna, Harvard Business School, US
Patrick Salyer, Vice President, Gigya, Inc., US
Hirotsugu Uchida, University of Rhode Island, US
Andrew Nelson, International Rice Research Institute, Philippines
Janice E. Perlman, President and Founder, Mega-Cities Project, New York, US
David Satterthwaite, International Institute for Environment and Development, UK
Henry G. Overman, London School of Economics, UK
Anthony J. Venables, Oxford University, UK
Wim Naudé, United Nations University-WIDER, Finland
Ben C. Arimah, United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Nairobi, Kenya
Ignacio A. Navarro, California State University, US
Geoffrey K. Turnbull, Georgia State University, US
Caroline Moser, University of Manchester, UK
Andrew Felton, University of Maryland, US
Nasser Yassin, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Deborah Fahy Bryceson, University of Glasgow, UK
Dennis Rodgers, University of Manchester, UK
Somik V. Lall, Economics and Urban Development Department, World Bank
Hyoung Gun Wang, The World Bank, US
Uwe Deichmann, The World Bank Development Research Group, US
Martin Medina, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington DC, US
Adriana Rabinovich, Bern University, Switzerland
Andrea Catenazzi, National University of General Sarmiento in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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"Urbanization and Development: Multidisciplinary Perspectives provides a stimulating account of opportunities as well as challenges that the low and middle-income countries face." - Abdul Khakee, Scienze Regionali - Italian Journal of Regional Science "This is a vital collection of essays exploring the full spectrum of perspectives on the connections between urbanization and human progress in the global South. It should be essential reading for academics and decision-makers in development studies, economic development, spatial planning, policy analysis and urban and regional studies." - Ivan Turok, Deputy Executive Director, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa "This volume is a welcome
addition to the growing urban literature, particularly for exploring a multi-disciplinary approach to the relationship between cities and development and, equally, for recognising the hope and opportunity that cities can offer." - William Cobbett, Manager, Cities Alliance "Thorough and authoritatively written; it makes a valuable contribution to the understanding of urban issues from a multidimensional perspective. The book also emphasizes the importance of the urban context in addressing developmental issues- a feature previously lacking in development policy." - Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka "Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)" "This collection presents state of
the art findings on cities and development which draw on a wide range of different but equally rigorous approaches from a variety of disciplines. It suggests some fresh methodological starting points for both academic and policy research on cities. It stages conversations amongst disciplinary perspectives which are currently seldom drawn together, and sets the agenda for the innovative and interdisciplinary research which is needed to respond to the substantial challenges of city life around the world." - Jennifer Robinson, Professor of Geography, University College London
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Introduction
1: Jo Beall, Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis, and Ravi Kanbur: Beyond the Tipping Point: A Multidisciplinary Perspective on Urbanization and Development
Data and Definitions
2: David E. Bloom, David Canning, Günther Fink, Tarun Khanna, and Patrick Salyer: Urban Settlement: Data, Measures, and Trends
3: Hirotsugu Uchida and Andrew Nelson: Agglomeration Index: Towards A New Measure of Urban Concentration
4: Janice E. Perlman: Parsing the Urban Poverty Puzzle: A Multi-generational Panel Study in Rio de Janeiro's Favelas, 1968-2008
5: David Satterthwaite: Urban Myths and the Mis-use of Data that Underpin Them
Economic Benefits of Urbanization
6: Henry G. Overman and Anthony J. Venables: Evolving City Systems
7: Wim Naudé: Suburbanization and Residential Desegregation in South Africa's Cities
Urbanization: Social Consequences
8: Ben C. Arimah: The Face of Urban Poverty: Explaining the Prevalence of Slums in Developing Countries
9: Ignacio A. Navarro and Geoffrey K. Turnbull: The Legacy Effect of Squatter Settlements on Urban Redevelopment
10: Caroline Moser and Andrew Felton: The Gendered Nature of Asset Accumulation in Urban Contexts: Longitudinal Results from Guayaquil, Ecuador
Urban Violence
11: Nasser Yassin: Violent Urbanization and Homogenization of Space and Place: Reconstructing the Story of Sectarian Violence in Beirut
12: Deborah Fahy Bryceson: Dar es Salaam as a 'Harbour of Peace' in East Africa: Tracing the Role of Creolized Urban Ethnicity in Nation-State Formation
13: Dennis Rodgers: Urban Violence Is (not) Necessarily a Way Of life: Towards a Political Economy of Conflict in Cities
Urban Planning and Governance
14: Somik V. Lall, Hyoung Gun Wang, and Uwe Deichmann: Infrastructure and City Competitiveness in India
15: Martin Medina: Solid Wastes, Poverty and the Environment in Developing Country Cities: Challenges and Opportunities
16: Adriana Rabinovich and Andrea Catenazzi: Building Sustainable Historic Centres: A Comparative Approach for Innovative Urban Projects
Epilogue
Jo Beall, Basudeb Guha-Khasnobis and Ravi Kanbur: Themes Emerging, Questions Outstanding, and the Value of a Multidisciplinary Approach
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