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Urbanization and Urban Growth in the Caribbean

Author : Malcolm Cross
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521224260
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (242 download)

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Download or read book Urbanization and Urban Growth in the Caribbean written by Malcolm Cross and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1979-06-14 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, originally published in 1979, as part of the Urbanization in Developing Countries series, examines the nature and impact of unplanned urban growth in the Caribbean. Unlike other parts of the underdeveloped world, Caribbean societies are unique in having been created by European economic and strategic needs. The original instrument for this domination was the plantation that generated the infamous history of migration from Africa and Asia and which continues to exert an important influence in determining the structure and growth of major urban centres. The book also surveys some distinctive features of Caribbean societies, including family life, religions and social divisions apparently based on race and colour, and concludes by affirming the need to redirect development strategies from Western models towards the creation of a uniquely Caribbean identity based on the redevelopment of land and the revival of agriculture. Examples are drawn from Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico and the Commonwealth Caribbean.

Urbanization, Planning, and Development in the Caribbean

Author : Robert B. Potter
Publisher : Burns & Oates
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Urbanization, Planning, and Development in the Caribbean written by Robert B. Potter and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1989 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Urbanization In The Commonwealth Caribbean

Author : Kempe R Hope
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000009785
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Urbanization In The Commonwealth Caribbean written by Kempe R Hope and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-20 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and Guyana, Professor Hope examines the determinants and socioeconomic consequences associated with urban population growth. He documents demographic trends in the region, examines government policies that inadvertently encourage urbanization, and discusses the effects of too-rapid growth on urban

Urbanization and Urban Growth in the Caribbean

Author : Malcolm Cross
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780608122656
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (226 download)

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Download or read book Urbanization and Urban Growth in the Caribbean written by Malcolm Cross and published by . This book was released on with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Urban Caribbean

Author : Alejandro Portes
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801855191
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (551 download)

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Download or read book The Urban Caribbean written by Alejandro Portes and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1997-06-03 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of urbanization in five countries—Costa Rica, Haiti, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica—during the 1980s and 1990s when the region's economy shifted from one heavily dependent on imports to one directed more to producing exports. The Urban Caribbean studies urbanization in five countries—Costa Rica, Haiti, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica—during the 1980s and 1990s when the region's economy shifted from one heavily dependent on imports to one directed more to producing exports. This shift caused producers and entrepreneurs to rely more on microenterprises, thus challenging the informal economy networks of the central cities. Sociologist Alejandro Portes and the other contributors use rich, in-depth data to examine both qualitative and quantitative changes in these five countries. Their research method allows them to make generalizations applicable to all five economies while retaining the concreteness of the similarities and differences that make each country unique. "This volume is an incentive to other collaborative efforts to chart the paths taken by the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean as they seek to accommodate to the new global political and economic context . . . .The message of the volume is a convincing one. Because of similarities in the trends affecting countries of the region and policy debates, each country can benefit from the experiences of the others. However, the differences in political structure and in the nature of citizenship mean that social and economic policy debates must take into account the national context."—from the Foreword, by Bryan Roberts, University of Texas-Austin

Urbanization in the Caribbean

Author : G. Thomas Kingsley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Urbanization in the Caribbean written by G. Thomas Kingsley and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Urbanization in the Caribbean

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (268 download)

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Download or read book Urbanization in the Caribbean written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Urban Caribbean in an Era of Global Change

Author : Robert B. Potter
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351880691
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (518 download)

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Download or read book The Urban Caribbean in an Era of Global Change written by Robert B. Potter and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the author’s first hand field research, this book addresses the twin processes of urbanization and globalization as they affect the contemporary Caribbean region. One of the key aims of the book is to focus attention on the fact that contrary to popular perceptions, the Caribbean is highly urbanized. Indeed statistics show that the region is more highly urbanized than the world taken as a whole. In addition, the fact that the Caribbean region has always been affected by processes of globalization, in respect of its economy, polity and society, is central to the text. The chapters cover pressing topics such as urban change and the evolution of mini-metropolitan regions, the importance of the mercantile and plantopolis frameworks, tourism, post modernity and the urban nexus, economic change and the dual processes of global convergence and divergence, and the nature of the relationships existing between the state, the informal sector, housing and environmental conditions. In reality, it is shown that the development of tourism and enclave manufacturing is leading to new forms of urban concentration, and not spatial dispersal.

The State of Latin American and Caribbean Cities 2012

Author : United Nations
Publisher : UN
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The State of Latin American and Caribbean Cities 2012 written by United Nations and published by UN. This book was released on 2012 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With 80% of its population living in cities, Latin America and the Caribbean is the most urbanized region on the planet. Located here are some of the largest and best-known cities, like Mexico City, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Bogota, Lima and Santiago. The region also boasts hundreds of smaller cities that stand out because of their dynamism and creativity. This edition of State of Latin American and Caribbean cities presents the current situation of the region's urban world, including the demographic, economic, social, environmental, urban and institutional conditions in which cities are developing.

Raising the Bar for Productive Cities in Latin America and the Caribbean

Author : María Marta Ferreyra
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464812705
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (648 download)

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Download or read book Raising the Bar for Productive Cities in Latin America and the Caribbean written by María Marta Ferreyra and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2018-06-07 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With more than 70 percent of its population living in cities, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is among the most urbanized regions in the world. Yet, although its cities are, on average, more productive than those elsewhere in the world, their productivity lags that of North American and Western European cities. Closing this gap provides LAC with the opportunity to raise living standards and join the ranks of the world’s richest countries. Raising the Bar: Cities and Productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean is about the productivity of cities in LAC and the factors that help to explain its determination. Based on original empirical research, the report documents the high levels of population density and other features of LAC cities that mark them out from those in the rest of the world. The report also studies the role of three key factors †“ urban form, skills, and access to markets †“ in determining the productivity of LAC cities. It shows that while excessive congestion forces and inadequate metropolitan coordination seem to be stifling the benefits of agglomeration, LAC cities benefit from strong human capital externalities. It also finds that, within individual LAC countries, cities are poorly integrated with one another, which contributes to large differences in performance across cities and undermines their aggregate contribution to productivity at the national level.

The Caribbean City

Author : Rivke Jaffe
Publisher : Ian Randle Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9766372950
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (663 download)

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Download or read book The Caribbean City written by Rivke Jaffe and published by Ian Randle Publishers. This book was released on 2008 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Caribbean cities are a unique yet underexposed phenomenon. Their distinctiveness results from a combination of interrelated factors including a history of slavery, development under the hemispheric hegemony of the United States and spatial limitations imposed by the settings of most Caribbean urban areas." "This innovative volume presents a detailed introduction to the spatial, socio-cultural and economic characteristics of the Caribbean city, followed by case studies of selected cities in the Dutch, Hispanophone, Francophone and Anglophone Caribbean. It discusses a broad range of disciplinary approaches in examining the urban Caribbean, incorporating perspectives from anthropology, sociology, history, political science, geography and literary and cultural criticism."--BOOK JACKET.

The Routledge Handbook of Urban Studies in Latin America and the Caribbean

Author : Jesús M. González-Pérez
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000605906
Total Pages : 669 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Urban Studies in Latin America and the Caribbean written by Jesús M. González-Pérez and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-07-19 with total page 669 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook presents the great contemporary challenges facing cities and urban spaces in Latin America and the Caribbean. The content of this multidisciplinary book is organized into four large sections focusing on the histories and trajectories of urban spatial development, inequality and displacement of urban populations, contemporary debates on urban policies, and the future of the city in this region. Scholars of diverse origins and specializations analyze Latin American and Caribbean cities showing that, despite their diversity, they share many characteristics and challenges and that there is value in systematizing this knowledge to both understand and explain them better and to promote increasing equity and sustainability. The contributions in this handbook enhance the theoretical, empirical and methodological study of urbanization processes and urban policies of Latin America and the Caribbean in a global context, making it an important reference for scholars across the world. The book is designed to meet the interdisciplinary study and consultation needs of undergraduate and graduate students of architecture, urban design, urban planning, sociology, anthropology, political science, public administration, and more.

Urbanization and the Environment

Author : Ebanks, G. E. (G. Edward)
Publisher : London : Population Studies Centre, University of Western Ontario
ISBN 13 : 9780771413995
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (139 download)

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Download or read book Urbanization and the Environment written by Ebanks, G. E. (G. Edward) and published by London : Population Studies Centre, University of Western Ontario. This book was released on 1992 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Affordable Land and Housing in [name of Region].

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)

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Concrete Jungles

Author : Rivke Jaffe
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190273593
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Concrete Jungles written by Rivke Jaffe and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Concrete Jungles' explores the hidden geographies of injustice in the Caribbean islands, demonstrating how mainstream environmentalism reflects and reproduces racial and economic inequalities.

Latin American Urban Development into the Twenty First Century

Author : D. Rodgers
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137035137
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Latin American Urban Development into the Twenty First Century written by D. Rodgers and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-10-10 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the dawn of the 21st century, more than half of the world's population was living in urban areas. This volume explores the implications of this unprecedented expansion in the world's most urbanized region, Latin America, exploring the new urban reality, and the consequences for both Latin America and the rest of the developing world.

Central America Urbanization Review

Author : Augustin Maria
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 1464809860
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (648 download)

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Download or read book Central America Urbanization Review written by Augustin Maria and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2017-03-22 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Central America is undergoing an important transition. Urban populations are increasing at accelerated speeds, bringing pressing challenges for development, as well as opportunities to boost sustained, inclusive and resilient growth. Today, 59 percent of the region’s population lives in urban areas, but it is expected that 7 out of 10 people will live in cities within the next generation. At current rates of urbanization, Central America’s urban population will double in size by 2050, welcoming over 25 million new urban dwellers calling for better infrastructure, higher coverage and quality of urban services and greater employment opportunities. With more people concentrated in urban areas, Central American governments at the national and local levels face both opportunities and challenges to ensure the prosperity of their country’s present and future generations. The Central America Urbanization Review: Making Cities Work for Central America provides a better understanding of the trends and implications of urbanization in the six Central American countries -Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama- and the actions that central and local governments can take to reap the intended benefits of this transformation. The report makes recommendations on how urban policies can contribute to addressing the main development challenges the region currently faces such as lack of social inclusion, high vulnerability to natural disasters, and lack of economic opportunities and competitiveness. Specifically, the report focuses on four priority areas for Central American cities: institutions for city management, access to adequate and well-located housing, resilience to natural disasters, and competitiveness through local economic development. This book is written for national and local policymakers, private sector actors, civil society, researchers and development partners in Central America and all around the world interested in learning more about the opportunities that urbanization brings in the 21st century.