Urbanization in the Global South: Perspectives and Challenges

ISBN-13: 9780367527877 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 330 str.

Kala S. Sridhar; George Mavrotas

Opis

This book examines the challenges of urbanization in the global south and the linkages between urbanization, economic development and urban poverty from the perspectives of the cities in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Spis treści

1.Challenges of urbanization: A multi-country perspective 2. Linkage between Urbanization, Economic Development and Urban Poverty 3. Urbanization, Livestock Ownership, Food Security and Child Nutritional Outcomes in Nigeria: Linkages, Pathways and Emerging Policy Challenges 4. Enhancing the Benefits of Agglomeration in Latin American Mega Cities: The Role of Urban Policies and a Framework for Policy Action 5. Financial Status of Mega Cities in India--Emerging Issues and Challenges 6. Suburbanization and Spatial inequality in the distribution of urban services in Indian cities 7. Urban civic service delivery and norms: A pilot study of two Indian cities 8. Rapid Urbanization in Nepal in the Price of Public Space 9. Challenges of Local Governance in Bengaluru 10. Right to the City: Citizen Participation in Shanghai’s Urban Redevelopment under State-led Neoliberal Urbanism 11. The Peri-Urban Poor and Ecological Governance in the Megacity of Kolkata 12. Megacity externalities: Case of impact of sand mining on groundwater depletion in India 13. Need for framework for water reuse in megacities of Asia-a case study of New Delhi, India 14. Crippling Management and People’s participation in water sector in Megacities- An Evaluation using system Dynamics 15. Sanitation, Hygiene behaviour and Health implications: A Situation Analysis of Slums in Bengaluru 16. The Air Pollution Conundrum in Delhi: Towards a Regional Approach 17. Immunization for mega cities: Issues and strategies to reach urban poor in Bangalore