Urban Environments in Emerging Economies

by David L. McKee

Overview

Those concerned with growth and development at national or local levels must pay significantly more attention to the physical structure of urban settings which house many of the leading sectors of the economies of nations. These metropolitan areas must retain the flexibility necessary to meet the needs of an ever-changing mix of activities. Structural, environmental, and economic concerns are brought together to help the reader better understand the problems and identify solutions. This work will be of interest to those economists, environmentalists, sociologists, and practitioners concerned with growth, change, and the environment in urban settings, as well as planning and development agencies in Third World settings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275949389
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	07/12/1994
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.56(d)
Lexile:	1430L (what's this?)

About the Author

DAVID L. McKEE is Professor of Economics at Kent State University. He is a specialist in economic development and regional economics. His research has been widely published in professional jourbanals in the United States and abroad. His recent Praeger books include: External Linkages and Growth in Small Economies (1993), Energy, the Environment and Public Policy (1991),

humpter and the Political Economy of Change (1991)

Development Issues in Small Island Economies (1990), Hostile Takeovers (1989), Canadian-American Economic Relations (1988).

Table of Contents

Preface
A Preliminary Overview
Some Observations on Physical Structure in Advanced Metropolitan Areas
Urban Flexibility in Third World Settings
Dualism, the Rural Exodus, and Urban Expansion
Metropolitan Expansion and Flexibility
Surplus Labor, Squatters, and Urban Structure
Metropolitan Growth and the Absorption of Urban Places
Environmental Issues in an Urban Context
Selected Structural Issues
Production for Export and Urban Flexibility
The Impact of Tourism
The Urban Role in Small Economies
Some Policy Perspectives
A General Overview
Structural and Environmental Imperatives
Some Final Reflections
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

Argues that development planners should pay close attention to the physical forms of urban places and try to mitigate the inflexibility of urban forms as cities grow in the third world. Because most of the change from traditional to modern society will occur in the cities, and at a much more rapid pace than has been true elsewhere, inflexible forms could inhibit economic change and development at critical stages. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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