Latin American Urban Development into the 21st Century Towards a Renewed Perspective on the City

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 Lat...

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Other Authors: Rodgers, Dennis (Editor), Beall, Jo (Editor), Kanbur, Ravi (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2012, 2012
Series:Studies in Development Economics and Policy
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary: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
Physical Description:XIX, 270 p online resource
ISBN:9781137035134