Urbanisation in the Island Pacific : towards sustainable development / John Connell and John Lea.

By:

Connell, John, 1946-

Contributor(s):

Lea, John P

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Routledge Pacific Rim geographies ; 3.Publication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 240 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

0203262735
9780203262733
9780203453070
0203453077
9786610403301
6610403309
1134540728
9781134540723
1280403306
9781280403309

Other title:

Urbanization in the Island Pacific

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Urbanisation in the Island Pacific.DDC classification:

307.76/099 21

LOC classification:

HT384 .P16 2002eb

Other classification:

56.72

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Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction -- An urban Paciﬁc -- part Part 1 The context of urbanisation in the Paciﬁc -- chapter 2 The colonial heritage -- chapter 3 Population growth and migration -- chapter 4 Economic development -- Towards the city? -- part Part 2 Urban issues -- chapter 5 Managing urbanisation -- chapter 6 Land and urban life -- chapter 7 Housing and the urban environment -- part Part 3 Sustaining Paciﬁc urban society? -- chapter 8 Living in town -- A sustainable future?.

Summary: Managing rapid urban growth presents a significant challenge in the small independent countries of the Pacific Islands. Although they originated in colonial times, the towns and cities are now distinctively post-colonial, with economies, environments and social structures that reflect unique island characteristics. This transformation has stimulated new concerns, such as the causes and effects of pollution, the need for employment for landless migrants, the need for adequate and affordable housing and the financing of expanding urban services. This book explores the diversity of the urban exper.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-233) and index.

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Managing rapid urban growth presents a significant challenge in the small independent countries of the Pacific Islands. Although they originated in colonial times, the towns and cities are now distinctively post-colonial, with economies, environments and social structures that reflect unique island characteristics. This transformation has stimulated new concerns, such as the causes and effects of pollution, the need for employment for landless migrants, the need for adequate and affordable housing and the financing of expanding urban services. This book explores the diversity of the urban exper.

English.

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