52:40049 Cocks, K.
D.; Walker, P. A. Estimating proximate populations for an
extensive set of locations in Australia. Australian Geographer,
Vol. 16, No. 4, Nov 1985. 295-300 pp. North Ryde, Australia. In Eng.
"The paper reports the use of Australian Resources Information
System to calculate two proximate populations (people living within (i)
150 and (ii) 500 km) for the centroids of each of 3,000 half by half
degree geodetic grid cells covering Australia. The use of proximate
population data is exemplified by computing a map of the eighteen
regions collectively containing a maximum fraction of the Australian
population." The data used are from the 1981
census.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
52:40050 Gonzalez
van Domselaar, Zunilda; Kollman de Curutchet, Marta; Combetto de
Bariffi, Argelia; Radrizzani de Enriquez, Mabel.
Population, regional imbalances, and the process of
urbanization. [La poblacion, los desequilibrios regionales y el
proceso de urbanizacion.] Serie Cuadernos de Geografia, No. 13, 1983.
57 pp. Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Filosofia y Letras,
Instituto de Geografia R. Adissone: Buenos Aires, Argentina. In Spa.
An analysis of population dynamics in Argentina is presented. The
history of the distribution of the population is first described.
Next, the components of current rates of population growth are
analyzed, with emphasis on differences among regions. Separate
consideration is given to regional differences in urbanization levels
and their causes.
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
52:40051 Hart, John
F. Facets of the geography of population in the
Midwest. Journal of Geography, Vol. 85, No. 5, Sep-Oct 1986.
201-11 pp. Macomb, Illinois. In Eng.
"This paper explores four
selected facets of the geography of population in the [U.S.] Midwest
that are related to the movement of people: (1) the spread of
occupance across the land; (2) the growth of the population of counties
once they had been occupied; (3) the distribution of the foreign-born
population; and (4) the distribution of retired people who have
migrated after they have retired."
Location: Princeton
University Library (PR).
52:40052 Humphrey,
John W. Geographic analysis of Singapore's
population. Census Monograph, No. 5, ISBN 9971-914-20-4. 1985. xv,
195 pp. Department of Statistics: Singapore. In Eng.
The purposes
of this monograph are to describe the various geographic distributions
of the population of Singapore using data from the 1980 census and to
examine the origin and development of these spatial patterns. An
attempt is also made to project these patterns into the future based on
current policies and trends. The first two chapters describe
population trends up to 1980. Next, population distribution in 1980 is
outlined and the demographic characteristics of the population are
analyzed. Chapters are also included on literacy, education, and
economic characteristics; and on housing and household
patterns.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:40053 Rees,
Philip. Developments in the modelling of spatial
populations. In: Population structures and models: developments
in spatial demography, edited by Robert Woods and Philip Rees. ISBN
0-04-301200-0. LC 85-30642. 1986. 97-125 pp. George Allen and Unwin:
Boston, Massachusetts/London, England. In Eng.
The author reviews
"developments in spatial population modelling since the late 1970s."
He describes the component variables used in multi-regional population
analyses, explains how the components of change are formulated,
discusses the measurement of demographic rates and their use in
population models, and reviews the modeling of these rates. He also
discusses the need for household analysis and outlines three of the
methods to achieve it: the headship rate method, the household
transition matrix method, and the household composition
method.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:40054 Sundaram,
K. V.; Nangia, Sudesh. Population geography.
Contributions to Indian Geography, No. 6, 1985. x, 400 pp. Heritage
Publishers: New Delhi, India. In Eng.
This book contains 16 papers
by various authors on aspects of population geography in India. Topics
covered include population distribution and growth; the development of
economic regions; urban population growth, 1901-1971; sex ratio; a
demographic profile of metropolitan hinterlands; religion; scheduled
castes and tribes; literacy; agricultural and nonagricultural
employment in rural areas; internal migration; seasonal migration;
rural-urban relationships; and the delineation of urban boundaries.
The book is designed as a textbook for postgraduate students in the
social sciences.
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
52:40055 Tsai,
Hsung-Hsiung. To achieve a rational distribution of
population: the experience of Taiwan. Industry of Free China,
Vol. 65, No. 3, Mar 1986. 13-30 pp. Taipei, Taiwan. In Eng.
This
paper is concerned with the spatial distribution of the population in
Taiwan and in particular with the reasons that the population has not
become as concentrated in the major urban centers during the course of
rapid economic growth since World War II as it has in some other Asian
countries. Trends in spatial distribution over the past 30 years are
first described. The policies that have indirectly affected these
trends are then considered. Finally, policies that were specifically
designed to influence population distribution are
examined.
Location: Princeton University Library (PF).
52:40056 Woods,
Robert; Rees, Philip. Population structures and models:
developments in spatial demography. ISBN 0-04-301200-0. LC
85-30642. 1986. xxii, 417 pp. George Allen and Unwin: Boston,
Massachusetts/London, England. In Eng.
This volume is a collection
of papers on spatial demography. "The term 'spatial demography' is
used here in its broader sense to refer to the spatial analysis of
past, present and future population systems and structures. 'Spatial
demography' is both a member of the demography family and a close
relative of population geography." Part 1 deals with spatial
variations in demographic structures. Part 2 covers modeling and
forecasting, and Part 3 is concerned with the reconstruction,
estimation, and evaluation of demographic patterns.
Selected items
will be cited in this or subsequent issues of Population
Index.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:40057 Woods,
Robert. Spatial and temporal patterns. In: Population
structures and models: developments in spatial demography, edited by
Robert Woods and Philip Rees. ISBN 0-04-301200-0. LC 85-30642. 1986.
7-20 pp. George Allen and Unwin: Boston, Massachusetts/London, England.
In Eng.
The author discusses some of the objectives, methods, and
problems of spatial demography. Examples of recent demographic
research are used to illustrate two methodological levels--pattern
description and multivariate analysis.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
52:40058 Boleda,
Mario. Regional urban stability and economic development.
The cases of Latin America (1940-1970) and Argentina (1947-1980).
[Estabilidad urbana regional y desarrollo economico. Los casos de
America Latina (1940-1970) y Argentina (1947-1980).] Notas de
Poblacion, Vol. 14, No. 41, Aug 1986. 83-112 pp. San Jose, Costa Rica.
In Spa. with sum. in Eng.
The relationship between urban stability
and socioeconomic development in Latin America is examined. The author
discusses methods of examining this relationship developed by Jorge E.
Hardoy. Some problems with this methodology are identified, which, when
corrected, mean that the association between urban stability and
development indicators disappears. The data are for the period
1940-1970, supplemented by data from Argentina for the period
1947-1980.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:40059 Congdon,
P.; Shepherd, J. Modelling population changes in small
English urban areas. Environment and Planning A, Vol. 18, No. 10,
Oct 1986. 1,297-322 pp. London, England. In Eng.
The authors
examine processes underlying the growth of small urban areas in
England. "There is evidence of 'people-led' growth in environmentally
attractive locations (for example, through retirement migration).
However, growth of small- and medium-sized towns also reflects
employment decentralisation and deconcentration to freestanding or
satellite towns, and the extension of commuter
hinterlands....Government policies encouraging growth are also
demonstrated to be significant."
The processes resulting in
population decline in some small towns are identified. "The impact on
modelling growth in urban areas of a diversity of causal processes and
locational contexts for growth is considered."
Location:
Princeton University Library (UES).
52:40060 Craig,
John. The most densely populated areas of England and
Wales. Population Trends, No. 45, Autumn 1986. 34-41 pp. London,
England. In Eng.
"Local authorities [in England and Wales] are too
large a unit to define the most densely populated localities
satisfactorily. So in this article aggregations of wards and of 5km
sided grid squares are used. The topics examined include the extent,
and shape, of the high density localities; their populations and hence
the most populous areas; the comparative variations as the size of the
localities is enlarged--including changes in population numbers with
distance and the concept of population potential as a summary measure.
The changes between 1971 and 1981 in the population of these areas are
also examined."
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
52:40061 Dominican
Republic. Oficina Nacional de Planificacion (Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic). The process of urbanization in the Dominican
Republic. [El proceso de urbanizacion en la Republica Dominicana.]
Nov 1983. 109 pp. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. In Spa.
The
process of urbanization in the Dominican Republic is analyzed. The
first chapter presents a quantitative analysis of urbanization since
1920 using census data. The second chapter is concerned with the
relationship between urbanization and economic development. The third
deals with the role of urban centers in the settlement structure of the
country. A final chapter considers urban policy
questions.
Location: Cornell University Libraries, John M.
Olin Library, Ithaca, N.Y.
52:40062 Gomez
Mendoza, Antonio; Luna Rodrigo, Gloria. Urban development
in Spain, 1860-1930. [El desarrollo urbano en Espana, 1860-1930.]
Boletin de la Asociacion de Demografia Historica, Vol. 4, No. 2, Jul
1986. 3-22 pp. Madrid, Spain. In Spa.
Trends in urbanization in
Spain between 1860 and 1930 are analyzed. Data are from the
Geographical and Tax Institute and concern selected census years.
Consideration is given to trends in rural-urban migration and to
regional differences in the rate of urbanization over
time.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:40063 Hamer,
Andrew M.; Steer, Andrew D.; Williams, David G. Indonesia:
the challenge of urbanization. World Bank Staff Working Papers,
No. 787, ISBN 0-8213-0688-X. LC 85-29537. 1986. vi, 89 pp. World Bank:
Washington, D.C. In Eng.
The authors note that "Indonesia's urban
population is growing rapidly. Almost 40 million residents will be
added to its cities in the last two decades of the century. This
growth is the outcome of millions of individual household and business
decisions. It is best managed indirectly, through improved national
sectoral and urban management policies. Suggested policy modifications
are included in the text. Direct interventions to contain city size or
redirect migration are usually inefficient and counterproductive; most
such initiatives should thus be avoided."
Location: World
Bank, Joint Bank-Fund Library, Washington, D.C.
52:40064 Henderson,
John V. International experience in urbanization and its
relevance for China. World Bank Staff Working Papers, No. 758,
ISBN 0-8213-0708-8. LC 86-1555. 1986. 100 pp. World Bank: Washington,
D.C. In Eng.
"This paper examines some of the options for future
urbanization in China in the light of international experience. The
paper identifies common features of the urban sector across countries,
describing trade relations and production patterns among cities in an
economy and their relationships to city size distributions, location of
economic activity, and regional development. The relationships between
economic development, urbanization, industrialization, centralization,
and urban concentration are also examined. The paper then describes
the major features of industrial location and urbanization in China and
their relationship to past policies."
Consideration is given to
"both direct urban and location policies and the indirect effects on
urbanization and location of state pricing policies, price subsidies
and state allocation policies for resources and goods subject to
mandatory planning. Finally, the paper outlines some of the options
for future urbanization in China, distinguishing between an option that
allows for more rational spatial patterns of investment and location of
firms, without a change in population allocation, and an option that,
in addition, permits varying degrees of population
mobility."
Location: World Bank, Joint Bank-Fund Library,
Washington, D.C.
52:40065 Hoekveld,
G. A. The urbanization concept in the geography of Western
Countries. [Het urbanisatiebegrip in de geografie der westerse
landen.] Geografisch Tijdschrift, Vol. 19, No. 5, 1985. 427-41 pp.
Amsterdam, Netherlands. In Dut. with sum. in Eng.
The author begins
by describing the problems caused by the different meanings given to
commonly used terms in urbanization research by scholars in different
Western countries. The causes of such differences are sought in the
varying experiences of countries with regard to such phenomena as
suburbanization, counter-urbanization, and the migration turnaround.
The author suggests that future studies of such questions should take
into consideration the concept of an overall national settlement
system.
Location: New York Public Library.
52:40066 Katz,
Yossi. Ideology and urban development: Zionism and the
origins of Tel-Aviv, 1906-1914. Journal of Historical Geography,
Vol. 12, No. 4, Oct 1986. 402-24 pp. New York, New York/London,
England. In Eng.
"This account will trace the process of founding
Tel-Aviv [Israel] and its early development as a western suburb arising
near the old town of Jaffa, and will discuss the unique character of
Tel-Aviv in the general context of the establishment of European
suburbs that grew into modern towns beside the old coast towns in the
Middle East at the close of the nineteenth and beginning of the
twentieth century."
In addition, the author "will examine Tel-Aviv
in a general context of processes of westernization of frontier
territories and the influence of Tel-Aviv on the traditional
environment--Jaffa--and will compare the processes of urban
modernization promoted by the founders of Tel-Aviv, a western
population growing up in the traditional environment, with parallel
processes experienced by the urban population of Jaffa, the Arab
population, at the same time and later."
Location:
Princeton University Library (PR).
52:40067 Ledent,
Jacques; Rogers, Andrei. Assessing the United Nations
urbanization projections for the Asian Pacific. In: Population
structures and models: developments in spatial demography, edited by
Robert Woods and Philip Rees. ISBN 0-04-301200-0. LC 85-30642. 1986.
367-89 pp. George Allen and Unwin: Boston, Massachusetts/London,
England. In Eng.
"The fundamental question addressed in this
chapter is the reasonableness of available projections of urbanization,
such as those recently published by the United Nations....Drawing on
simple models of urban and rural population dynamics, we propose two
alternative methods for assessing projected urbanization paths in terms
of their underlying assumptions. One focuses on the implied
rural-urban migration flows, whereas the other emphasizes the
association between urbanization and economic development." The case
of the Asian Pacific region is given as an
example.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:40068 Lungu,
Gheorghe; Dinu, Elena. Urban population trends during the
five year plan 1981-1985. [Evolutia populatiei urbane in
cincinalul 1981-1985.] Revista de Statistica, Vol. 35, No. 7, Jul 1986.
24-6 pp. Bucharest, Romania. In Rum.
A review of trends in
urbanization in Romania between 1981 and 1985 is
presented.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:40069 Madden,
Moss; Batey, Peter. A demographic-economic model of a
metropolis. In: Population structures and models: developments in
spatial demography, edited by Robert Woods and Philip Rees. ISBN
0-04-301200-0. LC 85-30642. 1986. 273-97 pp. George Allen and Unwin:
Boston, Massachusetts/London, England. In Eng.
The authors propose
an input-output approach to demographic-economic modeling of an urban
area "in which employment, unemployment and industrial output are all
treated endogenously....An operational version of the model is
presented and examples are described of its use in impact analysis and
forecasting in the Merseyside metropolitan area in North-West
England....Some of the ways in which this model can be further refined
and extended are examined."
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
52:40070 Majakos,
Romolo. Historical and demographic aspects of urbanization
in Greece. [Aspetti storico-demografici dell'urbanizzazione in
Grecia.] Studi di Demografia, No. 21, 1983. 89-147 pp. Bari, Italy. In
Ita.
Official Greek data obtained from the University of Bologna's
Center of International Statistical Documentation are analyzed in
regard to Greek urbanization during the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries. Chapters are included on urban spatial distribution; the
urban agglomerates of Athens, Salonika, and the newer centers of
Patras, Herakleion, and Larissa; and urban demographic developments in
relation to other developments in Greece.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:40071 Mills,
Edwin S.; Becker, Charles M.; Verma, Satyendra. Studies in
Indian urban development. ISBN 0-19-520507-3. LC 86-2489. 1986.
viii, 214 pp. Oxford University Press: New York, New York/Oxford,
England; World Bank: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"The chapters in this
book report research sponsored by the World Bank on urban development
in India. Their purpose is to provide a broad framework of historical,
international, and regional findings within which a wide range of
issues related to Indian urbanization can be studied." Chapters are
included on the relationship between urbanization and economic
development, the historical analysis of Indian urbanization, city sizes
and city growth, urbanization and productivity, and income
distribution.
A chapter on attempts by the government of India to
alter city sizes is also included as well as a chapter on urbanization
and city characteristics in Madhya Pradesh.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:40072 Nassef,
Abdel-Fattah. Trends and prospects of urbanization in
Egypt. In: Studies in African and Asian demography: CDC annual
seminar, 1985. CDC Research Monograph Series, No. 15, 1986. 177-212 pp.
Cairo Demographic Centre: Cairo, Egypt. In Eng.
"The first part [of
this paper] is concerned with trends of urbanization [in Egypt],
including the national and regional levels of urbanization, components
of urban growth, the structural patterns of urbanization, and the
underlying factors for these trends. The second part presents the
results of projecting urban and rural population up to the year 2001."
Three methods are applied to obtain the urban and rural projections
from total population projections: the rural growth rate method, the
ratio method, and the U.N. method of urban-rural growth
difference.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:40073 Payne,
Michael R.; Kripalani, G. K. Urban bias in economic
development policies and its implications for urbanization in
India. In: American Statistical Association, 1985 proceedings of
the Social Statistics Section. [1985]. 200-4 pp. American Statistical
Association: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
The authors use an open
economy three-sector general equilibrium growth model to study the
impact of agricultural development policies on urbanization in
India.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:40074 Potter,
Robert B. Urbanisation and planning in the 3rd world:
spatial perceptions and public participation. ISBN 0-312-83497-7.
LC 85-10924. 1985. xx, 284 pp. St. Martin's Press: New York, New York.
In Eng.
Questions related to urbanization and planning in
developing countries are examined. Following an analysis of the
present urban planning process, the author presents the argument for
more public involvement in this process. He concludes that such
involvement would provide a more sensitive approach to planning
tailored to local needs. The book begins with a review of world
urbanization trends. It concludes with case studies of urban planning
in Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
52:40075 Qutub, S.
A.; Richardson, H. W. The costs of urbanization: a case
study of Pakistan. Environment and Planning A, Vol. 18, No. 8, Aug
1986. 1,089-113 pp. London, England. In Eng.
"A methodology is
developed for estimating the aggregate costs of urbanization in
Pakistan for 1983-2003. These costs are then compared with the future
investment resource pool, and are found to be larger than the total
pool. Alternative policy solutions to alleviate the problem are
explored. Although some capital-saving strategies (such as major public
works programs in rural areas and labor-intensive employment policies)
would be helpful, it will be impossible to avoid a substantial rise in
the proportion of the urban population without services from about one
quarter to about one half of the total. The paper concludes with
suggestions for refining the methodology in future
studies."
Location: Princeton University Library (UES).
52:40076 Rossi,
Angelo. Urban decentralization in Switzerland. [La
decentralisation urbaine en Suisse.] Collection Villes, Regions et
Societes, ISBN 2-88074-015-4. 1983. 196 pp. Presses Polytechniques
Romandes: Lausanne, Switzerland. In Fre.
The author reviews urban
trends in Switzerland since World War II. It is noted that there has
been a general movement of population away from the major urban centers
to the peripheral regions. Following a description of this process,
the implications for urban policy are considered. The relationship
between urban population change and economic development is discussed,
and changes in the employment picture are
outlined.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:40077 Sigov, I.
I. Urbanization and the development of cities in the
USSR. [Urbanizatsiya i razvitie gorodov v SSSR.] LC 85-170870.
1985. 255 pp. Izdatel'stvo Nauka, Leningradskoe Otdelenie: Leningrad,
USSR. In Rus.
This monograph is the result of a joint effort by a
group of economists, geographers, philosophers, sociologists,
architects, and mathematicians. They attempt to develop a theory of
urbanization as a historically determined form of spatial organization
of society. The theory is used to analyze trends and prospects for
urban economic, social, and spatial development in the USSR. The
monograph also includes recommendations aimed at improving the location
of industries, population settlements, and the environmental aspects of
human activities in cities.
Location: U.S. Library of
Congress, Washington, D.C.
52:40078 Singh, Tara
D. Spatial patterns of population in the cities of Uttar
Pradesh: India. LC 85-903125. 1985. xix, 256 pp. Tara Book
Agency: Varanasi, India. In Eng.
Urban trends in the Indian state
of Uttar Pradesh are analyzed. Data are from a variety of sources,
including the Indian census. An outline of the region's urbanization
history is first presented. Chapters are then included on urban
population growth and age and sex structure, population distribution,
and socioeconomic structure of the population. A final chapter
attempts to present plans for rational urban development in the state
up to the year 2001.
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
52:40079 Smith,
David A. Urbanization in the world economy: a
cross-national and historical-structural analysis. Pub. Order No.
DA8415863. 1984. 334 pp. University Microfilms International: Ann
Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
"This thesis argues that a political
economy of the world-system perspective provides a useful theoretical
approach for comparative urban research....Although this research
contains two distinct methodological strands, with one emphasizing
cross-national statistical designs and the other historical-structural
case studies, the results are complementary. They point to a
theoretical model of urban development in which an areas's initial
incorporation into and changing role within the modern world-system are
paramount."
Regression analysis is used to examine the relationship
between a nation's role in the world economy and measures of national
and urban development. "An overview of city growth in West Africa and
East Asia is presented. In order to explore the effects of 'dependent
development'...Nigeria and South Korea are selected out for deviant
case analysis. The findings highlight the importance which the timing
and mode of incorporation into the world economy, as well as the
indigenous level of development up to that point, have on subsequent
urban trajectories...."
This work was prepared as a doctoral
dissertation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill.
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, A:
Humanities and Social Sciences 45(6).
52:40080 Tan, K.
C. Small towns in Chinese urbanization. Geographical
Review, Vol. 76, No. 3, Jul 1986. 265-75 pp. New York, New York. In
Eng.
The author describes the revitalization of small towns in
China since the late 1970s and the ensuing increases in employment and
in capital for rural development. "The purpose of this article is to
examine the effect of this transformation on rapid urbanization and to
discuss problems and prospects of small towns as designated growth
poles in the urban geography of China." The importance of government
policies supporting the growth of small towns is
stressed.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
52:40081 Titus, M.
J. Urbanization, integration, and demographic response in
Jakarta: an empirical search for the urban role in modernization,
1961-1976. [Urbanisatie, integratie en demografische respons in
Jakarta: een empirisch onderzoek naar de stedelijke moderniseringsrol
in de periode 1961-1976.] Nederlandse Geografische Studies, No. 3, ISBN
90-6809-012-7. 1985. 378 pp. Koninklijk Nederlands Aardrijkskundig
Genootschap: Amsterdam, Netherlands; Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht,
Geografisch Instituut: Utrecht, Netherlands. In Dut. with sum. in Eng.
The relationships among urbanization, socioeconomic integration,
and the demographic response are analyzed for the Indonesian city of
Jakarta. The author takes a critical approach to the modernization
theory of third world urbanization and focuses on the impact of
urbanization on the demographic behavior of migrants to the city. The
analysis is both at the macro-level, using a variety of secondary
sources containing official data, and the micro-level, using data from
a survey of 1,468 randomly selected households.
The study includes
a review of the relevance of various theories of fertility transition
to the case under study. The author critically assesses most theories
of the demographic transition. However, the approach of Caldwell,
involving the infusion of Western values and changing relations of
production, is more favorably evaluated. The importance of different
levels of fertility in relation to different levels of socioeconomic
integration is stressed.
This study is available from NGS,
Weteringschans 12, 1017 SG Amsterdam, the Netherlands, at a price of
Df1. 39.50.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:40082 United
Nations. Department of International Economic and Social Affairs (New
York, New York). Population growth and policies in
mega-cities: Bombay. Population Policy Paper, No. 6;
ST/ESA/SER.R/67, 1986. vii, 37 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
This
is one in a series concerning population policies and planning in the
mega-cities of the developing world. The focus is on policies designed
to improve the standard of living and quality of life of the
inhabitants of the world's largest cities. The present study is
concerned with the metropolitan region of Bombay, India. The papers in
the series are in a common format: they include chapters on
demographic characteristics, the economy, decentralization and
location, issues and sectors, and resources and
management.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:40083 United
Nations. Department of International Economic and Social Affairs (New
York, New York). Population growth and policies in
mega-cities: Delhi. Population Policy Paper, No. 7;
ST/ESA/SER.R/68, 1986. vii, 38 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
This
is one in a series concerning population policies and planning issues
in the mega-cities of the developing world. The focus is on policies
designed to improve the quality of life and standard of living of the
inhabitants of the world's largest cities. This study concerns Delhi,
the capital of India. A chapter is included on the city's demographic
characteristics, including population growth, migration, and population
projections.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:40084 United
Nations. Department of International Economic and Social Affairs (New
York, New York). Population growth and policies in
mega-cities: metro Manila. Population Policy Paper, No. 5;
ST/ESA/SER.R/65, 1986. viii, 50 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
This is one in a series concerning population policies and planning
in the mega-cities of the developing world. The focus is on policies
designed to improve the standard of living and quality of life of the
inhabitants of the world's largest cities. The present study is
concerned with the metropolitan region of Manila, capital of the
Philippines. The papers in the series are in a common format: they
include chapters on demographic characteristics, the economy,
decentralization and location, issues and sectors, and resources and
management.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:40085 United
Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
[ESCAP]. Population Division. Clearing-House and Information Section.
(Bangkok, Thailand). Urbanization in Asia and the
Pacific. ESCAP Population Bibliographic Series, No. 5, 1985. v,
213 pp. Bangkok, Thailand. In Eng.
This is an annotated
bibliography containing 529 entries for works published since 1980 on
urbanization in Asia and the Pacific. The entries are drawn from
several contributing bibliographic data bases. "The bibliography
reflects an extensive amount of data and literature on the processes
and patterns of urbanization, their growth and causes, procedures to
survey and estimate urban growth rates, policy recommendations, and
government intervention programmes including policy formulation and
implementation....Each entry includes five major bibliographic
elements: author, corporate body, title, source and abstract (if
available)." Author, geographic, and subject indexes are
included.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:40086 Wane, A. A.
Oumar. Urban growth in Senegal: urbanization and the
spread of Dakar. [La croissance urbaine au Senegal: urbanisation
et extension de Dakar.] Mondes en Developpement, Vol. 13, No. 52, 1985.
553-80 pp. Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng; Spa.
Trends in
urbanization in Senegal are described. The predominance of the
capital, Dakar, is noted. The history of attempts to control the
growth of Dakar from colonial times to the present is outlined. The
author notes that the country's development strategy has been focused
on giving priority to the capital at the expense of the rest of the
country and that the country's urban imbalance is a consequence of such
policies.
Location: World Bank, Joint Bank-Fund Library,
Washington, D.C.
52:40087 Wood,
Charles H.; McCracken, Stephen D. Underdevelopment, urban
growth and collective social action in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In: The
economic demography of mass poverty, edited by Berhanu Abegaz. Studies
in Third World Societies, No. 29, LC 85-073339. Sep 1986. 101-40 pp.
College of William and Mary, Department of Anthropology: Williamsburg,
Virginia. In Eng.
The authors address a number of "philosophical
and substantive issues concerning the nature of the urban labor market
in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The historical roots, the structure of
inequality, and the responses of the working class to urban
underdevelopment are explored in a framework which specifies the nature
of the social constraints within which various groups attempt to ensure
their survival and growth."
Sections are included on capital
accumulation, migration, and urban growth; underdevelopment, labor
absorption, and income; and the demographic cost of urban
underdevelopment in terms of infant and child
mortality.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:40088 Zheng,
Guizhen; Guo, Shenyang; Zhang, Yunfan; Wang, Jufen. A
study on the floating population of Shanghai City proper.
Population Research, Vol. 3, No. 2, Apr 1986. 15-22 pp. Beijing, China.
In Eng.
The authors examine aspects of the floating population of
Shanghai, China, which they define as "those who reside within the
jurisdiction of Shanghai urban districts and engage themselves in
social and economic activities but who are not registered as permanent
residents of Shanghai." An attempt is made to estimate the size and
composition of the population, reasons for coming to Shanghai, length
of residence, and distribution among the city's districts. The impact
on economic development and urban construction is also
considered.
This is a translation of the Chinese article in Renkou
Yanjiu (Beijing, China), No. 3, 1985 (see Population Index 52:30621).
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
52:40089 Pavlovic,
Ugljesa. Changes in agricultural households in the
Socialist Republic of Serbia. [Tendencija u kretanju broja
poljoprivrednih domacinstava u SR Srbiji.] Stanovnistvo, Vol. 20-21,
No. 1-4, Jan-Dec 1982-1983. 76-84 pp. Belgrade, Yugoslavia. In Scr.
Changes in the agricultural population of Serbia, a constituent
republic of Yugoslavia, in the post-World War II period are outlined.
The data are primarily from the 1960 and 1969 censuses. The focus is
on households in rural areas that are involved in
agriculture.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
