55:40036 Adibi,
Hossein. Population redistribution in Iran: the case of
Kermanshah city. Urban Geography, Vol. 10, No. 3, May-Jun 1989.
270-81 pp. Silver Spring, Maryland. In Eng.
"Since 1979, when the
new government came to power in Iran, there have been fundamental
structural changes in Iranian society. The focus of this essay is on
the pronounced redistribution of population, which has taken place
largely as a result of the new Iranian government's policy favouring
rural-urban migration." The author notes that the government has
promised to provide urban migrants with housing facilities, including
urban land and housing loans. "This has caused a mass migration of
rural settlers to the cities. In order to examine different aspects of
how this redistribution has occurred, it will be useful to study in
detail what has taken place in one city affected by the changes. The
city of Kermanshah will be considered here as such a case
study."
Correspondence: H. Adibi, Flinders University of
South Australia, Department of Sociology, Bedford Park, SA 5042,
Australia. Location: Princeton University Library (UES).
55:40037 Del-Cid,
Jose R. Populating a green desert: population policy and
development. Their effect on population redistribution. Honduras,
1876-1980. Pub. Order No. DA8909645. 1988. 379 pp. University
Microfilms International: Ann Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
The
relationships among population distribution and population and
development policy in Honduras during the years 1876-1980 are explored.
The author identifies two types of development options, "the enclave
and a more integrated way of development. The central tenet of this
dissertation is that the style of development conditions the pace and
course of population redistribution although government intervention
may modify this relationship."
This work was prepared as a doctoral
dissertation at the University of Texas at
Austin.
Correspondence: University Microfilms
International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106.
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, A: Humanities
and Social Sciences 50(2).
55:40038 Jiang,
Xiaorong; Zhang, Wenxian. The economic law of population
distribution and migration. International Journal of Social
Economics, Vol. 16, No. 1, 1989. 5-12 pp. Bradford, England. In Eng.
"The economic law of population distribution and migration has been
studied chiefly based on the Chinese situation. The distribution and
development of productive forces decide the distribution and migration
of population, and in turn, the latter influences the former. The
population distributions in three different stages of social
development, namely agricultural, industrial and information society,
are described. A new concept in population economics is introduced,
i.e. population economic density, which is different from the concept
of population density. The formula of population economic density is
P(population)/R(resources). Many kinds of migration are analysed, and
it is believed that the main efficient cause of migration is
economy."
Correspondence: X. Jiang, McGill University, 845
Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T5, Canada.
Location: Princeton University Library (PF).
55:40039 Napolitano,
Pierpaulo. On the analysis of population distribution over
a predetermined territory. [Sul metodo di analisi delle
distribuzioni di popolazioni su un territorio prefisso.] Genus, Vol.
44, No. 3-4, Jul-Dec 1988. 153-65 pp. Rome, Italy. In Ita. with sum. in
Eng; Fre.
Methods for analyzing spatial distribution over a
predetermined territory using computer-generated statistical maps are
discussed. Some properties of an index of dissimilarity based on
distance are discussed.
Correspondence: P. Napolitano,
Istituto Centrale di Statistica, Via Cesare Balbo 16, Rome, Italy.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40040 Andersson,
Roger. The urbanization of Sweden: the contextualization
of concepts and processes. [Den svenska urbaniseringen:
kontextualisering av begrepp och processer.] Geografiska Regionstudier,
No. 18, ISBN 91-506-0640-9. LC 88-110247. 1987. xiv, 279 pp. Uppsala
Universitet, Kulturgeografiska Institutionen: Uppsala, Sweden. In Swe.
with sum. in Eng.
Urbanization in Sweden over the last 120 years is
explored within theoretical and empirical contexts. The first part of
the study is a general review of research in urbanization and the
second part focuses on Swedish urbanization. The author hypothesizes
that the causes of Swedish urbanization should be examined in the
context of industrial capitalism and the development of wage labor.
Urbanization in two regions is then studied in detail. The study
concludes by examining individuals in the urbanization process. The
importance of an interdisciplinary approach to the study of
urbanization is stressed.
Correspondence: Uppsala
University, Department of Social and Economic Geography, Box 554, S-751
22 Uppsala, Sweden. Location: U.S. Library of Congress,
Washington, D.C.
55:40041 Cilliers,
S. P. Managing rapid urbanisation. Department of
Sociology Occasional Paper, No. 13, ISBN 0-908422-81-4. Jun 1989. 26
pp. University of Stellenbosch, Department of Sociology, Research Unit
for Sociology of Development: Stellenbosch, South Africa. In Eng.
The management of current and future urbanization trends in South
Africa is explored. Consideration is given to the nature and scope of
urbanization, factors determining the rate and pattern of migration,
state actions affecting urbanization, problems posed by rapid
urbanization, and the development of a national urbanization strategy.
The author concludes that policymakers must accept South Africa's
status as a developing country and incorporate all sectors of the
population into solving the nation's urbanization
problems.
Correspondence: University of Stellenbosch,
Department of Sociology, Research Unit for Sociology of Development,
Stellenbosch 7600, South Africa. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:40042 Clayton,
Elizabeth; Richardson, Thomas. Soviet control of city
size. Economic Development and Cultural Change, Vol. 38, No. 1,
Oct 1989. 155-65 pp. Chicago, Illinois. In Eng.
Restrictive
policies on domestic migration in the USSR and their role in preventing
excessive urbanization are discussed. The authors first describe the
policy tools that the Soviet government has used to control city size.
They then test how effective Soviet policy has been by comparing the
actual distribution of Soviet city sizes to a distribution estimated by
the rank-size rule. A concluding section evaluates current Soviet
strategy in this area.
Correspondence: E. Clayton,
University of Missouri, 8001 Natural Bridge Road, St. Louis, MO 63121.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPIA).
55:40043 Dasgupta,
Biplab. Urbanization, migration and rural change: a study
of West Bengal. LC 88-900967. 1988. 523 pp. A. Mukherjee:
Calcutta, India. In Eng.
This is a selection of papers by Indian
scholars from various disciplines on aspects of urbanization in the
Indian state of West Bengal. Several of the 21 papers included examine
the links between urban development and rural change. Topics covered
include rural-urban migration, industrialization, the distribution of
health and educational facilities, administrative and financial
aspects, and other development-related issues. Several case studies on
individual towns are also included.
Correspondence: A.
Mukherjee and Co. Pvt. Ltd., 2 Bankim Chatterjee Street, Calcutta 700
073, India. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40044
Drakakis-Smith, David. Urbanisation in the
developing world. ISBN 0-7099-0884-9. LC 86-4551. 1986. 265 pp.
Croom Helm: Dover, New Hampshire/London, England. In Eng.
This is a
collection of 12 papers presented at a symposium held in Lille, France,
in August 1984 on aspects of urbanization in developing countries. The
first section contains five papers on theoretical aspects of
urbanization, including the study of urbanization in Latin America,
capital networks, the international financial system, the international
division of labor, and labor migration. There are seven papers on
historical or empirical topics in the second section, concerning
Southeast Asia, Zimbabwe, Turkey, the Ivory Coast, and South
Africa.
Correspondence: Croom Helm, Provident House,
Burrell Row, Beckenham, Kent BR3 1AT, England. Location: U.S.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
55:40045 Driessen,
B. G. J.; Verhoeff, R.; ter Welle-Heethuis, J. G. P.
Population development and policy: an overview of autonomous and
nonautonomous population development in the western urban developments
of Arnhem and Utrecht. [Overheid en bevolkingsontwikkelingen; een
onderzoek naar autonome en niet-autonome bevolkingsontwikkelingen in de
stadsgewesten Arnhem en Utrecht.] Nederlandse Geografische Studies, No.
54, ISBN 90-6809-064-X. LC 89-104353. 1987. 160 pp. Koninklijk
Nederlands Aardrijkskundig Genootschap: Amsterdam, Netherlands;
Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht, Geografisch Instituut: Utrecht, Netherlands.
In Dut. with sum. in Eng.
Population trends in the main urban areas
of Utrecht and Arnhem in the Netherlands are examined for the period
1960-1984. The authors analyze the cyclical aspects of population
trends, the relationship among population trends and the physical and
social characteristics of spatial considerations, and the extent to
which population trends are influenced by
policy.
Correspondence: Koninklijk Nederlands
Aardrijkskundig Genootschap, Weteringschans 12, NL-1017 SG Amsterdam,
Netherlands. Location: U.S. Library of Congress, Washington,
D.C.
55:40046 Gu,
Baochang. On the development of the city system of
China. Renkou Yanjiu, No. 3, May 29, 1988. 3-7 pp. Beijing, China.
In Chi.
Urbanization in China for the period 1922-1982 is studied
with the use of a city-size index formulated by the author. Regional
variations in city size and urban spatial distribution are compared.
Data are from censuses and other official
sources.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40047 Kozhukhov,
Yu. S. Basic natural regularities in the location of the
urban population of the USSR. [Osnovnye prirodnye zakonomernosti
razmeshcheniya gorodskogo naseleniya SSSR.] Vestnik Moskovskogo
Universiteta, Seriya 5: Geografiya, No. 6, Nov-Dec 1987. 14-23 pp.
Moscow, USSR. In Rus.
The distribution of the urban population in
the USSR is analyzed, with particular reference to natural features in
mountainous and steppe regions. Factors affecting the location and
distribution of urban populations are identified, and their relevance
to the forecasting of future urban trends is
noted.
Location: Princeton University Library (FST).
55:40048 Luo,
Maochu. A review and evaluation of China's policy of
developing small cities and towns. Population Research, Vol. 5,
No. 3, Sep 1988. 14-27 pp. Beijing, China. In Eng.
The author
describes China's urbanization policy for the development of small
towns and cities, the background of the policy, and its goals.
Successes and problems are analyzed based on data from the period
1978-1985. The impact of urbanization on economic development is also
discussed.
Correspondence: M. Luo, People's University of
China, Institute of Population Research, 39 Haidian Road, Haidian
District, Beijing, China. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
55:40049 Mason, John
P. The role of urbanization in national development:
bridging the rural-urban divide. AID Program Evaluation Discussion
Paper, No. 27, Jul 1989. [62] pp. U.S. Agency for International
Development [AID]: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"A primary purpose of
this report is to stimulate within the U.S. Agency for International
Development (A.I.D.) a discussion on urbanization in developing
countries and the importance urbanization can play in shaping national
economic growth and development....This report argues that urbanization
in developing countries falls along a continuum between extreme types.
Type 1 occurs when overall national economic growth and development are
present. Type 2 occurs when there is inadequate overall growth, even
underdevelopment." Selected developing countries are analyzed
according to this continuum. The author then discusses factors
affecting urbanization, with a focus on socioeconomic conditions,
national policies, rural-urban migration, and rural-urban
linkages.
Correspondence: U.S. AID, Document and
Information Handling Facility, 7222 47th Street, Suite 102, Chevy
Chase, MD 20815-6019. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
55:40050 Papail,
Jean; Picquet, Michel. Cities and oil. Historical and
prospective aspects of the urban population of Venezuela.
[Ciudades y petroleo. Aspectos historicos y prospectivos de la
poblacion urbana de Venezuela.] Estudios Demograficos y Urbanos, Vol.
4, No. 1, Jan-Apr 1989. 161-96, 217 pp. Mexico City, Mexico. In Spa.
with sum. in Eng.
The authors present a historical overview of
urbanization in Venezuela. The impact of the oil economy on population
change and spatial distribution is emphasized. A typology of cities
based on socioeconomic function and on a demographic classification of
urban centers is devised. Future trends in urbanization are also
considered.
Correspondence: J. Papail, Office de la
Recherche Scientifique et Technique Outre-Mer, 70 route d'Aulnay,
F-93140 Bondy, France. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
55:40051 Portes,
Alejandro. Latin American urbanization during the years of
the crisis. Latin American Research Review, Vol. 24, No. 3, 1989.
7-44 pp. Albuquerque, New Mexico. In Eng.
"The purpose of this
article is to review recent trends in the process of urbanization in
major Latin American cities." Particular attention is paid to
accelerating primacy, the spatial polarization of social classes, and
high levels of informal employment. The author also explores the
extent to which these characteristics are peculiar to Latin America and
whether they are common throughout the region or are specific to
certain countries.
Correspondence: A. Portes, Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore, MD 21218. Location: Princeton
University Library (PR).
55:40052 Shorter,
Frederic. Cairo's leap forward: people, households, and
dwelling space. Cairo Papers in Social Science, Vol. 12, No. 1,
ISBN 977-424-215-7. Spring 1989. iv, 60 pp. American University in
Cairo Press: Cairo, Egypt. In Eng.
The focus of this paper is on
the demographic transition that occurred in Cairo, Egypt, after the end
of World War II to 1986, with particular emphasis on the period
1960-1985. Topics covered include population size; urban growth;
migration, fertility, and mortality trends; and family and household
formation. Social class differentials in these areas are presented.
The author discusses population projections and their impact on
housing, employment, and education.
Correspondence:
American University in Cairo Press, Cairo Papers in Social Science
(DEPT. M), P.O. Box 2511, 113 Sharia Kasr el Aini, Cairo, Egypt.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40053 Song,
Ding. A brief analysis of the characteristics of the urban
population. Renkou Yanjiu, No. 1, Jan 29, 1988. 19-22 pp. Beijing,
China. In Chi.
Characteristics of China's urban population are
described. These include high population density, significant levels of
heterogeneity, and frequent mobility. The problems of having a large
transient population in urban areas are considered. Comparisons are
made with rural population characteristics.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40054 United
Nations. Department of International Economic and Social Affairs (New
York, New York). Population growth and policies in
mega-cities: Jakarta. Population Policy Paper, No. 18;
ST/ESA/SER.R/86, 1989. vii, 46 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
This
is one in a series on population policies and planning issues in the
mega-cities of the developing world. The focus is on the formulation,
implementation, and evaluation of policies designed to improve the
standard of living and quality of life in the world's largest cities.
The present study concerns the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. A chapter
on demographic characteristics examines population growth, migration,
and population projections.
Correspondence: U.N. Department
of International Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division,
United Nations, New York, NY 10017. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:40055 Valero
Lobo, Angeles. The Spanish urban system in the second half
of the nineteenth century. [El sistema urbano espanol en la
segunda mitad del siglo XIX.] Boletin de la Asociacion de Demografia
Historica, Vol. 7, No. 1, 1989. 7-29 pp. Madrid, Spain. In Spa.
Trends in urbanization in Spain from 1860 to 1900 are analyzed. The
focus is on changes in relationships among large, medium-sized, and
small urban areas over time, which are studied using a rank-size
model.
Correspondence: A. Valero Lobo, Universidad
Complutense, Facultad de Ciencias Politicas y Sociologia, Campus de
Somosaguas, 28023 Madrid, Spain. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:40056 Xu,
Bingxuan. The characteristics of migration and the
measures being taken to control it in Beijing. Renkou Yanjiu, No.
2, 1988. 28-31 pp. Beijing, China. In Chi.
Migration to Beijing
from other parts of China is analyzed using data from a survey
conducted in 1985 of 6,339 migrants in Beijing. The characteristics of
migrants to the city are described. The author also describes measures
being taken to control the size of the city's
population.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40057 Yatmanova,
V. V. On new trends in the distribution of urban
population in the United States. [O novykh tendentsiyakh
razmeshcheniya urbanizirovannogo naseleniya SShA.] Izvestiya
Vsesoyuznogo Geograficheskogo Obshchestva, Vol. 120, No. 4, 1988. 381-7
pp. Moscow, USSR. In Rus.
Trends in urbanization in the United
States during the 1970s and 1980s are reviewed, based on secondary data
sources. The author considers both movements between urban areas and
the surrounding suburbs and movements between major urban
regions.
Location: Center for Research Libraries, Chicago,
IL.
55:40058 Zevelyov,
Igor. Urbanization and development in Asia. ISBN
5-01-001123-9. 1989. 88 pp. Progress Publishers: Moscow, USSR. In Eng.
In this study, which is translated from the original Russian, the
author analyzes the causes and consequences of recent urbanization in
Asia and Northern Africa. Chapters are included on the nature and
determinants of urban growth and the role of urbanization in the
development process, the causes of rural-urban migration and urban
migrant characteristics, and the role of urbanization in social
development. Data are from published
sources.
Correspondence: Progress Publishers, Zubovskii
bul. 17, 119847 Moscow, USSR. Location: Princeton University
Library (FST).
55:40059 Fuguitt,
Glenn V.; Brown, David L.; Beale, Calvin L. Rural and
small town America. The Population of the United States in the
1980s: A Census Monograph Series, ISBN 0-87154-272-2. LC 89-10067.
1989. xxvii, 471 pp. Russell Sage Foundation: New York, New York. In
Eng.
This study, conducted for the National Committee for Research
on the 1980 Census, is one in a series presenting analyses of data from
the 1980 U.S. census. This volume provides a detailed picture of rural
America and includes chapters on population distribution; small-town
growth and population dispersal; age and sex composition; race and
ethnicity; household growth and structure; fertility; labor force and
employment; industrial structure and change; the farm population;
income and poverty; characteristics of cities, towns, and rural areas;
and the persisting importance of residence. "The authors find that
size of place is a critical demographic factor, affecting population
composition..., the distribution of poverty..., and employment
opportunities....Pointing out that rural life is no longer synonymous
with farming, they explore variations among nonmetropolitan
populations. They also trace the impact of major national trends--the
nonmetropolitan growth spurt of the 1970s and its current reversal, for
example, or changing fertility rates--on rural life and on the
relationship between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan
communities."
Correspondence: Russell Sage Foundation, 112
East 64th Street, New York, NY 10021. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
55:40060 Garkovich,
Lorraine. Population and community in rural America.
Contributions in Sociology, No. 84, ISBN 0-313-26620-4. LC 89-11802.
1989. xvi, 235 pp. Greenwood Press: Westport, Connecticut/London,
England. In Eng.
The relationships among migration and the other
components of population change and their joint effect on the structure
of the rural population of the United States are analyzed in this
volume. The first two chapters describe various theoretical and
methodological issues; review major social, economic, and political
events of the three historical eras of rural population change; and
consider the social environment within which the changes occurred.
Chapters 3 through 6 detail rural population changes, including major
migration streams and the factors and outcomes associated with, or
attributable to, these movements. Chapter 7 analyzes institutional
forces that have affected both the study and interpretation of rural
population change. A final chapter summarizes major changes in rural
America, explains how migration continues to shape current rural
populations, and identifies critical issues for future migration
research.
Correspondence: Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road
West, Westport, CT 06881. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
55:40061 Johnson,
Kenneth M. Recent population redistribution trends in
nonmetropolitan America. Rural Sociology, Vol. 54, No. 3, Fall
1989. 301-26 pp. Bozeman, Montana. In Eng.
"This paper examines
recent nonmetropolitan population redistribution trends [in the United
States] and places them in historical context. Between 1980 and 1987,
nonmetropolitan areas grew by 4 percent despite a slight migration
loss. Metropolitan growth rates again exceeded those in
nonmetropolitan areas during the period in sharp contrast to the trend
of the 1970s. The nonmetropolitan population and migration gains
between 1980 and 1987 are neither as large nor widespread as those
during the 1970s, but they are quite substantial by any historical
standard. There is little evidence in the data for the 1980s
suggesting a return to an era of substantial
outmigration."
Correspondence: K. M. Johnson, Loyola
University, Department of Sociology, Chicago, IL 60626.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
55:40062 Markov, E.
M.; Butuzova, V. P.; Taratynov, V. A.; Musatov, V. V. The
urban foundations of the development of small settlements: rural
settlements and city centers in the Russian SFSR.
[Gradostroitel'nye osnovy razvitiya malykh naselennykh mest: sel'skoe
rasselenie i goroda-tsentry Nechernozemnoi zony RSFSR.] ISBN
5-274-00600-0. 1989. 416 pp. Stroiizdat: Moscow, USSR. In Rus.
Methodological and theoretical principles involved in the location
of small towns and villages in the Russian SFSR are examined. The
authors investigate the current and past development of small
settlements, evaluate the negative aspects of that process, and propose
means of overcoming them. Trends in the interrelated development of
rural and urban areas are analyzed, with a focus on new forms of
settlements.
Correspondence: Stroiizdat Izdatel'stvo, ul.
Gogoliya 8, Leningrad, USSR. Location: Princeton University
Library (FST).
