59:10035 Anderson,
William P.; Papageorgiou, Yorgos Y. Metropolitan and
nonmetropolitan population trends in Canada, 1966-1982. Canadian
Geographer/Geographe Canadien, Vol. 36, No. 2, Summer 1992. 124-44 pp.
Montreal, Canada. In Eng. with sum. in Fre.
"The purpose of this
paper is to discuss the recent dynamics of spatial population
distribution in Canada. More specifically, we examine the effect of
interregional migration flows on growth and decline in Canadian
regions. Our analysis is based on an annual series of aggregate
migration at the metropolitan level, which supplements the information
available in existing census-year studies and further clarifies the
impact of international migrants on recent spatial population trends in
Canada."
Correspondence: W. P. Anderson, McMaster
University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
59:10036 Arnould,
E. Spatial changes in the population of Lorraine:
findings from the 1990 census. [L'evolution spatiale de la
population en Lorraine: les enseignements du recensement de 1990.]
Revue Geographique de l'Est, Vol. 32, No. 1, 1992. 57-82 pp. Nancy,
France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
Results from the 1990 census of
France are used to analyze recent population trends in Lorraine,
focusing on changes in spatial distribution. Two contradictory trends
are noted: firstly, the concentration of population into the major
urban centers, and secondly, movement from the cities to rural suburban
areas.
Location: New York Public Library.
59:10037 Fournier,
Daniel. Spatial inter-attraction: a historical analysis,
1871-1985. [L'interattraction spatiale: analyse historique,
1871-1985.] Recherches Sociographiques, Vol. 32, No. 2, May-Aug 1991.
151-74 pp. Quebec, Canada. In Fre.
Changes in the spatial
distribution of the population of the Canadian province of Quebec over
the past 100 years are analyzed. The author notes that a period of
geographic expansion in the late nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries has been followed by a period of population concentration in
the Saint Lawrence valley. Factors affecting these trends, such as the
possession of automobiles, are reviewed. The author also discusses the
demographic implications of these changes.
Location: New
York Public Library.
59:10038 Gormar,
Wilfried; Maretzke, Steffen. Settlement structure and
regional population development. [Siedlungsstruktur und regionale
Bevolkerungsentwicklung.] Geographische Rundschau, Vol. 44, No. 3, Apr
1992. 148-54 pp. Brunswick, Germany. In Ger.
Demographic
differences in settlement structure between the areas that formerly
made up East and West Germany are analyzed. The findings indicate that
the East exhibits less suburbanization, lower population and settlement
densities, and a larger number of small communities. Policy
implications are also discussed.
Correspondence: W. Gormar,
Bundesforschungsanstalt fur Landeskunde und Raumordnung, Aussenstelle
Berlin, Scharrenstrasse 2-3, 0-1026 Berlin, Germany. Location:
New York Public Library, New York, NY.
59:10039 Miyata,
Yuzuru; Yamaguchi, Sogo. A study on evolution of regional
population distribution based on the dynamic self-organization
theory. Environmental Science, Vol. 13, No. 1, Jun 1990. 1-33 pp.
Sapporo, Japan. In Eng.
"This study aims to investigate the
evolution of regional population distribution in Hokkaido [Japan]
brought about by regional infrastructure provision. For this objective
we employ the dynamic self-organization model to simulate changes of
the regional population. First, a simple explanation of the principle
of dynamic self-organization is presented in this paper. Secondly,
construction of highways is regarded as 'fluctuation', then the
evolutions of the regional population distribution are simulated under
the principle of dynamic
self-organization."
Correspondence: Y. Miyata, Hokkaido
University, Graduate School of Environmental Science, Division of
Environmental Planning, Department of Regional Planning, Sapporo 060,
Japan. Location: Syracuse University, Bird Library, Syracuse,
NY.
59:10040 Ocovsky,
Stefan. Current problems in the geography of population
and settlements. [Aktualna problematika geografie obyvatel'stva a
sidel.] Geograficky Casopis, Vol. 43, No. 3, 1991. 250-7 pp.
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. In Slo. with sum. in Eng.
The author
reviews the literature regarding population growth and changes in
spatial distribution in Slovakia over the period
1948-1990.
Location: University of California Library,
Berkeley, CA.
59:10041 Pavageau,
Colette. Census: spatial trends. The west conforms, the
south surprises. [Recensement: evolutions spatiales. L'ouest
confirme, le sud surprend.] Economie de la Reunion, No. 49, Sep-Oct
1990. 14-7 pp. Ste.-Clothilde, Reunion. In Fre.
Recent changes in
the spatial distribution of the population of Reunion are analyzed
using 1990 census data.
Location: World Bank, Joint
Bank-Fund Library, Washington, D.C.
59:10042 Rebhun,
Uzi. Changes in the geographical distribution of the
Israeli population, 1972-1983. [Ha shinuim b'ochlosiat Israel ba
shonim 1972-1983.] Horizons: Studies in Geography/Ofakim B'Geographia,
No. 30, 1989-1990. 21-46 pp. Haifa, Israel. In Heb. with sum. in Eng.
"This paper investigates changes in the geographical distribution
of Israel's population between 1972 and 1983, by districts. The
various sources of growth and their effects on geographical
distribution are examined, both for the total Israeli population and
for its major religious components....The paper also describes changes
in the characteristics of the districts' population according to period
of immigration, geographical origin, age groups, educational levels and
socioeconomic status."
Correspondence: U. Rebhun, Hebrew
University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus Campus, Institute of Contemporary
Jewry, Division of Jewish Demography and Statistics, Jerusalem 91905,
Israel. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:10043 Schaeffer,
Peter V. Deconcentration, counter-urbanization, or trend
reversal? The population distribution of Switzerland, 1900-1980.
Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Vol. 26, No. 2, Apr 1992. 89-102 pp.
Elmsford, New York/Oxford, England. In Eng.
"This paper provides a
detailed description of changes in the population distribution of
Switzerland from 1900 through 1980....The results show that Switzerland
has experienced deconcentration from 1970-1980. There is also weak
evidence for counter-urbanization. The data are not sufficient,
however, to conclude that this most recent development is
atypical."
Correspondence: P. V. Schaeffer, University of
Colorado, School of Architecture and Planning, Denver, CO 80217-3364.
Location: World Bank, Joint Bank-Fund Library, Washington,
D.C.
59:10044 Stokowski,
Franciszek. The concept of spatial order and other
problems of regional research in demography. [Koncepcja ladu
przestrzennego i inne problemy badan regionalnych w demografii.]
Wiadomosci Statystyczne, Vol. 37, No. 1, Jan 1992. 26-9 pp. Warsaw,
Poland. In Pol.
The concept of spatial demographic order is
introduced and defined as the preferred spatial distribution of a given
demographic variable. The results of a multivariate statistical
analysis of demographic trends in rural and urban areas in Poland are
presented to illustrate the convergence of such trends. The author
concludes that the increasing similarity in demographic processes
between rural and urban areas is due mainly to
migration.
Correspondence: F. Stokowski, Szkola Glowna
Handlowa, Instytut Statystyki i Demografii, Al. Niepodleglosci 162,
Warsaw, Poland. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:10045 Taaffe,
Edward J.; Krakover, Shaul; Gauthier, Howard L.
Interactions between spread-and-backwash, population turnaround and
corridor effects in the inter-metropolitan periphery: a case
study. Urban Geography, Vol. 13, No. 6, Nov-Dec 1992. 503-33 pp.
Silver Spring, Maryland. In Eng.
"In this study we examine a
portion of the inter-metropolitan periphery with explicit attention to
the impact of a large, nonmetropolitan center on a changing spatial
structure. In particular, we consider the ways in which three familiar
concepts, spread-and-backwash, the population turnaround, and corridor
effects have expressed themselves in a portion of the
inter-metropolitan periphery....The complex interactions between these
aspects of metropolitan structure and growth are viewed primarily from
the vantage point of a single large nonmetropolitan city (NMC),
Portsmouth, Ohio. The focus is on the period between 1960 and
1980....This study suggests that the emphasis on randomized samples of
county-level data dispersed over large areas may have obscured a
complex, rural-area pattern that is evolving around corridors and
hierarchical sets of nonmetropolitan cities of different
sizes."
Correspondence: E. J. Taaffe, Ohio State
University, Department of Geography, 190 North Oval Mall, Columbus, OH
43210-1361. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:10046 Arnot, R.
H. Provincial cities and country towns in Australia.
ISBN 0-86419-805-1. Apr 1991. xi, 90 pp. Australian Institute of Urban
Studies, Victorian Division: Melbourne, Australia. In Eng.
The
author presents a demographic analysis of provincial centers in
Australia and attempts to identify trends toward population stagnation,
demographic aging, and imbalances between the
sexes.
Correspondence: Australian Institute of Urban
Studies, Victorian Division, GPO Box 2620W, Melbourne, Victoria 3001,
Australia. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:10047 Balogh,
Karoly; Csabane, Julianna V.; Kostka, Palne; Forika, Laszlone M. I.;
Szabo, Karolyne; Szlabon, Ferencne; Bartane, Eva K.; Szeredas,
Judit. The Budapest agglomeration, 1980-1990.
[Budapesti agglomeracio, 1980-1990.] Statisztikai Szemle, Vol. 70, No.
11, Nov 1992. 909-29 pp. Budapest, Hungary. In Hun. with sum. in Eng;
Rus.
"The study analyses the development of Budapest and [the] 6
towns and 37 communes forming its conurbation between 1980 and 1990."
Consideration is given to the city's population dynamics; housing
conditions, including availability of utilities, transportation,
telecommunications, and retail stores; health conditions of the
population; and educational opportunities for
residents.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:10048 Basovsky,
O.; Divinsky, B. The development of modern urbanisation in
Slovakia and its present problems. Revue Belge de Geographie, Vol.
115, No. 1-3, 1991. 265-77 pp. Brussels, Belgium. In Eng.
Trends in
urbanization in Slovakia over the past 40 years are
reviewed.
Correspondence: O. Basovsky, Univerzita
Komenskeho, Safarikovo nam. 6, 818 06 Bratislava, Slovakia.
Location: New York Public Library.
59:10049 Bylka,
Teresa. Aspects of urban traditions and contemporary
migration in tropical Africa (the case of the countries of the Gulf of
Guinea). [Quelques aspects des traditions urbaines et des
migrations contemporaines en Afrique tropicale (le cas des pays du
Golfe de Guinee).] Africana Bulletin, No. 38, 1991. 55-66 pp. Warsaw,
Poland. In Fre.
The author examines the increasing primacy
associated with migration to the largest cities in precolonial west
Africa. She finds that this trend has intensified since independence.
The effect of education on migration from poor rural areas is pointed
out, and the ability of residents in traditional cities to preserve
contacts with their regions of origin is
assessed.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
59:10050 Cawley,
Mary. Town population change 1971-1986: patterns and
distributional effects. Irish Geography, Vol. 24, No. 2, 1991.
106-16 pp. Dublin, Ireland. In Eng.
"Population change was traced
for census town-size groups [in Ireland] for the years 1971-1981 and
1981-1986. The 1970s were characterised by widespread growth;
medium-size towns in particular increased their share of the total
population and some redistribution from inner-areas to suburbs took
place. The years 1981-1986 were, by contrast, marked by lower growth
rates, selective town decline and considerable continuity in
distribution patterns."
Correspondence: M. Cawley,
University College, Department of Geography, Galway, Ireland.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
59:10051 Cohen, S.
I.; Tuyl, J. M. C. Recent urban growth and distribution in
the Netherlands: SAM applications. Institute for Economic
Research Discussion Paper, No. 9107/g, Feb 1991. 21 pp. Erasmus
University, Institute for Economic Research: Rotterdam, Netherlands. In
Eng.
The authors apply a general equilibrium framework to the
analysis of the linkages between economic activities and households at
different levels of urbanization, and explore the tendencies toward
urban growth and urban spatial distribution over time. They construct
a two-period social accounting matrix (SAM) for the Netherlands "which
distinguishes between six household groups classified by urbanization
level....Multipliers of this inverted SAM are analysed to show the
impact of various injections on the growth of the six urbanization
levels in two different years namely 1981 and 1985....A decomposition
of urban growth performance is done over the four
years...."
Correspondence: Erasmus University, Institute
for Economic Research, Room H09-23, P.O. Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam,
Netherlands. Location: World Bank, Joint Bank-Fund Library,
Washington, D.C.
59:10052 Ebanks, G.
Edward. Urbanization and the environment: Latin America
and the Caribbean. Population Studies Centre Discussion Paper, No.
92-7, ISBN 0-7714-1399-8. May 1992. 25 pp. University of Western
Ontario, Population Studies Centre: London, Canada. In Eng.
"This
paper presents some aspects of the urban situation in Latin America and
the Caribbean and some associated environmental concerns...as well as
making some observations and conclusions concerning certain
determinants and consequences."
Correspondence: University
of Western Ontario, Population Studies Centre, London, Ontario N6A 5C2,
Canada. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:10053 El Hassan,
Ismat M. Population estimation of Riyadh City using aerial
photography. Australian Journal of Geodesy, Photogrammetry and
Surveying, No. 53, Dec 1990. 75-90 pp. Sydney, Australia. In Eng.
Two sets of aerial photographs of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, taken in
1968 and 1983 are used to estimate population size and growth during
the period. The estimates are compared with census data and official
forecasts and are shown to be within four percent of the official
estimates of population size.
Correspondence: I. M. El
Hassan, King Saud University, Civil Engineering Department, Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia. Location: University of California Library,
Santa Barbara, CA.
59:10054 Ewing,
Gordon O. The bases of differences between American and
Canadian cities. Canadian Geographer/Geographe Canadien, Vol. 36,
No. 3, Fall 1992. 266-79 pp. Montreal, Canada. In Eng.
The author
presents a reanalysis of multivariate data used in a 1986 study by
Goldberg and Mercer entitled "The myth of the North American city:
continentalism challenged", which examined differences between U.S. and
Canadian cities. He concludes that "if one factors out that part of
the variance in these 34 variables associated with metropolitan
population, racial composition, and variations in the boundaries
delimiting central municipalities, and in the criteria used to delimit
metropolitan areas in the two countries, then the apparent national
urban differences they find are considerably
muted."
Correspondence: G. O. Ewing, McGill University,
Department of Geography, Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6, Canada.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
59:10055 Frey,
William H.; Speare, Alden. Metropolitan areas as
functional communities: a proposal for a new definition.
Population Studies Center Research Report, No. 92-245, Jul 1992. 36,
[15] pp. University of Michigan, Population Studies Center: Ann Arbor,
Michigan. In Eng.
"This proposal offers a new approach toward
representing the geography of the U.S. settlement system that is
consistent with the changing nature of this system and the kinds of
statistical comparisons users will want to make. Our recommendations
are based on a review of the original Standard Metropolitan Area (SMA)
concept that has formed the basis for settlement statistics since 1950,
and our assessment of evolving changes in the settlement pattern which
renders some aspects of the old concept
obsolete."
Correspondence: University of Michigan,
Population Studies Center, 1225 South University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI
48109-1070. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:10056 Gao, Jia
Ling; Feng, Shiyong. Estimation methods of target
variables and accuracy analysis of the 1986 sampling survey on
migration in 74 cities and towns in China. Chinese Journal of
Population Science, Vol. 4, No. 1, 1992. 1-13 pp. New York, New York.
In Eng.
The authors analyze data from a 1986 sampling survey on
migration conducted in 74 cities and towns in China. "In order to
further utilize these valuable data, we...applied sampling survey
theories and methods and formulated the methods of estimation of
relevant target variables and the methods of gross estimation of
corresponding target variables at the national level. Using the random
grouping method, we estimated and analyzed the accuracy (variance) of
the...target variables for the 74 cities and towns, and at the same
time assessed the calculation of the indexes at the national
level."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:10057 Gupta,
Kamla. An appraisal of population growth in cities of
India and Maharashtra. Journal of Family Welfare, Vol. 37, No. 3,
Sep 1991. 35-43 pp. Bombay, India. In Eng.
"This is a very
preliminary study of some important population characteristics such as
population growth rates, sex ratios and male and female literacy levels
of the cities of Maharashtra [India] based on the data furnished in
Paper 1 of the 1991 Census of Maharashtra."
Correspondence:
K. Gupta, International Institute for Population Sciences, Department
of Migration and Urban Studies, Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Bombay
400 088, India. Location: Population Council Library, New
York, NY.
59:10058 Haberkorn,
Gerald. Temporary versus permanent population mobility in
Melanesia: a case study from Vanuatu. International Migration
Review, Vol. 26, No. 3, Fall 1992. 806-42 pp. Staten Island, New York.
In Eng.
"Melanesia's urban population tripled from...7 percent of
the region's total population in 1955 to 20 percent by 1985. The
recency and magnitude of this development...virtually rules out natural
population growth as the principal cause behind this process of rapid
urbanization and suggests massive internal population mobility as the
most likely cause....This article argues that much of the alleged
continued predominance of circular mobility owes more to its underlying
operationalizations, ways of measurement, and theoretical
conceptualizations than reflects contemporary reality. This argument
is substantiated by an analysis of recent developments in Vanuatu
mobility set in the local and historical conditions of migration from
the island of Paama....Evidence for this mobility change is derived
from a comparative analysis of lifetime mobility histories of urban and
rural Paamese men and women."
Correspondence: G. Haberkorn,
National Planning and Statistics Office, Port Vila, Vanuatu.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:10059 Hampl,
Martin; Pavlik, Zdenek. Population trends in the major
urban centers and metropolitan regions of the Czech Republic.
[Evolution de la population des principaux centres urbains et des
territoires metropolitains de la Republique Tcheque.] Revue Belge de
Geographie, Vol. 115, No. 1-3, 1991. 257-64 pp. Brussels, Belgium. In
Fre.
Recent trends in urban population development in the Czech
Republic are reviewed based on published
sources.
Correspondence: M. Hampl, Univerzita Karlova,
Ovocny trh 5, 116 36 Prague 1, Czech Republic. Location: New
York Public Library.
59:10060 Krishan,
Gopal. The slowing down of Indian urbanisation.
Geography, Vol. 78, Pt. 1, No. 338, Jan 1993. 80-4 pp. Sheffield,
England. In Eng.
Reasons for the decreasing rate of urbanization in
India, as revealed by 1991 census data, are discussed. The author
concludes that this change is caused not only by a decline in
rural-urban migration but also by the fact that cities are less
accommodating to poor migrants, forcing them to reside on the periphery
rather than within the city itself.
Correspondence: G.
Krishan, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160 014, India.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
59:10061
Krishnakumari, K. Changing pattern of urbanisation
in Kerala 1971-1991. Demography India, Vol. 20, No. 1, Jan-Jun
1991. 85-90 pp. Delhi, India. In Eng.
Urbanization trends in the
districts and cities of Kerala State, India, are analyzed and compared
using census data for the period 1971-1991.
Correspondence:
K. Krishnakumari, University of Kerala, Department of Demography and
Population Studies, Kariavattom, Kerala, India. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:10062 Lemelin,
Andre; Polese, Mario. Economic development, urbanization,
and urban concentration: an attempt at a synthesis.
[Developpement economique, urbanisation et concentration urbaine: essai
de synthese.] Canadian Journal of Development Studies/Revue Canadienne
d'Etudes du Developpement, Vol. 13, No. 2, Jun 1992. 251-76 pp. Ottawa,
Canada. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
The relationship between economic
development and urbanization in developing countries is reviewed. The
authors conclude that urbanization is a necessary but not in itself a
sufficient condition of development. They note that policies designed
to either encourage or discourage urbanization have proved ineffective.
Problems encountered are primarily due to the fact that, although
urbanization is not occurring in developing countries at the same rate
as it did previously in today's developed ones, the overall rate of
population growth is much higher. "The degree of concentration of
urban systems reflects a moving equilibrium between economies of
agglomeration (centripetal), and diseconomies (centrifugal) and
distance costs. Big city environmental costs are externalities not
reflected in market prices, and which public authorities are called
upon to manage. The choice of public investment in infrastructures can
influence, marginally, the patterns of urban
systems."
Correspondence: A. Lemelin, Institut National de
la Recherche Scientifique, 2635 boulevard Hochelaga, Suite 640, CP
7500, Sainte-Foy, Quebec G1V 4C7, Canada. Location: World
Bank, Joint Bank-Fund Library, Washington, D.C.
59:10063 McGee, T.
G.; Greenberg, Charles. The emergence of extended
metropolitan regions in ASEAN: towards the year 2000. ASEAN
Economic Bulletin, Vol. 9, No. 1, Jul 1992. 22-44 pp. Singapore. In
Eng.
"This article analyses the growth of large Extended
Metropolitan Regions in the Association of South East Asian Nations
(ASEAN) in the period since 1960. The analysis reveals two trends.
First, urbanization levels in ASEAN countries are rapidly increasing.
By the year 2000, almost 40 per cent of the population will be urban
residents. Second, these accelerating processes are creating giant
urban regions, called Extended Metropolitan Regions. Analysis of
demographic patterns of the emergence of the major urban regions of
ASEAN...reveals that these are major areas of economic growth, with
industrialization, building development and leisure activities fuelling
this process. However, this rapid growth is causing major problems of
urban infrastructure provision, land use conflict and environmental
deterioration."
Correspondence: T. G. McGee, University of
British Columbia, Institute of Asian Research, Vancouver, British
Columbia V6T 1W5, Canada. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
59:10064 Negrete,
Maria E. An information system for the study of the urban
structure of Mexico City. [Un sistema de informacion para el
estudio de la estructura urbana de la ciudad de Mexico.] Estudios
Demograficos y Urbanos, Vol. 6, No. 2, May-Aug 1991. 465-70 pp. Mexico
City, Mexico. In Spa.
The author describes SIUMEX, a program she
developed to analyze the urban structure of Mexico City. The program
was used in 1990 to examine the city's spatial distribution and to
measure the physical expansion of the urban region. Other applications
for the program are briefly described.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
59:10065 Premi,
Mahendra K. India's urban scene and its future
implications. Demography India, Vol. 20, No. 1, Jan-Jun 1991.
41-52 pp. Delhi, India. In Eng.
The author examines urbanization
trends in India since 1961, with a focus on "the growth of cities and
metropolises. The contribution of different factors in urban growth,
and the future implications of the observed urbanisation pattern from
the view-point of industrialisation, and quality of life [are also
assessed]."
Correspondence: M. K. Premi, Jawaharlal Nehru
University, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, New Delhi 110
067, India. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:10066 Puri,
Romesh. The Indian urban scene. Demography India,
Vol. 20, No. 1, Jan-Jun 1991. 65-73 pp. Delhi, India. In Eng.
Trends in urban population growth and spatial distribution in India
are analyzed using data from the 1991 census. Some census data for
1971 and 1981 are also included for comparative
purposes.
Correspondence: R. Puri, Office of the Registrar
General, Sewa Bhavan, R. K. Puram, New Delhi 110 066, India.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:10067 Quintanilla
Rodriguez, Ernesto. Internal migration and urban growth in
Mexico. [Migracion interna y crecimiento urbano en Mexico.] Oct
1991. 121 pp. Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Centro De
Investigaciones Economicas, Facultad de Economia: Monterrey, Mexico. In
Spa.
A brief analysis of urbanization in Mexico from 1960 to 1980
is presented. The bulk of the publication consists of statistical
tables on the age of migrants by city for the decades 1960-1970 and
1970-1980.
Correspondence: Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo
Leon, Centro de Investigaciones Economicas, Facultad de Economia, Nuevo
Leon, Mexico. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:10068 Roberts, J.
Timmons. Squatters and urban growth in Amazonia.
Geographical Review, Vol. 82, No. 4, Oct 1992. 441-57 pp. New York, New
York. In Eng.
"This article examines the growth of a new Amazonian
boomtown, Parauapebas [Brazil], through a series of urban squatter
invasions. Parauapebas is a decade-old boomtown located outside the
Carajas mining project in Para. The invasions are analyzed in the
context of household survival strategies and local politics. A model
explaining the form taken by these invasions is based on the expected
and actual responses by landowners and the
state."
Correspondence: J. T. Roberts, Tulane University,
Latin American Studies, New Orleans, LA 70118. Location:
Princeton University Library (PR).
59:10069 Rowland,
Richard H. Selected urban population characteristics of
Moscow. Post-Soviet Geography, Vol. 33, No. 9, Nov 1992. 569-90
pp. Silver Spring, Maryland. In Eng.
"This paper investigates total
and regional population characteristics in Moscow [Russia] during
1979-1989, specifically nationality, age, sex and education and their
interrelationships. Population dynamics of Russians, Ukrainians, Jews,
and, to a lesser extent, other groups are examined based on a
regionalization scheme dividing the city into Inner Zone and Outer Zone
[regions]. The same spatial framework is employed in an analysis of
changes in the age and sex structures of the city's overall population,
as well as in levels of education. Linkages between these
characteristics and rates of housing construction, recent demographic
history, and city migration policy are
explored."
Correspondence: R. H. Rowland, California State
University, San Bernardino, CA 92407. Location: Princeton
University Library (PR).
59:10070 Sjoberg,
Orjan. Underurbanisation and the zero urban growth
hypothesis: diverted migration in Albania. Geografiska Annaler,
Series B: Human Geography, Vol. 74, No. 1, 1992. 3-19 pp. Stockholm,
Sweden. In Eng.
The author challenges the hypothesis "that the mode
of production accounts for the specific forms of urbanisation under
socialism and the slow urban growth observed...[and emphasizes instead]
the effects of planning in the traditionally organised command
economy." It is suggested that strict migration policy is a pivotal
factor in achieving zero urban growth. "A case study focusing on
patterns of diverted migration and the growth of non-urban settlements
on the outskirts of the Albanian capital, Tirana, illustrates how the
proposed explanations may help to re-interpret the particulars of
urbanisation under orthodox socialist
rule."
Correspondence: O. Sjoberg, Stockholm School of
Economics, Department of International Economics and Geography, Box
6501, S-113 83 Stockholm, Sweden. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
59:10071 Tyagi, R.
P. Spatial pattern of urban growth and agricultural
development. Demography India, Vol. 20, No. 1, Jan-Jun 1991. 75-84
pp. Delhi, India. In Eng.
"In this study we...first analyse
rural-urban growth differentials as revealed by [the] 1991 Census [of
India] by taking district as the unit of analysis. Then we...study the
pattern of growth in [three] different size classes of towns and cities
separately for the two census decades, 1971-81 and
1981-91."
Correspondence: R. P. Tyagi, Delhi University
Enclave, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi 110 007, India.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:10072 United
States. New York. Department of City Planning (New York, New
York). Demographic profiles: a portrait of New York
City's community districts from the 1980 and 1990 censuses of
population and housing. Pub. Order No. DCP 92-32. Aug 1992. 297,
[29] pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
"This report presents a
detailed portrait of each of New York City's 59 Community Districts.
Each demographic profile contains four pages of full count data from
the 1980 and 1990 Censuses including race and Hispanic origin, age,
marital status, composition of households, and living arrangements of
children and elderly persons. The profiles also include a number of
housing characteristics....Selection of items [is] based on the
thousands of inquiries from census data users over the past decade.
Maps showing neighborhoods within each community district are included.
A copy of the 1990 Census questionnaire and an extensive glossary
comprising 1980 and 1990 content and definitions are provided in the
appendix, as well as a technical section on how the data were
assembled."
Correspondence: New York City Planning
Commission, 22 Reade Street, New York, NY 10007. Location:
New York Public Library.
59:10073 Verduzco
Chavez, Basilio. Employment and urban growth; an
application of Czamanski's model to the Mexican case. [Empleo y
crecimiento urbano; aplicacion del modelo de Czamanski al caso
mexicano.] Estudios Demograficos y Urbanos, Vol. 6, No. 2, May-Aug
1991. 261-82, 477 pp. Mexico City, Mexico. In Spa. with sum. in Eng.
The author applies the 1964 model developed by Stanislaw Czamanski,
based on theories of urban growth and industrial localization, to the
analysis of urban growth in Mexico. "The advantages of this model in
its application as a support instrument in the process of urban
planning when the information available is incomplete
are...discussed...." Census data for 44 cities in Mexico are
used.
Correspondence: B. Verduzco Chavez, Universidad de
Guadalajara, Instituto de Estudios Economicos y Regionales,
Guadalajara, Mexico. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
59:10074 Vorlaufer,
Karl; Thomi, Walter. Urbanization in Sub-Saharan
Africa. [Urbanisierungsprozesse in schwarzafrikanischen Stadten.]
Zeitschrift fur Wirtschaftsgeographie, Vol. 36, No. 1-2, 1992. 128 pp.
Buchenverlag: Frankfurt am Main, Germany. In Ger.
This is a special
issue devoted to urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa. It contains six
articles by various authors that discuss aspects of urbanization in
Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, and Zambia. An article on methodological
problems in sociological research in developing countries is
included.
Correspondence: Buchenverlag, Postfach 90 01 26,
6000 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Location: New York Public
Library.
59:10075 Walsh, A.
Crosbie. The status of circular migration in the evolution
of Melanesian towns: an attempt at explanation. Asian and Pacific
Migration Journal, Vol. 1, No. 2, 1992. 196-219 pp. Quezon City,
Philippines. In Eng.
"This article proposes a model of Melanesian
urbanization and associated forms of migration, both permanent and
temporary/circular. The model describes four stages of urban
development, spanning the arrival of capitalism to a futuristic city of
the next century. The author links the future of circular migration in
Melanesia to the relative strengths of the precapitalist and capitalist
modes of production and associated social relations, particularly the
wantok [kinship network]."
Correspondence: A. C. Walsh,
Massey University, PO Palmerston North, New Zealand. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:10076 Levina,
T. The demographic situation in rural areas.
[Demograficheskaya situatsiya v sel'skoi mestnosti.] Vestnik
Statistiki, No. 1, 1992. 10-5 pp. Moscow, Russia. In Rus.
Demographic trends in rural areas of the former Soviet Union are
analyzed over the 10-year period 1979-1989, using census data. Over
the whole country, the rural population decreased by 1 percent, while
the urban population increased by 15 percent, although significant
differences existed between the European and Central Asian republics.
Factors affecting the dynamics of rural populations are analyzed,
including the undeveloped social and economic infrastructure in rural
areas.
Correspondence: T. Levina, State Committee on
Statistics, Office of Demographic Statistics, Moscow, Russia.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:10077 Pan,
Qi. Factors affecting the redistribution of surplus
agricultural labour force in China. Population Research, Vol. 8,
No. 4, Dec 1991. 41-9 pp. Beijing, China. In Eng.
Using data for
China, the author makes "a case analysis of factors affecting the
abnormal redistribution of surplus agricultural population based on a
description of abnormal changes in economic
structure."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:10078 Stockdale,
A. Recent trends in urbanisation and rural repopulation in
Northern Ireland. Irish Geography, Vol. 24, No. 2, 1991. 70-80 pp.
Dublin, Ireland. In Eng.
The author examines the process of
urbanization in Northern Ireland, focusing on the trend toward rural
population revival. It is concluded that "while rural repopulation,
rural rejuvenation or counterurbanisation trends elsewhere have been
associated with urban or metropolitan population decline and,
accordingly, a weakening of the urbanisation process, evidence from
Northern Ireland suggests that both processes can occur
simultaneously."
Correspondence: A. Stockdale, University
of Aberdeen, Department of Land Economy, Aberdeen AB9 1FX, Scotland.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
