structure. -urban subdivisions. -Intra-urban centers. -Cities in Central Europe before industrialisation. -Urbandevelopment in the industrial age. -Urbandevelopment in Germany, a west-east-comparison. Cities in selected cultural areas. - (HPB)
Introduction to urban geography. Chapters: Urban geography and interdisciplinary urban research. -Definitions and dimensions of urbanisation. -Urban agglomeration. -City types, urban systems and central places. -Theories and models of urban
9 chapters : Development of urbanization| Comparative studies in the present features| The concepts of urban system and the development of urban systems studies| Advancement and problems of central place studies| Studies in elements or urban systems
| Studies of inter-urban linkage| Developing processes of urban systems| Improving strategies of urban systems| Research problems on urbanization and urban system. - (KA)
Characteristics of provincial population urbanization and its correlated factors
China ; Demographic change ; Economic development ; Economic structure ; Regional disparities ; Urbandevelopment ; Urban growth ; Urban population ; Urbanization
Chine ; Croissance urbaine ; Disparités régionales ; Développement urbain ; Développement économique ; Evolution démographique ; Population urbaine ; Structure économique ; Urbanisation
Beginning with an introduction to the fundamental theories of population urbanization, this paper discusses the basic characteristics of provincial urban population changes in the People's Republic of China since her foundation in 1949, and analyzes
the correlated factors of its urbanization process.
Nature and déterminants of urbanization on a developing economy: the case of India
Analyse de régression multiple ; Développement ; Développement agricole ; Facteur ; Géographie de l'Asie ; Inde ; Urbanisation
The development of agricultural sector is the most effective way to check the rate of urbanization. The development of rural non-agricultural sector too, is likely to curb the pressure of urbanization in relatively over urbanized states.
The role of planners and planning in shaping urban space
South Africa ; Urban area ; Urbandevelopment ; Urban geography ; Urban planning
Afrique du Sud ; Développement urbain ; Espace urbain ; Géographie urbaine ; Planification urbaine
The role of planning and planners in shaping urban space has been sharply contested in recent years. While planners are not the driving force determining urbandevelopment in South Africa, they play a significant role in shaping urban space. - (AJC)
Chine ; Croissance urbaine ; Dégradation de l'environnement ; Développement durable ; Economie urbaine ; Frange urbaine ; Gestion urbaine ; Investissement étranger ; Protection de l'environnement ; Structure de l'emploi ; Urbanisation
exceeds 35% of the country's total. The rapid urbanization also resulted in a series of problems on development and environment.
Rapid growth of economy in China pushed the process of urbanization. With urban economic activities making up an increasing share of GDP, productivity of urban economy influences economic growth. Four megalopolises have emerged, and their GDP
Planning doctrine and post-industrial urbandevelopment: the Amsterdam experience
Urban systems and the diversity of urbandevelopment
Amsterdam ; Centrality ; Netherlands (The) ; Urban district ; Urban function ; Urban planning ; Urban population ; Urban structure
The planners of the Amsterdam General Extension Plan (1935) developed a doctrine that covers three levels of functions and activities (a regional centre, a monocentric urban form, homogeneous neighbourhood communities around a centre). Since
the early 1970s Amsterdam has become an international centre, has developed into a polycentric urban region and has been acquiring ethnically mixed quarters. So in Amsterdam the planning doctrine was not particularly successful.
Czechoslovakia ; Housing ; Industry ; Prague ; Transport ; Urbandevelopment ; Urban geography
Développement urbain ; Géographie urbaine ; Industrie ; Logement ; Praha ; Tchécoslovaquie ; Transport
An urban geographical review about the historical development, urban patterns, housing, industry, transport management and future of the capital of Czech Republic. - (MS)
China ; Research ; Urbandevelopment ; Urban geography ; Urban morphology ; Urban structure ; Urban system ; Urbanization
Chine ; Développement urbain ; Géographie urbaine ; Morphologie urbaine ; Recherche ; Structure urbaine ; Système urbain ; Urbanisation
The paper focuses on systematic and overall review of literatures on China's urban geography in recent years. Attention is particularly paid on the progress in new themes and generalization of major arguments.
European urban sprawl : sustainability, cultures of (anti)urbanism and hybrid cityscapes
Europe ; Sustainable development ; Urban geography ; Urban sprawl
Développement durable ; Etalement urbain ; Europe ; Géographie urbaine
This paper has its origins in a comparative research project examining aspects of urban sprawl in Europe undertaken within the 5.FP EU. The project Urban Sprawl : European Patterns, Environmental Degradation and Sustainable Development (URBS PANDENS
EVK4-CT- 2001-00052) sought to understand recent trends in urban sprawl in a number of case study urban regions and to advise the European Commission on policy development with regard to the control, management and amélioration of the effects of urban
Policies and prospects of urban redevelopment in Poland
City;Town ; Development ; Economic crisis ; Poland ; Prospective study ; Urban migration ; Urban policy ; Urban system ; Urbanization
Crise économique ; Développement ; Migration urbaine ; Politique urbaine ; Pologne ; Prospective ; Système urbain ; Urbanisation ; Ville
The mutual relations between the overall economic development and urbanization processes are strong obvious. In the Polish case the three key terms describe these relations at the turn of the centuries : lagging urbanization, economic crisis
Chine ; Densité urbaine ; Développement urbain ; Economie urbaine ; Entreprise industrielle ; Optimisation ; Politique urbaine ; Politique économique ; Population urbaine ; Shanghai ; Structure urbaine ; Structure économique
Based on detailed analysis of the present situation and problems of the structure of urban area of Shanghai, the inner mechanisms that caused the problems are explored and development of Pudong as the strategic breakthrough of the optimization
of the structure of urban area is determined. Various restrictive factors must be considered and corresponding policies and measures must be drawn up.
Urbandevelopment in Tunisia showcase Tunis and the mega-project Lac de Tunis, urban crisis and urban governance in Morocco, reorganization urban planning in Morocco, large scale projects in Marrakech and Rabat (siehe MEYER (F.).Geographische
Latin American urbandevelopment : review of the 1980s and prospects for the 1990s
City;Town ; Latin America ; Research ; Urban crisis ; Urbandevelopment ; Urban life
Amérique latine ; Crise urbaine ; Développement urbain ; Recherche ; Vie urbaine ; Ville
During the 1980s the weight of Latin Americanist urban research shifted from the theoretical back to the empirical. Publications fit into four broad categories : cities in cris; urban form; reproduction; and production. The problems of living
The paper suggests that one possibility for transforming current parochial conceptualisations of modernity and urbanism, might exist in revisiting the dialectical clash which urban anthropology has begun to stage between the west's self-definition
of urban modernity, and the diversity of urbanisms which characterise cities around the world. - (AJC)
Third World cities: sustainable urbandevelopment, 1
Democracy ; Living standard ; Sustainable development ; Third World ; Town ; Urban administration ; Urbandevelopment ; Urban economy ; Urban environment ; Urban society ; Urbanization
Démocratie ; Développement durable ; Développement urbain ; Economie urbaine ; Environnement urbain ; Gestion urbaine ; Niveau de vie ; Société urbaine ; Tiers-Monde ; Urbanisation ; Ville
Relations entre urbanisation, taille des villes, niveau de vie et problèmes environnementaux. Politiques urbaines pour contenir le développement urbain. Objectifs à atteindre pour un développement durable: économiques, sociaux et écologiques
Recent developments in community participation in urban planning in the United States in New trends in urban planning. Studies in housing, urban design and planning.