Characteristics and processes of urbanization in the Caribbean
Caribbean ; City size ; Demographic change ; Housing ; Urban morphology ; Urban population ; Urbanization ; West Indies ; World
Synthesis of recent urbanization in the Caribbean, focusing on demographic growth, urban primacy, internal morphology, employment, housing, urban crime and perception.―(DWG)
A place for politics in urban theory : the organization and strategies of urban coalitions
Division of labour ; Local economy ; Local policy ; Locality ; Urban conflict ; Urban policy ; Urban theory
The A. concludes that urban coalitions are necessarily related to changing wider divisions of labor and modes of regulation. The urban political economy recognizes that processes acting at various scales produce unique forms of urban politics
Czechoslovakia ; Housing ; Industry ; Prague ; Transport ; Urban development ; Urban geography
An urban geographical review about the historical development, urban patterns, housing, industry, transport management and future of the capital of Czech Republic. - (MS)
Latin American urban development : review of the 1980s and prospects for the 1990s
City;Town ; Latin America ; Research ; Urban crisis ; Urban development ; Urban life
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
Retailing, public policy and urban retail planning. Proceedings of the international symposium
Inner city ; Lisbon ; Portugal ; Retail trade ; Urban life
Recently there has been a growing concern about urban environment and the quality of urban way of life. Usually, the revitalisation of urban activities is considered as one of the most important urban activities. The A. argues that retail can play
Economic integration ; Large city;Metropolis ; Local government ; Netherlands (The) ; Randstad ; Urban development ; Urban function ; Urban network ; Urban region
Africa ; Collective facilities ; Drainage;Sanitation improvement ; Drinking water ; Housing ; Public service ; Urban administration ; Urban planning ; Urban policy ; Urban transport ; Urbanization
Over the past two decades, commentators and policy-makers have been enjoined to change their approach, but there are still many who have yet to adopt new attitudes. It is argued that concepts related to urban sanitation, water supply, urban
agriculture, urban transport and aspects of housing supply need to be redefined to reflect local circumstances.
A slight majority of the urban population believes that a hand-over of power by the PNDC would reverse the current economic progress and waste the sacrifices of the years since 1983.―(EMS)
Firstly, this article analyzes theoretically the relation between the revitalization policies and the labour market paradox with the help of the concept of hysteresis. Secondly, the spatial pattern of the urban labour market is analyzed
Special issue : Problems of urban agglomeration, 1961-91 (Essays in honour of Benjamin Chinitz)
Agglomeration ; Entrepreneurship ; External economies ; Female labour ; United States ; Urban economy ; Urban structure
This paper emphasises the diseconomies, which become predominant as urban scale increases and account for many of the deep-seated social problems with which urban economics is concerned. The failure of urban models to incorporate agglomeration
limits their usefulness and is partially accountable for the decline of interest in urban economics.
Citizenship, partnership, and the popular restructuring of U.K. urban space
Citizenship ; Ideology ; Liberalism ; Local development ; Local government ; Partnership ; Political power ; Standard of living ; United Kingdom ; Urban area ; Urban policy ; Urban society
The pursuit of market-dominated urban policies has marginalized large sections of the population who have remained untouched by the benefits of national economic growth. The concepts of citizenship and partnership are central to the doctrine
of Thatcherism. The A. examines the nature of these concepts in the context of contemporary urban development.
Cultural facilities as an instrument of urban development programmes in an international comparison
Cultural studies ; Europe ; Quality of life ; Urban environment ; Urban policy ; Urbanism
Experiences from six countries (France, Great Britain, Italy, Austria, USA, Germany) made available for a research project show that cultural facilities are more and more used as an instrument of urban development programmes. They are among others
used to enhance the quality of life and of the urban environment, to set signs for the development or restructuring of urban areas, to re-use redundant buildings or to promote private investments. - (L'A.).
African urban research since the late 1980s : responses to poverty and urban growth
Africa ; Collective equipment ; Informal sector ; Living standard ; Poverty ; Research ; Urban administration ; Urban development ; Urban growth ; Urban population ; Urban society ; Urbanization
The final phase of urban apartheid zoning in South Africa 1990/91
Apartheid ; Ethnic group ; Political reform ; Segregation ; South Africa ; Urban area ; Urban policy ; Zoning
Urban apartheid zonings in South Africa continued until the repeal of discriminary legislation. The apartheid city was thus virtually intact until June 1991. - (AJC)