Urbanisation and Inequalities in a Post-Malthusian Context Challenges for the Sustainable Development Agenda

Urbanisation and Inequalities in a Post-Malthusian Context Challenges for the Sustainable Development Agenda / by Sylvia Szabo.

The book examines contemporary urban challenges and opportunities within the context of the traditional Malthusian theory. The book reorients the classic Malthusian debate on population and food by focusing on global urbanisation and its consequences for peoples’ access to basic means of subsistence...

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Main Author: Szabo, Sylvia (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Population Studies,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Human geography.
Population.
Sustainable development.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
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Summary:The book examines contemporary urban challenges and opportunities within the context of the traditional Malthusian theory. The book reorients the classic Malthusian debate on population and food by focusing on global urbanisation and its consequences for peoples’ access to basic means of subsistence. Case studies from both developing and developed countries provide a comprehensive overview of the issues related to availability of food and water in an urban context. The book suggests that the concern for human survival is still relevant and can be exacerbated by rapid urbanisation, and that the negative impacts of urban processes require an increased attention of the international community as we enter the new Sustainable Development Goals era.
Physical Description:XIII, 122 p. 27 illus. in color. online resource.
ISBN:9783319265711
ISSN:2211-3215
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-26571-1

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