Urbanisation in the Island Pacific : towards sustainable development

Urbanisation in the Island Pacific : towards sustainable development / John Connell and John Lea.

Managing rapid urban growth presents a significant challenge in the small independent countries of the Pacific Islands. Although they originated in colonial times, the towns and cities are now distinctively post-colonial, with economies, environments and social structures that reflect unique island...

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Main Author: Connell, John, 1946-
Other Authors: Lea, John P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
Series:Routledge Pacific Rim geographies ; 3.
Subjects:
Urbanization > Pacific Area.
Cities and towns > Pacific Area > Growth.
Sustainable development > Pacific Area.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Cities and towns > Growth
Sustainable development
Urbanization
Nachhaltigkeit
Verstädterung
Urbanisation.
Pacific Area
Pazifischer Raum
Ozeanien
Pacific region.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • An urban Pacific
  • part Part 1 The context of urbanisation in the Pacific
  • chapter 2 The colonial heritage
  • chapter 3 Population growth and migration
  • chapter 4 Economic development
  • Towards the city?
  • part Part 2 Urban issues
  • chapter 5 Managing urbanisation
  • chapter 6 Land and urban life
  • chapter 7 Housing and the urban environment
  • part Part 3 Sustaining Pacific urban society?
  • chapter 8 Living in town
  • A sustainable future?.

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