TY  - BOOK
AU  - Geyer,H.S.
ED  - Edward Elgar Publishing.
TI  - International handbook of urban policy
SN  - 9780857937100 (e-book)
AV  - HT151 .I58 2011
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Cheltenham, U.K.
PB  - Edward Elgar
KW  - Urban policy
KW  - Urban economics
KW  - Cities and towns
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - lcsh
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; pt. 1. Growth patterns -- pt. 2. Spatial issues -- pt. 3. Policy issues -- pt. 4. Growth determinants
N2  - This important Handbook reveals that most urban growth takes place in the less developed world and much of it represents over-urbanization--that is, urbanization in which most migrants cannot effectively compete for employment, cannot find adequate shelter and do not have the means to feed themselves properly. Yet, compared to rural poverty, urban poverty is widely regarded as the lesser of the two evils
UR  - https://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781847204608.xml
ER  -