Synopses & Reviews
Those concerned with growth and development at national or local levels must pay significantly more attention to the physical structure of urban settings which house many of the leading sectors of the economies of nations. These metropolitan areas must retain the flexibility necessary to meet the needs of an ever-changing mix of activities. Structural, environmental, and economic concerns are brought together to help the reader better understand the problems and identify solutions. This work will be of interest to those economists, environmentalists, sociologists, and practitioners concerned with growth, change, and the environment in urban settings, as well as planning and development agencies in Third World settings.
Review
This book presents the argument that development planners should be concerned about the physical structure of urban places and about the inflexibility of urban forms.Abstacts of Public Adminstration, Development and Enviroment 1995-1996
About the Author
DAVID L. McKEE is Professor of Economics at Kent State University.
Table of Contents
Preface
A Preliminary Overview
Some Observations on Physical Structure in Advanced Metropolitan Areas
Urban Flexibility in Third World Settings
Dualism, the Rural Exodus, and Urban Expansion
Metropolitan Expansion and Flexibility
Surplus Labor, Squatters, and Urban Structure
Metropolitan Growth and the Absorption of Urban Places
Environmental Issues in an Urban Context
Selected Structural Issues
Production for Export and Urban Flexibility
The Impact of Tourism
The Urban Role in Small Economies
Some Policy Perspectives
A General Overview
Structural and Environmental Imperatives
Some Final Reflections
Bibliography
Index