Urban Poverty and the Underclass - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Urban Poverty and the Underclass write by Enzo Mingione. This book was released on 2008-09-15. Urban Poverty and the Underclass available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Over the last two decades "poverty" has moved centrestage as an issue within the social sciences. This volume, edited by one of Europe's foremost sociologists, aims to assess the debates surrounding poverty and the responses to it, exploring the ways in which the various socio-political systems and welfarist regimes are being radically transformed. The essays examine how such change is effected by failing welfare programmes and enervating social structures such as family and community which once would have provided mechanisms of social stability. The first part of the book provides reflections on urban poverty; the second part discusses the widely debated idea of an "underclass" and its meanings in Europe and in the USA, and the final part draws on concrete empirical analyses to examine the patterns of poverty thoughout Western Europe. This volume will be of first-rate importance to all serious students of politics, sociology, geography, public policy, youth and community studies, social policy and American studies.
Urban Poverty in the Global South
Urban Poverty in the Global South - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Urban Poverty in the Global South write by Diana Mitlin. This book was released on 2013. Urban Poverty in the Global South available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is compounded by the lack of voice and influence that low income groups have in these official spheres.
More Urban Less Poor
More Urban Less Poor - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook More Urban Less Poor write by Goran Tannerfeldt. This book was released on 2012-05-04. More Urban Less Poor available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A world more urban... The world is undergoing massive urbanization, and is projected to increase from three to over four billion city dwellers, mostly in the developing world, within 15 years. This historic shift is producing dramatic effects on human well-being and the environment. ...but less poor Unplanned shanty-towns without basic services are not an inevitable consequence of urbanization and slums are not explained by poverty alone. Urban misery also stems from misguided policies, inappropriate legal frameworks, dysfunctional markets, poor governance, and not least, lack of political will. Urbanization and economic development go hand-in-hand and the productivity of the urban economy can and should benefit everyone. Living conditions for the urban poor can be dramatically improved with proper solutions, backed by decisive, concerted action. More Urban - Less Poor brings order to the complex and important field of urban development in developing and transitional countries. Written in an accessible style, the book examines how cities grow, their economic development, urban poverty, housing and environmental problems. It also examines how to face these challenges through governance and management of urban growth, the finance and delivery of services, and finding a role for development cooperation. This is essential reading for development professionals, researchers, students and others working on any facet of urban development and management in our rapidly urbanizing world. Published with SIDA
Urban Poverty and Climate Change
Urban Poverty and Climate Change - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Urban Poverty and Climate Change write by Manoj Roy. This book was released on 2016-04-20. Urban Poverty and Climate Change available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book deepens the understanding of the broader processes that shape and mediate the responses to climate change of poor urban households and communities in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Representing an important contribution to the evolution of more effective pro-poor climate change policies in urban areas by local governments, national governments and international organisations, this book is invaluable reading to students and scholars of environment and development studies.
Urban Planning Against Poverty
Urban Planning Against Poverty - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Urban Planning Against Poverty write by Jean-Claude Bolay. This book was released on 2019-11-12. Urban Planning Against Poverty available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This open access book revisits the theoretical foundations of urban planning and the application of these concepts and methods in the context of Southern countries by examining several case studies from different regions of the world. For instance, the case of Koudougou, a medium-sized city in one of the poorest countries in the world, Burkina Faso, with a population of 115.000 inhabitants, allows us to understand concretely which and how these deficiencies are translated in an African urban context. In contrast, the case of Nueve de Julio, intermediate city of 50.000 dwellers in the pampa Argentina, addresses the new forms of spatial fragmentation and social exclusion linked with agro export and crisis of the international markets. Case studies are also included for cities in Asia and Latin America. Differences and similarities between cases allow us to foresee alternative models of urban planning better adapted to tackle poverty and find efficient ways for more inclusive cities in developing and emerging countries, interacting several dimensions linked with high rates of urbanization: territorial fragmentation; environmental contamination; social disparities and exclusion, informal economy and habitat, urban governance and democracy.
