Urbanisation, housing and the development process. / David Drakakis-Smith
Material type: TextPublisher: New Delhi: Croom Helm, 1981Edition: 1st edDescription: 234p.: ill.; 23cmISBN: 9780415584142LOC classification: HT169.5.D7Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes index and references.
Contents:The urbanisation process in developing countries:Statistical dimensions of urbanization -- Causes of urban population growth -- Directions of urban growth -- Conclusion -- Housing and development planning:assessing the dimensions of the housing problem -- Housing provision in development plans -- A typology of housing provision for the urban poor -- Squatter settlements:introduction -- Statistical dimensions -- Formative processes -- Development typologies -- Attitudinal change -- Case studies -- Slums:Introduction -- The evolution of slums -- Quantitative and qualitative aspects of slums -- The functions of the slums -- Case studies -- Governm,ent housing:Introduction -- Indifference -- Reactionary attitudes -- Westernised responses -- The role of private sector -- Conclusion:housing and the development process.
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