附註:Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Theoretical fundamentals. The fundamentals of urban space ; An exploration in migration theory ; On urban systems evolution ; The urban future / H.S. Geyer. Empirical findings. Western European countries. Population change and migration in the British urban system / A.G. Champion -- The French urban system / D. Pumain -- Urbanization in Germany before and after unification / P. Gans and F.J. Kemper -- Urban development in the Netherlands : new perspectives / P. Nijkamp and E. Goede -- Counter urbanization in Italy / P. Petsimeris. Nordic and Central European countries. Past present and future of urbanization in Finland / E. Heikkilä and T. Järvinen -- The maturing of the Polish urban system / Z. Rykiel and I. Jażdżewska -- The maturing of the Romanian urban system / I. Ianoş -- The demographic transition and urban development in Turkey / T. Baycan Levent. American countries. A history of recent urban development in the United States / W.H. Frey -- The dynamics of the Canadian urban system / L.S. Bourne and J.W. Simmons -- Evolution and maturing of the Mexican urban system / A.G. Aguilar and B. Graizbord -- Urbanization and the redistribution of population in Brazil : recent changes and trends / R. Baeninger. Asian countries. Migration and the development of the Japanese urban system, 1950-2000 / A.J. Fielding -- Migration and the urban system of South Korea / H.W. Richardson, C.C. Bae and M. Jun -- Urbanization and migration in India : a different scene / S. Mukherji. African countries. Current perspectives on urban change in South Africa / H.S. Geyer and I.J van der Merwe.
摘要:This authoritative Handbook provides a comprehensive account of migration and economic development throughout the world, in both developed and developing countries. Some of the world's most experienced researchers in this field look at how population redistribution patterns have impacted on urban development in a wide selection of advanced and developing countries in all the major regions of the world over the past half century.--