Annotated Select Bibliography on Urbanization in the South Pacific
Author: South Pacific Commission. Urbanization Research Information Centre
Publisher:
Published: 1965
Total Pages: 170
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The Emergence of Pacific Urban Villages
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Published: 2016-10-01
Total Pages: 123
ISBN-13: 9292576100
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This publication seeks to explain the nature of settlements termed “urban villages” as set within the context of growing levels of urbanization in contemporary Pacific towns and cities. It investigates the meaning and conceptualization of myriad forms of urban villages by examining the evolution of different types of settlement commonly known as native or traditional villages, and more recently squatter and informal settlements. It views village-like settlements such as squatter and informal settlements as a type of urban village, and examines the role these and other urban villages play in shaping and making the Pacific town and city and arguably, the Pacific village city. It presents key actions that Pacific countries and development partners need to consider as part of urban and national development plans when rethinking how to conceptualize the ongoing phenomena of urban villages while achieving a more equitable distribution of the benefits of urbanization.
Urbanisation in the Island Pacific
Author: John Connell
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002-09-26
Total Pages: 307
ISBN-13: 113454071X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Managing rapid urban growth presents a significant challenge in the small independent countries of the Pacific Islands. Although they originated in colonial times, the towns and cities are now distinctively post-colonial, with economies, environments and social structures that reflect unique island characteristics. This transformation has stimulated new concerns, such as the causes and effects of pollution, the need for employment for landless migrants, the need for adequate and affordable housing and the financing of expanding urban services. This book explores the diversity of the urban experience in the ten independent island states, focusing on strategies to secure long term sustainable development.
Urbanization in the South Pacific
Author: South Pacific Commission
Publisher:
Published: 1962
Total Pages: 32
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Managing the Transition from the Village to the City in the South Pacific
Author: United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Publisher:
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 46
ISBN-13: 9789211199970
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The global phenomenon of urbanization has had a significant impact throughout the world with Asia and Pacific no exception. Specific problems have emerged though for the Pacific Island countries. Their small land mass and population, their distance from global markets have made it more difficult for this region to benefit from the economic progress beyond their shores. This publication offers a series of recommendations to enhance the prospects of the Pacific island states in dealing with urbanization.
Pacific 2010
Author: John Connell
Publisher: Asia Pacific Press
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 184
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Throughout Polynesia urban conditions are worsening, though cities and towns are growing much more slowly than their Melanesian and Micronesian counterparts. The difficulties of providing adequate urban infrastructure and services that have been of critical concern in the larger cities of the developing world are now readily apparent. The relatively small size of urban centres in the South Pacific has delayed the recognition of serious problems and the need for an active response because development policies have tended to focus on economic growth and on the rural sector. To draw comparisons with policies that have been attempted elsewhere, the key subsectors of urban infrastructure examined here are those commonly identified in comparative policy studies: water supply, sanitation, solid waste disposal and housing. Integrally associated with these services are land management and the status of physical planning. Particular attention is given to environmental outcomes.
Living in Town
Urbanization And Urban Policies In Pacific Asia
Author: Roland J Fuchs
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-09-18
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 1000010333
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book is the outcome of the Conference on Population Growth, Urbanization, and Urban Policies in the Asia-Pacific Region, held in Honolulu during 8-12 April 1985. It provides wide attention among development planners, urban managers, and scholars in the field of urban and development planning.
Urban Poverty and the Environment in the South Pacific
Author: Jenny Bryant
Publisher: Department of Geography and Planning University of New England
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 132
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"The issues of urban change, and of environmental degradation have long been of concern to geographers with our strong emphasis on human/environmental relationships. Spatial inequalities, as reflected in the distribution of well-being are also a major focus for human geographers. In the Pacific Islands rapid changes occuring in the urban areas are obvious in deteriorating ernvironments and in increasing poverty amongst disadvantaged groups. This book on urban poverty and environment arose out of research carried out in the Pacific over the past decade ... The material presented here is partly original research (particularly Chapter V), and partly material which is largely unpublished, such as internatinal and regional agency and consultancy reports, largely inaccessible to the general public ..."--Preface
