Author: United Nations. Department of Public Information
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United Nations
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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Author: United States. Bureau of the Census
Publisher:
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Category : Population
Languages : en
Pages : 656

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Author: Graeme Hugo
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351914952
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 474

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There is increasing appreciation in the social sciences that context is an important element in understanding social, economic, cultural, political and demographic processes. An important element in context is the type of settlement in which people live and work and so, it is vital to be able to categorise people into particular settlements types. This book brings together a leading team of social scientists to present the latest information on urbanization around the world, highlighting examples of development patterns that are not adequately captured by the UN's type of reporting systems and drawing attention to other ways of representing current trends.

Author: Peter Scholten
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030923770
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 492

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This open access textbook provides an introduction to theories, concepts and methodological approaches concerning various facets of migration and migration-related diversities. It starts with an introduction to migration studies and continues with an introductory reading of migration drivers, migration infrastructures, migration flows, and several transversal topics such as gender and migration. It also covers politics, policies and governance as well as specific research methods. As an interactive guide, this book develops an innovative format that brings a connection with various online sources. This means that whereas the chapters bring together literature in a coherent way, they are also connected to IMISCOE's online interactive Migration Research Hub for further reading and for more empirical material on migration and diversity. As such, this textbook provides a very useful introductory reading for undergraduate and graduate students as well as for policymakers, policy advisors, and all those interested in studies on migration and migration-related diversities.

Author: Edmund Jan Osmańczyk
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780415939232
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 776

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This thoroughly revised and updated edition is the most comprehensive and detailed reference ever published on United Nations. The book demystifies the complex workings of the world's most important and influential international body.

Author: Yuan-li Wu
Publisher:
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 198

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Author: World Bank
Publisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 082137608X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 410

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Rising densities of human settlements, migration and transport to reduce distances to market, and specialization and trade facilitated by fewer international divisions are central to economic development. The transformations along these three dimensions density, distance, and division are most noticeable in North America, Western Europe, and Japan, but countries in Asia and Eastern Europe are changing in ways similar in scope and speed. 'World Development Report 2009: Reshaping Economic Geography' concludes that these spatial transformations are essential, and should be encouraged. The conclusion is not without controversy. Slum-dwellers now number a billion, but the rush to cities continues. Globalization is believed to benefit many, but not the billion people living in lagging areas of developing nations. High poverty and mortality persist among the world's 'bottom billion', while others grow wealthier and live longer lives. Concern for these three billion often comes with the prescription that growth must be made spatially balanced. The WDR has a different message: economic growth is seldom balanced, and efforts to spread it out prematurely will jeopardize progress. The Report: documents how production becomes more concentrated spatially as economies grow. proposes economic integration as the principle for promoting successful spatial transformations. revisits the debates on urbanization, territorial development, and regional integration and shows how today's developers can reshape economic geography.

Author: Edmund Jan Osmańczyk
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780415939218
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 772

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This thoroughly revised and updated edition is the most comprehensive and detailed reference ever published on United Nations. The book demystifies the complex workings of the world's most important and influential international body.

Author: Brinley Thomas
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349084433
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 503

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Author: Henry S. Shryock
Publisher:
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Category : Demography
Languages : en
Pages : 560

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