Urban Environments in Emerging Economies - by David L McKee (Hardcover)

About the Book

Those concerned with growth and development at national or local levels must pay significantly more attention to the physical structure of urban settings which house many of the leading sectors of the economies of nations. These metropolitan areas must retain the flexibility necessary to meet the needs of an ever-changing mix of activities. Structural, environmental, and economic concerns are brought together to help the reader better understand the problems and identify solutions. This work will be of interest to those economists, environmentalists, sociologists, and practitioners concerned with growth, change, and the environment in urban settings, as well as planning and development agencies in Third World settings.

Book Synopsis

Those concerned with growth and development at national or local levels must pay significantly more attention to the physical structure of urban settings which house many of the leading sectors of the economies of nations. These metropolitan areas must retain the flexibility necessary to meet the needs of an ever-changing mix of activities. Structural, environmental, and economic concerns are brought together to help the reader better understand the problems and identify solutions. This work will be of interest to those economists, environmentalists, sociologists, and practitioners concerned with growth, change, and the environment in urban settings, as well as planning and development agencies in Third World settings.

Review Quotes

?This book presents the argument that development planners should be concerned about the physical structure of urban places and about the inflexibility of urban forms.?-Abstacts of Public Adminstration, Development and Enviroment 1995-1996

"This book presents the argument that development planners should be concerned about the physical structure of urban places and about the inflexibility of urban forms."-Abstacts of Public Adminstration, Development and Enviroment 1995-1996

About the Author

DAVID L. McKEE is Professor of Economics at Kent State University. He is a specialist in economic development and regional economics. His research has been widely published in professional journals in the United States and abroad. His recent Praeger books include: External Linkages and Growth in Small Economies (1993), Energy, the Environment and Public Policy (1991),

humpter and the Political Economy of Change (1991)

Development Issues in Small Island Economies (1990), Hostile Takeovers (1989), Canadian-American Economic Relations (1988).