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Book Notes Environment and Urbanization ASIA 1(1) 101–104 © 2010 National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) SAGE Publications Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington DC DOI: 10.1177/097542530900100109 http://eua.sagepub.com The new global frontier urbanization, poverty and environment in the 21st century. George Martine, Gordon McGranahan, Mark Montgomery and Rogelio Fernandez-Castilla. Earthscan, 2008 Urban areas in Africa, Asia and Latin America are central to the demographic, economic and environmental challenges of the 21st century. Considering that urban growth in these regions is likely to contribute to nearly 80 per cent of global urban population growth by 2030, urban transformation in cities in these regions is bound to have local and global significance. Decisions taken on development of these urban areas will either lead to greater sustainable development, or intensify the already critical poverty and environmental challenges. This book reflects on several key elements contributing to the overall urbanism in the 21st century, with the aim of getting a better understanding of some of the actions and challenges that could make the urbanization process more beneficial towards overall human development. The book is structured in five parts: the first takes a critical look at the forecasting of population growth and migration, while the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Environment and Urbanization ASIA SAGE

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Environment and Urbanization ASIA , Volume 1 (1): 4 – Mar 1, 2010
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Environment and Urbanization ASIA 1(1) 101–104 © 2010 National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) SAGE Publications Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore, Washington DC DOI: 10.1177/097542530900100109 http://eua.sagepub.com The new global frontier urbanization, poverty and environment in the 21st century. George Martine, Gordon McGranahan, Mark Montgomery and Rogelio Fernandez-Castilla. Earthscan, 2008 Urban areas in Africa, Asia and Latin America are central to the demographic, economic and environmental challenges of the 21st century. Considering that urban growth in these regions is likely to contribute to nearly 80 per cent of global urban population growth by 2030, urban transformation in cities in these regions is bound to have local and global significance. Decisions taken on development of these urban areas will either lead to greater sustainable development, or intensify the already critical poverty and environmental challenges. This book reflects on several key elements contributing to the overall urbanism in the 21st century, with the aim of getting a better understanding of some of the actions and challenges that could make the urbanization process more beneficial towards overall human development. The book is structured in five parts: the first takes a critical look at the forecasting of population growth and migration, while the

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