Urban Environments in Emerging Economies

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.