The Mega-city in Latin America (UNU, 1996, 282 pages)

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Foreword

Preface

1. The Latin American mega-city: An introduction

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What is a mega-city?

Are mega-cities different from smaller cities?

Should anything be done to slow down the growth of Latin America's big cities?

The future for Latin America's cities

Structure of the book

References

2 Demographic trends in Latin America's metropolises, 1950-1990

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Changing patterns of metropolitan growth

Causes of demographic change

The spatial pattern of metropolitan growth

The future of the Latin American metropolis

Notes

References

3. Contemporary issues in the government and administration of Latin American mega-cities

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Introduction

Emerging imperatives for the 1990s

Structures of city government

Structures of government in Latin America's major cities

Conclusion

Acknowledgements

Notes

References

4. Land, housing, and infrastructure in Latin America's major cities

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Housing conditions

The price of land

Residential segregation

Population density

The changing shape of the city

Conclusion

Notes

References

5. A hundred million journeys a day: The management of transport in Latin America's mega-cities

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Urban growth and the evolution of transport systems

Institutional problems

Recent developments in the transport systems of the five cities

Do mega-cities have special transport problems?

Conclusion

Notes

References

6. Buenos Aires: A case of deepening social polarization

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Population growth and structure

The urban economy

Income distribution

Living standards

Urban administration

Service provision

Population density and land-use structure

The environment

Conclusions

Notes

References

7. Lima: mega-city and mega-problem

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The origins of lima's problems

Demographic growth

Employment and poverty

Housing

Infrastructure and services

Transport

Crime, violence, and terrorism

Urban management

Towards a more participative, denser, and more polycentric metropolis

Notes

References

8. Mexico City: No longer a leviathan?

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Introduction

The Mexican urban structure: the roots of centralism

The debt crisis and its aftermath

Mexico City's changing urban structure

Administration and finance

Current issues and policy approaches

Conclusions

Notes

References

9. Rio de Janeiro: Urban expansion and structural change

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Introduction

Population growth

Employment

Poverty and the distribution of income

Housing and infrastructure

Health and education

Transport

Pollution and environmental policies

Crime

Emerging issues for the coming decade

Acknowledgements

Notes

References

10. São Paulo: A growth process full of contradictions

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Development of a metropolis

Metropolitan involution

Quality of life in the state of São Paulo

Metropolitan problems

Public administration

The future

Notes

References

11. Santa Fé de Bogotá: A Latin American special case?

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Introduction

Population and demographic structure

Bogotá's national role

The economy

Employment

Poverty and social indicators

The shape of the city

Housing

Public services

The city's principal problems

Administration of the city

The future

Notes

References

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