Urbanization, population, environment, and security : a report of the Comparative Urban Studies Project / edited by Christina Rosan, Blair A. Ruble, Joseph S. Tulchin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rosan, Christina.

Ruble, Blair A., 1949-

Tulchin, Joseph S., 1939-

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Comparative Urban Studies Project.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban policy--Cross-cultural studies.

Urban policy.

Urbanization--Cross-cultural studies.

Urbanization.

Crime--Cross-cultural studies.

Crime.

Law enforcement--Cross-cultural studies.

Law enforcement.

Urban ecology (Sociology)--Cross-cultural studies.

Urban ecology (Sociology).

Social conflict--Cross-cultural studies.

Social conflict.

Violence--Cross-cultural studies.

Violence.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

98 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, [2000?]

Summary:

"This paper is composed of papers, policy briefs, and discussions that outline some of the basic challenges facing the world's cities"--P. 4.

Contents:

Institutional weakness, organized crime, and the international arms trade / Blair A. Ruble

Water for big cities: big problems, easy solutions? / Peter Rogers, Hynd Bouhia, John Kalbermaten

Cities and security: toward a framework for assessing urban risk / H.V. Savitch

Migration, urbanization, and social adjustment / Michael J. White

Formulating public policies to deal with natural disasters / Joseph S. Tulchin

Population, urbanization, environment and security: a summary of the issues / Ellen M. Brennan

Environmental and social stress factors, governance, and small arms availability: the potential for conflict in urban areas / Michael Renner

Urbanization and security / Alan Gilbert.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Given to the Penn Libraries by Margy Ellin Meyerson in memory of her husband, President Emeritus Martin Meyerson.

OCLC:

45301023