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Meeting the challenges of megacities in the developing world : a collection of working papers.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- National Research Council (U.S.)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cities and towns--Developing countries--Growth.
- Cities and towns.
- City planning--Developing countries.
- City planning.
- Labor market--Developing countries.
- Labor market.
- Municipal water supply--Developing countries--Planning.
- Municipal water supply.
- Sewerage--Developing countries--Planning.
- Sewerage.
- Urban transportation--Developing countries--Planning.
- Urban transportation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (123 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : National Research Council, 1996.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Cities in developing countries are experiencing unprecedented population growth, which is exacerbating their already substantial problems in providing shelter and basic services. This volume draws on the significant advances in technologies and management strategies made in recent decades to suggest ways to improve urban life and services, especially for the poor. Four challenges to developing countries' megacities are addressed: labor markets, housing, water and sanitation, and transportation, along with a synthesis of general thinking on how to meet megacity challenges and be competitive in the twenty-first century.
- Contents:
- Meeting the Challenges of Megacities in the Developing World
- Copyright
- PREFACE
- Options for Improving Labor Markets for Megacities in the Developing World
- PANEL ON IMPROVING LABOR MARKETS
- Members
- National Research Council Staff
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- INTRODUCTION
- WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT LABOR MARKETS IN MEGACITIES?
- THE MEGACITY LABOR FORCE
- Types of Labor
- Sectors of Employment
- The Informal Sector
- Manufacturing
- Government Employment
- Urban Services
- The High-Order Financial and Service or "Quaternary" Sector
- Women and Children
- Female Labor
- Child Labor
- THE MEGACITY LABOR MARKET
- Labor Supply
- Labor Demand
- Labor Market Equilibrium
- Megacity Spatial (Geographical) Structure and Labor Markets
- Research Needs and Information Constraints
- LABOR MARKET PROBLEMS
- Unemployment
- Poverty and Income Inequality
- Job Mobility Constraints
- The Lack of Protection
- Big Firm Bias
- THE ROLE OF POLICY
- Goals of Policy
- The Role for Government
- Policies to Reduce Unemployment
- Macroeconomic Policies
- International Trade Policies
- Human Resource Policies
- Policies to Reduce Poverty and Income Inequality
- Minimum Wage Policies
- Informal Sector Promotion
- Policies to Eliminate Job Mobility Constraints
- Labor Unions
- Social Policies and Job Security Laws
- Transportation Strategies
- Spatial (Geographical) Redistribution Policies
- Policies to Protect Labor
- Child Labor Laws
- Health and Safety Legislation
- Privatization
- Policies to Reduce Big Firm Bias
- Small-Scale Sector Policies
- Industrial Incentive Policies
- Labor Policy and Key Megacity Issues
- THE ROLE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
- ENDNOTES
- REFERENCES
- Water and Sanitation Services for Megacities in the Developing World.
- PANEL ON SUSTAINABLE WATER AND SANITATION SERVICES FOR MEGACITIES
- WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BOARD
- Staff
- REVIEW OF THE CURRENT SITUATION
- APPROACHES TO IMPROVED SERVICES
- Improved Sanitation
- Participatory Planning
- Financing
- The Role of Technology
- Water Conservation and Reuse
- Transportation Options for Megacities in the Developing World
- PANEL ON TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS
- Consultant
- TRANSPORTATION PATTERNS IN DEVELOPING-COUNTRY MEGACITIES
- IMPROVED TRAFFIC AND DEMAND MANAGEMENT
- Technological Improvements and Traffic Adjustments
- Financial Restraint Measures
- Physical Restraint Measures
- FULL-COST PRICING
- ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES
- Improved Fuel Quality
- Vehicle Technologies
- National Standards
- PRIVATE-SECTOR PARTICIPATION
- Opportunities Within Bus Transport
- Other Opportunities
- Developer Participation
- LINKAGE OF LAND-USE PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT
- Consequences of Poor Linkage
- Opportunities for Improved Linkage
- MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
- Importance of Nonmotorized Transport
- Multimodal Transportation Strategies
- DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES
- REFERENCES.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-21065-6
- 9786610210657
- 0-309-56891-9
- OCLC:
- 559801865
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