| Urbanisation and Inequalities in a Post-Malthusian Context: Challenges for the Sustainable Development Agenda 2016 Edition Contributor(s): Szabo, Sylvia (Author) |
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ISBN: 3319265695 ISBN-13: 9783319265698 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Human Geography - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
| Dewey: 304.2 |
| Series: Springerbriefs in Population Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.45 lbs) 122 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The book examines contemporary urban challenges and opportunities within the context of the traditional Malthusian theory. The book reorients the classic Malthusian debate on population and food by focusing on global urbanisation and its consequences for peoples' access to basic means of subsistence. Case studies from both developing and developed countries provide a comprehensive overview of the issues related to availability of food and water in an urban context. The book suggests that the concern for human survival is still relevant and can be exacerbated by rapid urbanisation, and that the negative impacts of urban processes require an increased attention of the international community as we enter the new Sustainable Development Goals era. |