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Megacity in Latin America Paperback – November 1, 1996

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By the year 2000, Latin America will contain five metropolitan areas with more than 8 million people. Their combined population will be over 70 million, and approximately one Latin American in seven will live in those five cities. Two of them, Mexico City and São Paulo, will arguably be the world's two largest cities.The sheer number of people living in Latin America's mega-cities is not the only reason for looking at them carefully. Unfortunately, they also demonstrate many of the worst symptoms of the region's underdevelopment: vast areas of shanty towns, huge numbers of poor people, high concentrations of air and water pollution, and serious levels of traffic congestion. This book is about the prospects for their future.Several conclusions emerge from the book. First, the largest cities of Latin America differ greatly in terms of their future prospects. It is easier to be optimistic in Buenos Aires than in Lima. Second, whether urban problems improve or deteriorate has little to do with size of city and a great deal to do with trends in the wider economy and society. Third, Latin America's mega-cities are not going to grow to unmanageable proportions because their growth rates have generally slowed. Fourth, management is a critical issue for the future.The book examines the six largest cities (Mexico City, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Lima, and Santa Fé de Bogotá); discusses the demography of urban growth in the region; and focuses on the particularly sensitive issues of public administration, transportation, and land, housing, and infrastructure.

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Alan Gilbert is a professor at University College London. He has written twelve books on housing and an urban development in third world countries and has been a consultant to several organizations, including the Inter-American Development Bank.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ United Nations (November 1, 1996)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 52 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9280809350
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9280809350
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.63 x 0.59 x 9.34 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #10,143,221 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #10,553 in South American History (Books)
- #11,245 in Sociology of Urban Areas
- #473,167 in Social Sciences (Books)

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Since its founding, written words have been central to articulating the aspirations of the United Nations. On 24 October 1945, the founding members of the United Nations signed a Charter, giving the Organization its framework. Since then the Charter has been published in many languages, along with countless other documents, reports, and titles.

United Nations Publications brings together all these publications in one place. We are the source for over 5,300 titles produced by the Organization and its key agencies. Every year our catalogue grows with the publication of many new titles, the release of recurrent publications, and the addition of new on-line products. These titles, like the Charter before, reflect the many facets of the Organization as it works for a better world for all.

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I highly recommend this book. The chapters point at the most important structural problems of Latin American cities while presenting the case study of a specific megacity. Chapters are written by Latin American specialists with ample publishing records. What you get at the end is a coherent sample of structural problems shared by Latin American megacities. Edited by Alan Gilbert, an authority in Latin American urban studies, this book is the best you can find in English language that should be a required reading in advanced undergraduate seminars or graduate courses because it is written clearly but without concesions.
To my dismay, the book is dated. Statistics and even arguments such as Dr. Gilbert's admiration for the case of Bogota, need to be reconsidered in light of the monumental changes and new challenges that these cities are experiencing since the late 1990s.

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