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T. Champion, G. Hugo (2003)
New Forms of Urbanization: Beyond the Urban-Rural Dichotomy
Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Working Group on Urbanization, reï¬ected in its newly published book New Forms of Urbanization: Beyond RuralâUrban Dichotomy (Champion and Hugo, 2004). In Chapter 4, the book critically reviews the limitations of the two United Nations databases used in urban population research â the annual Demographic Yearbooks and the biennial World Urbanization Prospects â and examines the UNâs urban population projections. These provide valuable background information for users of the above UN data and projections, which may be improperly used without realising their limitations. While the book maintains that the ruralâurban distinction still has its analytical value, and therefore does not neglect to demonstrate urban/rural differences (in many cases urban advantages) and the implications of features of urban life for various demographic dimensions, its detailed examination of the inter- and intraurban variations, and the corresponding ï¬ndings demonstrating diversity and inequality among and within cities, are particularly worth mentioning. For example, in terms of access to basic services, the author found that large cities enjoy a marked advantage, while smaller urban areas are underserved. Within cities, the urban poor are in a distinctively inferior position in terms of access to basic amenities,
Population, Space and Place – Wiley
Published: Sep 1, 2005
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