A new world typology of cities and systems of cities
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Etat: Public
Version: de l'auteur⸱e
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serval:BIB_2005BAA45896
Type
Partie de livre
Sous-type
Chapitre: chapitre ou section
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
A new world typology of cities and systems of cities
Titre du livre
International and Transnational Perspectives on Urban Systems
Editeur
Springer
Lieu d'édition
Singapour
ISBN
978-981-10-7798-2
978-981-10-7799-9
978-981-10-7799-9
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2018
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Editeur⸱rice scientifique
Rozenblat C., Pumain D., Velasquez E.
Série
Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences
Numéro de chapitre
3
Pages
51-65
Langue
anglais
Résumé
The chapter proposes an overview of global urbanization since 1950, relying on the structural and dynamic principles of the evolutionary theory of urban systems and on the observations of some of the major financial linkages connecting
cities. We analyze first an overview of the state of urbanization at the world scale using statistics collected and provided for all 195 nation-states of the United Nations. We then examine the extent to which the income level and human development index of countries are correlated with the urbanization rates. Trajectories of cities underline the booming cities including many Asiatic and African cities opposed to the relative declining cities. The total weight of emerging metropolises mostly located in Southern countries passed the total population of the other groups of relatively declining cities between 1980 and 2010. It is highly critical for the urban future that the large majority of urban citizens of the world (more than 60%) will be living in these emerging cities in 2030. It will require finding adapted ways to manage urban growth and ecological transition in these developing systems. This global approach finally leads to the partition of the world we used in the book to analyze more precisely the evolution of individual national or continental urban systems.
cities. We analyze first an overview of the state of urbanization at the world scale using statistics collected and provided for all 195 nation-states of the United Nations. We then examine the extent to which the income level and human development index of countries are correlated with the urbanization rates. Trajectories of cities underline the booming cities including many Asiatic and African cities opposed to the relative declining cities. The total weight of emerging metropolises mostly located in Southern countries passed the total population of the other groups of relatively declining cities between 1980 and 2010. It is highly critical for the urban future that the large majority of urban citizens of the world (more than 60%) will be living in these emerging cities in 2030. It will require finding adapted ways to manage urban growth and ecological transition in these developing systems. This global approach finally leads to the partition of the world we used in the book to analyze more precisely the evolution of individual national or continental urban systems.
Mots-clé
Urbanization, System of cities, Evolution, Cities’ trajectories, Typology
Site de l'éditeur
Open Access
Oui
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24/10/2018 13:44
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20/08/2019 13:55