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As it has rightfully been recognized by China's central government, successful urbanization will be decisive for the … nation's future development. Key challenges will be to realize urbanization economies, improve production and innovation … population. This paper contributes to the discussion with illuminating the main drivers of urbanization: (i) migration and (ii …
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In recent months, pictures of millions of homes flattened and washed away by the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 26 December, 2004, have been seen on the media. Housing vulnerability is an obvious component of the disaster; the centrality of housing to the material losses suffered, the apparent ease...
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the island of Ireland for the period 1911-1920. The raw data were digitised by the authors using official UK government … population estimates at the county level that will be beneficial for researchers working in historical demography, as well as in …
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This open access book discusses booming housing markets in cities around the globe, and the resulting challenges for policymakers and central banks. Cities are booming everywhere, leading to a growing demand for urban housing. In many cities this demand is out-pacing supply, which causes house...
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associated with declining optimism and lower support for the wider government national development program, beyond urbanization …
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