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Planning And Housing In The Rapidly Urbanising World Explores A Range Of International Approaches To This Trend Within The Fields Of Housing And Urban Planning, With A Particular Focus On Countries In The South. The Impact On Land Use And Housing Is Described And Analysed With Reference To The Related Issues Of Poverty, Health And The Environment.--book Jacket. Urbanisation And Globalisation -- Development Discourse -- A New International Political Economy Approach To Urban Development In The Rapidly Urbanising World -- Pre-capitalist 'traditional' Shelter And Urban Settlements -- Colonial And Neo-colonial Planning And Housing -- Planning In The Period 1960-90 -- Housing In The Period 1960-90 -- Post-1990 Issues In Planning And Housing -- Urban Development And Housing In Sub-saharan Africa -- Urban Development And Housing In Latin America -- Urban Development And Housing In East Asia. Paul Jenkins, Harry Smith And Ya Ping Wang. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [329]-360) And Index.