Title: Urban Expansion, Land Conversion, and Affordable Housing: The Case of Zhengzhou (2012) Article in: Environment and Urbanization Authors: Shlomo Angel, Jason Parent, and Daniel L. Civco First published: 2012 Pages: 249-283 Overview: A key question that has confronted urban planners, policy makers and concerned environmentalists worldwide for some time is whether the fragmentation of the urban landscape is an [...]
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The Fragmentation of Urban Landscapes (2012)
October 23, 2013 in Articles & Manuscripts, Global Urban Expansion, Urban Spatial Structure
Urban Expansion, Land Conversion, and Affordable Housing (2011)
October 23, 2013 in Articles & Manuscripts, Global Urban Expansion, Housing Policy
Title: Urban Expansion, Land Conversion, and Affordable Housing: The Case of Zhengzhou (2011) Article in: China’s Housing Reform and Outcomes Authors: Shlomo Angel, Midori Valdiva, and Rebecca M. Lutzy First published: 2011 Pages: 137-156 Overview: This volume provides background and explanations about the causes and consequences of China’s boom in residential construction, and it reviews how some well-established and ongoing [...]
The Dimensions of Global Urban Expansion (2011)
October 23, 2013 in Articles & Manuscripts, Global Urban Expansion
Title: The Dimensions of Global Urban Expansion: Estimates and Projections for All Countries, 2000-2050 (2011) Article in: Progress in Planning, Volume 75, Issue 2 Authors: Shlomo Angel, J. Parent, D. L. Civco, A.M. Blei and D. Potere First published: 2011 Pages: 53-108 Overview: The rapid growth in global urban land cover is likely to continue as long as urban populations continue to [...]
Preparing for Urban Expansion (2008)
October 22, 2013 in Articles & Manuscripts, Global Urban Expansion
Title: Preparing for Urban Expansion: A Proposed Strategy for intermediate Cities in Ecuador (2008) Article in: The New Global Frontier: Urbanization, Poverty and Environment in the 21st Century Authors: Shlomo Angel First published: 2008 Pages: 115-130 Overview: This chapter focuses on the provision of land for the urban poor in a context of rapid urban expansion. It describes a methodology and [...]
An Arterial Grid of Dirt Roads (2008)
October 22, 2013 in Articles & Manuscripts, Global Urban Expansion
Title: An Arterial Grid of Dirt Roads Article in: Cities 25 (3) Authors: Shlomo Angel First published: June 2008 Pages: 146-162 Overview: Between 2000 and 2030, cities in developing countries will double their population from 2 to 4 billion and at least triple their total built-up area. This essay assesses the state of preparedness for the projected urban expansion. Full Text: An Arterial Grid [...]
The Dynamics of Global Urban Expansion (2005)
October 22, 2013 in Global Urban Expansion, Unpublished Articles & Manuscripts
Title: The Dynamics of Global Urban Expansion (2005) -unpublished Article Information: Transport and Urban Development Department, The World Bank, Washington D.C. Authors: Shlomo Angel, Stephen C. Sheppard and Daniel L. Civco, with Robert Buckley, Anna Chabaeva, Lucy Gitlin, Alison Kraley, Jason Parent, and Micah Perlin Date: September, 2005 Overview: This study examined the dynamics of global urban expansion by defining a new [...]
Where Have All the People Gone? (1988)
October 8, 2013 in Articles & Manuscripts, Global Urban Expansion
Title: Where Have All the People Gone?: Urbanization and Counter-Urbanization in Thailand Article in: Journal of the Siam Society Authors: Shlomo Angel First published: 1988 Pages: 245-259 Overview: This essay seeks to explode some of the prevailing myths regarding migration and settlement in Thailand. Between 1961 and 1982 for example, the rural population of Thailand grew from 24 to 43 million people. The [...]
