Index
1. INTRODUCTION
2. TRENDS IN URBAN GROWTH
2.1. Long Term Trends (1950-1980)
A. Demographic trends
B. Economic trends
C. Social/political trends
2.2. Discussion of Recent Changes in Urban Growth Trends: Components of Urban Changes
A. Changes in natural population growth rates
B. Migration
C. Changes in householding formation
D. Antecipated location of urban growth in the 1980's
3. THE CHANGING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONTEXT AT NATIONAL LEVELS: FORCES AFFECTING THE ECONOMIC BASE OF CITIES
3.1. Structures of Mediterranean Urban Economics: Changing Trends
A. The role of the manufacturing sector
B. The role of the building industry
C. Changes in the structure of agriculture inducing urban migration
D. The role of the services
E. Role of tourism sector in transforming urban activities
F. The role of remittances from abroad in supporting urban economies
G. The role of public sector transfers
3.2. Likely urban effects of New National Economies Priorities
3.3. Institutional trends
A. Regional policies
B. Urban policies
4. PLANNING ISSUES AND POLICY DIRECTIONS FOR THE 1980s
4.1. Economic Base/Urban Labour Market Issues
4.2. Issues Concerning the Residential Sector
A. Need for replacement and additions in the housing stock
B. Public/Private Supply of Housing
C. Access to Housing
D. Problems Created by Rent Controls
E. Problems in the Supply of Urbanized Land
F. The Illegal Building Issue
G. Investment in Housing; Role of Middle and Low Income Secondary Homes
4.3. Infrastructure and Environmental Issues
A. Water supplies
B. Sewerage
C. Solid waste disposal
D. Electricity
E. Public transport
F. Open Space
G. Social Services: health/education
H. Massive need for infrastructure improvement
I. Levels of use of the existing system capacities
4.4. Urban Planning Needs
A. Inappropriate existing planning systems
B. The existence but non-application of laws
C. Cost of controls; rigidity of controls
D. Consistency of standards with financial means of local residents
E. Possible policy directions
4.5. Financial Problems
A. Sources of revenue
B. Dependence on Central Government
C. Privatisation
4.6. Institutional Maladjustment
A. Jurisdictional fragmentation, needs for metropolitan wide Government
B. Problems of other cities
C. Conflicts between the need for public scale and desire for citizen participation in and access to Government decisions
D. Reorganization to meet the economic needs of cities
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