SuStainable urbanization in aSia and latin america

How Social Equality Influence Economic Growth: Lessons from East Asia and Latin America

This article compares the income distribution’s equality in the economic growth of East Asia and Latin America, with the conclusion that the degree of social equality is not significant better in east Asia. And this article analyzes how the characteristics of social equality affects the economic development by the factors including industry policy, education, land reform, social security, urban...

Urbanization and Environment: Which Sustainable Housing for the Poors of Latin America?

Stunted Child-Overweight Mother Pairs: An Emerging Policy Concern?

Objective: This paper explores the global prevalence of an emerging phenomenon—the coexistence of a stunted child and an overweight mother in the same household. It also tests whether this phenomenon is associated with a country’s level of economic development and urbanization. Policy directions for public nutrition are highlighted. Design: Data from 36 Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) were...

Urbanization and Climate Change

Cities are at the centre of Asia-Pacific’s economic growth and development. They provide the environment and social milieu in which more and more people live. Urban areas in the region, though containing around 42 percent of its population, account for 80 percent of the region’s GDP1. Urbanization in Asia and the Pacific is proceeding at a scale and speed unprecedented in human history. It took...

Population Aging: An Emerging Research Agenda for Sustainable Development

In recent years, population aging has been recognized as an emerging challenge in many parts of the world. Earlier studies discussed its impacts on the sustainability of social security systems and national economic growth; however, they tended to focus on the issues at the national level and were limited to developed countries. With the knowledge that population aging will be a predominant tre...