The historical experience of the now-developed economies is that urbanization accompanied and fostered industrialization, economic growth, and productivity increases (Henderson, 2003; Montgomery 2008). But the process of urbanization now unfolding in the developing world seems much more mixed in outcomes, as the negative effects resulting from overcrowding, environmental degradation, and inadequate services can sometimes negate […]
José Lobo
José Lobo is senior sustainability scientist at the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability and associate research professor at the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University.