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Second Asian Urban Inquiry, 1992-3


INTRODUCTION

1. AGGREGATE NATIONAL DATA
Size
Growth Rates
Area and Density


2. THE SURVEY AND THE CITIES

3. PERCEPTIONS OF CITY SIZE

4. URBAN MIGRATION
The Problems of In-migration
The Problems of Out-migration

5. FERTILTY AND FAMILY PLANNING
Views of fertilitv levels

6. URBAN POLLUTION PROBLEMS

7. TRAFFIC CONDITIONS

8. URBAN PROBLEMS

9. CONCLUSIONS


APPENDIX A:CITIES COVERED IN INQUIRIES I AND II

APPENDIX B:POSITIONS OF RESPONDENTS

APPENDIX C:THE QUESTIONNAIRE



LIST OF FIGURES

  1. Urbanization in the High Income Countries and Japan and South Korea
  2. Urbanization in Large Low Income Countries Including China, India, Indonesia and Pakistan
  3. Urbanization in the Smaller Low Income Countries Including Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines and Thailand

LIST OF TABLES
  1. Urbanization and Population Dynamics in 10 Asian Countries with Comparisons of all High and Low Income Countries
  2. Economic Development Indicators in 10 Asian Countries
  3. Measures of Social development for 10 Asian Countries
  4. Housing and Po11utjon Potentials for 10 Asian Countries
  5. Number of Cities Responding by Country
  6. Cities Reportlng 1980 and 1990 Data
  7. Reported Urban Decadal Growth Rates Compared with UN Estimates
  8. Reported Desire to Expand,by Perceptions
  9. Perceptions of In-Migration as a Problem
  10. Administrators 'Views of Their Cities' Fertility Levels
  11. Views of Fertility by Views of the Problem in Family Planning Services
  12. Administrators' Estimates of Contraceptjve prevalence
  13. Administrators' Perceptions of the Greatest Sources of Air Pollution
  14. Administrators' Perceptions of the Greatest Source of Water Pollution
  15. Admimistrators' Perceptions of Vehicle Increase and Traffic Volume
  16. Perceived Cause of Traffic Congestion in 108 Asian Cities
  17. Numbers of Respondents and Mean Scores for Urban Problems
  18. Rank and Score of Ten Categories of Urban Problems
  19. Rank Order of Overall Scores of Urban Problems for 10 Asian CountriesRelative Problem Scores for
  20. Relative Problem Scores for Urban Problems
  21. Percent of Administrators Scoring Low and High for Different Housing Conditions
  22. Problem Perceplion for the Four Specific Elements of Employment
  23. Problem Perceptions for Five Specific Elements of the Crime

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

1. AGGREGATE NATIONAL DATA

2. THE SURVEY AND THE CITIES

3. PERCEPTIONS OF CITY SIZE

4. URBAN MIGRATION

5. FERTILTY AND FAMILY PLANNING

6. URBAN POLLUTION PROBLEMS

7. TRAFFIC CONDITIONS

8. URBAN PROBLEMS

9. CONCLUSIONS

APPENDIX