title: Urbanization issues in the Asian-Pacific region.
abstract: "The paper reviews urbanization trends in the Asian-Pacific region, and discusses the causes of urbanization.  It then briefly reviews the public policy responses recommended in the literature or actually practised in the region.  A series of issues in urban policy and planning are then discussed."  The study is based on a review of the published literature.
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D005843:Geography; D006285:Health Planning; D009934:Organization and Administration; D010139:Pacific Islands; D011153:Population; D011640:Public Policy; D014505:Urban Population; D014507:Urbanization
keywords: Asia; Developing Countries; Geographic Factors; Literature Review; Oceania; Organization And Administration; Planning; Policy; Population; Spatial Distribution; Urban Spatial Distribution; Urbanization