title: [Spatial population distribution and development:  notes on urban settlements in Latin America].
abstract: The relationship between population distribution and development trends is analyzed, with attention to the planning of spatial redistribution policies.  Some shortcomings in the investigation of the causes and consequences of urbanization are discussed.  The second part of the article "refers to some spatial demographic and socio-economic expressions of the urbanization process in Latin America, the population concentration trends and their relationships with changes in agrarian structure and industrialization, social stratification patterns and forms of urban space organization.... The paper concludes with some critical notes on the theses related to 'optimum' size of urban centres and to 'balanced development' of urban systems, on which some policy proposals have been based."  (summary in ENG)
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jordan
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005843:Geography; D007221:Industry; D007843:Latin America; D011153:Population; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D012939:Social Planning; D014505:Urban Population; D014507:Urbanization
keywords: Agricultural Development; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Development Planning; Development Policy; Economic Factors; Geographic Factors; Industrialization; Latin America; Migration; Migration Policy; Policy; Population; Population Density--changes; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Settlement And Resettlement; Social Policy; Spatial Distribution--changes; Urban Spatial Distribution; Urbanization