Overview
- Analyzes decades of immigration–population growth and rapid urbanization as political demography and urban governance issues in French Guyana
- Blends the specific French Guyanese patterns of urbanization–migration into the wider existing theoretical literature
- Offer a valuable resource for students, academics, policymakers, journalists, activists, and globalists looking for fresh insights into ethno-socio-cultural diversities and inclusive democratic governance
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About the author
Romanovski Zéphirin Ph.D. teaches Human Geography and World Issues at the City University of New York (CUNY), USA. He is also a peer reviewer for the academic journals “Development in Practice” in Oxford, the UK; and for “La Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales – REMI” in Poitiers, France. His research focuses on population-migration, urbanization, inter-American migration and foreign policy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Political Demography and Urban Governance in French Guyana
Book Subtitle: Implications for Latin America and the Caribbean
Authors: Romanovski Zéphirin
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3832-2
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Singapore
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-3831-5Published: 27 June 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-3834-6Published: 27 June 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-3832-2Published: 26 June 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 106
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Human Geography, Political Science, Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns), Urban Studies/Sociology