Moving people
Subtitle: migration and settlement
By: Louise Spilsbury.
Series: Geography focus
Publisher: Raintree
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781410911155
Subjects: Human settlements -- Juvenile literature.; Cities and towns -- Growth -- Juvenile literature.; Migration, Internal -- Juvenile literature.; Forced migration -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Where people live; title: Living on the land; title: The development of settlements; title: Kinds of settlements; title: Buildings around the world; title: Case study: Hong Kong; title: People on the move; title: Case study: the USA; title: Traveling to work; title: Escaping conflict; title: Case study: Darfur refugees; title: Escaping natural disasters; title: A crowded planet; title: Growing cities; title: City strains; title: Settlement and transport; title: Pollution and congestion; title: Settlements and resources; title: Investigating city solutions; title: The future.