Download or read book The Mega-city in Latin America written by United Nations University and published by UN. This book was released on 1996 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains chapters on each of Latin America's six large cities (Mexico City, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Lima, and Santa Fé de Bogotá). It has four thematic chapters. the first discusses the demography of urban growth in the region and the other three focus on what are particularly sensitive issues in very large cities : public administration, transportation, and land, housing, and infrastructure. (Adapté du résumé de l'éditeur).