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SYMPOSIUM ON INTERNAL MIGRATION AND URBANIZATION IN
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: IMPLICATIONS FOR HABITAT II
Provisional Agenda
Wednesday, 24 January
Session 1. Changing Patterns of Human Migration and
Settlements
9:30 am Opening remarks
10:00 am-12:30 pm Presentation of technical papers:
a. Trends in Urbanization and the
Components of Urban Growth
United Nations Population Division
b. Recent Internal Migration
Processes in Sub-Saharan Africa:
Determinants, Consequences and
Data Adequacy Issues
John Oucho, Population Studies
and Research Institute,
University of Nairobi, Kenya
c. New Patterns of Internal and
Intra-urban Migration in Brazil,
with a Case Study of Sao Paolo
Jose Marcos Pinto da Cunha,
Center for Population Studies,
State University of Campinas,
Sao Paulo
Discussion themes:
- Natural population increase as a
significant factor in urban growth
- Role of internal migration in urban
population growth
- Implications of different scenarios
for population growth for human
settlement planning
- Role of past policy interventions in
emerging patterns
12:30-2:00 pm Lunch break
Session 2. Economic and Social Determinants of
Migration: Implications for Urban and
Regional Development
2:00-5:30 pm Presentation of technical papers:
a. Multilevel Analysis of Rural Out-
migration in Guangdong, China
Zhu Junming, Peking University
and Center for Population and
Development Studies, Harvard
University, Cambridge,
massachusetts
b. The choice of job search methjods
in the Indian Urban Labour
Markets
Biswajit Banerjee, International
Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C.
c. Measuring the Macroeconomic
Impact of Internal: Peru, 1988-1993
Andrew Morrison, Department of
Economics, Tulane University, New
Orleans, Louisiana
Discussion themes:
- Role of human-settlement policies in
stimulating or moderating rural-
urban movements
- Rural development and determinants
of internal migration
- Effects of structural adjustment on
migration
Thursday, 25 January
Session 3. The Consequences of Migration:
Implications for Basic Needs of Human
Settlements
9:30 am-12:30 pm Presentation of technical papers:
a. A Critical Evaluation of
Migration-Development Linkages:
In the Bangladesh Context
Rita Afsar, Department of
Geography, Bangladesh
Institute of Development,
Dhaka
b. Migration and Urbanization in
West Africa: Methodological
Issues and Perspectives
Philippe Bocquier and Sadio
Traore, CERPOD and ORSTOM,
Bamako, Mali
c. Assessing the Consequences of
Migration: Methodological Issues
and a Case Study on Thailand
Based on Longitudinal Household
Survey Data
Philip Guest, Institute of
Population Studies, Mahidol
University, Bangkok and The
Australian National
University, Canberra
Discussion themes:
- Social implications of rural-urban
movements
- Economic consequences of internal
migration
- Considering an investment in
people framework, impacts of in-
migration on basic education, gender
equity, mortality reduction and
reproductive health care in urban
areas
- Implications of gender-specific
differentials in migration
12:30-2:00 pm Lunch break
Session 4. Urbanization Processes: Implications for Human
Settlements Policies
2:00-5:30 pm Presentation of technical papers:
a. Migration and the Fertility
Transition in African Cities
Martin Brockerhoff, The Population
Council, New York
b. Migration and Urbanization in
Mexico: 1940-1990
Carlos Brambila Paz, The
Population Council, Mexico City
c. Urban Economic Growth in the 21st
Century: Assessing the International
Competitiveness of Metropolitan
Areas
Dennis Rondinelli and Gyula
Vastag, Kenan Institute of
Private Enterprise, University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill
d. The Coping Capacity of Latin
America's Cities
Alan Gilbert, Department of
Geography, University College,
London, United Kingdom
Discussion themes:
- Implications of youthful population age
structure in cities
- Impact of population concentration in
mega-cities
- Differential growth in small-, medium-
and large-sized cities
- Implications for fertility of
urbanization trends
Friday, 26 January
Session 5. Conclusion and Recommendations for Habitat II
9:30 am-1:00 pm Summing Up and Implications for Future
Work in the Field
Richard Bilsborrow, Carolina
Population Center, University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Discussion themes:
- Pro-active policy initiatives:
beyond coping with trends
- Policy dialogue and research
priorities
Discussion and finalization of
recommendations for Habitat II
Closing comments
Closing of meeting