<p>Urbanization is on the rise in most developing countries of the Economic and Social Commission forAsia and the Pacific (ESCAP) region, supported by both migration from rural to urban areas and natural population growth. ...

<p>The publication focuses on the implications of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) of the Uruguay Round Agreements on Agriculture for major agricultural commodity countries of the ESCAP region. It examines ...

<p>The family thus &ldquo;reflects the influence of economic and social transformations as well as the immediate impacts of specific watershed events in history&rdquo; (Dai Keijing 1990:174). For Asian and Pacific countries ...

<p>The State of Urbanization in Asia and the Pacific was prepared by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to serve as a basis for the discussions at the Ministerial Conference ...

<p>The Asian and Pacific region is one ofthe most promising economic zones ofthe world. It has attained unprecedented and sustained growth in the past and is expected to continue its remarkable performance in the coming ...

This publication, the final report of a series on road safety, reflects the road safety situation in the region at the end of 1994. The report, based on the analyses of the questionnaires and from other sources, outlines ...

The area, known as Asia and the Far East, extending from the Sunda Islands, south of the equator, to Manchuria and Korea in the north, embraces a wide variety of climatic features ranging from tropical rainy to snow cool. ...

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has been promoting decentralized and Integrated Resource Recovery Centers (IRRCs) in secondary cities and small towns in Asia-Pacific with ...

<p>Presents an overview of the correct application of geologic knowledge to urban development in cities such as Bombay, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Karachi, Singapore, Rabaul, Shanghai and Tangshan. Also notes the effects of ...

This publication describes developments and trends in the economic, trade and population growth, which will have impact on transport and communications. Trends in the growth of various transport sectors are analyzed. The ...