Keith, Michael2014-06-252014-06-252014-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18749The great 21st-century migration into cities will present both a great challenge for humanity and a significant opportunity for global economic growth. This paper describes the diverse patterns that define this metropolitan migration. It then lays out a framework for understanding the costs and benefits of new arrivals through migration's externalities and the challenges and policy tradeoffs that confront city stakeholders. The paper concludes by suggesting ways municipalities, by optimizing flexibility, can make migration more productive and less destructive in shaping the 'good city' and the 'smart city.' There are few paths to global economic growth that do not run through cities, and even fewer that do not depend on growing the city in population size, scale, and economic exchange. Historically, cities have grown by concentrating the economic advantages of number and density, the social potential of innovation, and the cultural possibilities of newness. By bringing together the factors of production, land, labor, capital, and enterprise, in ever more recombinant forms, cities offer the possibility of securing new economic advantages and scaling them up.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO HEALTH CAREACCOUNTABILITYAFFORDABLE HOUSINGANTHROPOLOGISTAPARTMENTSARCHITECTSARCHITECTUREASSETSASYLUMASYLUM SEEKERSAUTONOMYBENEFITS OF MIGRATIONBIRTH RATESCENTRAL GOVERNMENTSCITIESCITIZENCITIZENSCITIZENSHIPCITY PLANNERSCOMMAND ECONOMIESCOMMUNITY BUILDINGCONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATIONCOUNTRIES OF ORIGINCOUNTRY OF ARRIVALCRIMECULTURESDEATH RATESDEMOCRACYDEMOGRAPHIC CHANGEDEMOGRAPHIC TRENDSDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT POLICYDISCRIMINATIONDISTRICTSECOLOGICAL BALANCEECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINTECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESENTERPRISE ZONESENVIRONMENTAL CHANGEEQUALITYEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITYETHICSEVICTIONEXTERNALITIESFAMILIESFAMILY SUPPORTFEMALEFLOWS OF PEOPLEFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFUTURE GENERATIONSGENTRIFICATIONHOMELESSNESSHOUSE PRICESHOUSEHOLDSHOUSINGHOUSING ASSOCIATIONSHOUSING DEVELOPMENTHOUSING MARKETHOUSING RIGHTSHOUSING SHORTAGESHOUSING SITESHOUSING SUPPLYHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN POPULATIONHUMAN RIGHTSIDENTITYIMMIGRATIONIMMIGRATION POLICYINFLATIONINFORMAL HOUSINGINFORMAL SETTLEMENTSINSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMSINTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONINTERNATIONAL MIGRANTSINTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONINTERVENTIONINTERVENTIONSIRREGULAR MIGRANTSIRREGULAR MIGRATIONLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLABOR MIGRANTSLAND SPECULATIONLAND TAXESLAND TENURELAND USELEGISLATORSLOCAL COMMUNITIESLOCAL DEVELOPMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENTSLONGER LIFEMEDIAMEDIA ATTENTIONMETROPOLITAN AREASMIGRANTMIGRANT WORKERSMIGRANTSMIGRATIONMIGRATION FLOWSMIGRATION POLICYMIGRATIONSMINORITYMOVEMENT OF PEOPLEMUNICIPALMUNICIPALITIESNATIONAL GOVERNMENTNATIONAL GOVERNMENTSNATIONAL LEVELSNATIONAL POLICYNATURAL RESOURCESNEIGHBORHOODNEIGHBORHOOD GOVERNANCENEIGHBORHOODSNUMBER OF PEOPLEOCCUPATIONPARTICIPATORY PROCESSPERINATAL CAREPOLICY ANALYSISPOLICY DEVELOPMENTPOLICY DISCUSSIONSPOLICY MAKERSPOLICY RESEARCHPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERPOLITICAL INSTABILITYPOLITICAL POWERPOPULATION GROWTHPOPULATION MIGRATIONPOPULATION SIZEPOTENTIAL CONTRIBUTIONPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIVATE HOUSINGPROGRESSPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC POLICYPURCHASING POWERREAL ESTATE MARKETSREFUGEEREFUGEE CAMPSREFUGEESRELIGIONREMITTANCESRENTAL HOUSINGRENTALSRESETTLEMENTRESIDENTIAL AREASRESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL PROPERTYSAFETYSELF-HELPSERVICE PROVISIONSETTLEMENTSHELTERSKILLED MIGRANTSSKILLED WORKERSSLUMSLUM CLEARANCESLUM DWELLERSSLUMSSOCIAL CHANGESOCIAL CONFLICTSOCIAL CONSEQUENCESSOCIAL HISTORYSOCIAL JUSTICESOCIAL MOBILITYSOCIAL MOVEMENTSSOCIAL NETWORKSSOCIAL POLICYSOCIAL PRESSURESOCIETIESSOCIETYSPECIESSPOUSESSUBSIDIZED HOUSINGSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSYMBOLSTEMPORARY MIGRATIONTRANSPORTATIONUNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEESURBANURBAN AFFAIRSURBAN AREASURBAN DEVELOPMENTURBAN GOVERNMENTSURBAN GROWTHURBAN INFRASTRUCTUREURBAN LANDURBAN LIFEURBAN MANAGEMENTURBAN MIGRATIONURBAN POLICYURBAN POORURBAN POPULATIONSURBAN POVERTYURBAN RENEWALURBAN RESEARCHURBAN SPRAWLURBAN UPGRADINGURBANISMURBANIZATIONVICTIMSVILLAGESWARWARSWELFARE STATEZONINGThe Great Migration : Urban Aspirations10.1596/1813-9450-6879