International Conference on Development and Socio Spatial Inequalities 2015 – Bridging Socio-Spatial Inequalities through Inclusive Development

Despite significant advance in development across the globe, progress has been uneven. It has been very rapid in East Asia Latin America and some parts of Middle East, but slow in South Asia and sub-Sahara Africa. Wealth per capita is often used to measure development and categorize countries int...

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Main Author: PPIK, Pusat Pengajian Ilmu Kemanusiaan
Other Authors: Samat, Narimah
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: School of Humanities, USM 2015
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description Despite significant advance in development across the globe, progress has been uneven. It has been very rapid in East Asia Latin America and some parts of Middle East, but slow in South Asia and sub-Sahara Africa. Wealth per capita is often used to measure development and categorize countries into low, lower middle, upper middle and upper income countries. Thus, variations in development and subsequent wealth generation have led to widening of gaps between rich and poor countries. This phenomenon has exacerbated inequality among regions and nations. Socio-spatial inequality can be described as unequal distribution and concentration of resources and services such as medical, welfare and education depending on area or location. It can be caused by culture, religion, race, or remoteness of the areas. This situation can be identified by spatial analysis, where spatial dimension is used to describe patterns of inequality. Furthermore, spatial variation may be compared between different geographical areas in relation to social, culture and environment. This phenomenon may become persistent and self-perpetuating, causing serious economic and social problems. It is pertinent, therefore, to detect issues of inequalities between different areas, or between ethnics groups and find strategies and policies to reduce these inequalities. Thus, making distribution of resources and services more even.
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spelling usm-348822017-09-02T03:48:01Z http://eprints.usm.my/34882/ International Conference on Development and Socio Spatial Inequalities 2015 – Bridging Socio-Spatial Inequalities through Inclusive Development PPIK, Pusat Pengajian Ilmu Kemanusiaan H Social Sciences Despite significant advance in development across the globe, progress has been uneven. It has been very rapid in East Asia Latin America and some parts of Middle East, but slow in South Asia and sub-Sahara Africa. Wealth per capita is often used to measure development and categorize countries into low, lower middle, upper middle and upper income countries. Thus, variations in development and subsequent wealth generation have led to widening of gaps between rich and poor countries. This phenomenon has exacerbated inequality among regions and nations. Socio-spatial inequality can be described as unequal distribution and concentration of resources and services such as medical, welfare and education depending on area or location. It can be caused by culture, religion, race, or remoteness of the areas. This situation can be identified by spatial analysis, where spatial dimension is used to describe patterns of inequality. Furthermore, spatial variation may be compared between different geographical areas in relation to social, culture and environment. This phenomenon may become persistent and self-perpetuating, causing serious economic and social problems. It is pertinent, therefore, to detect issues of inequalities between different areas, or between ethnics groups and find strategies and policies to reduce these inequalities. Thus, making distribution of resources and services more even. School of Humanities, USM Samat, Narimah Mohd, Saidatulakmal Khoo, Suet Leng Abdul Rahim, Asyirah Ghazali, Suriati 2015 Book PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/34882/1/Proceeding-ICDSSI-2015.pdf PPIK, Pusat Pengajian Ilmu Kemanusiaan (2015) International Conference on Development and Socio Spatial Inequalities 2015 – Bridging Socio-Spatial Inequalities through Inclusive Development. School of Humanities, USM, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. ISBN 978-967-11473-4-4 https://humanities.usm.my/images/proceeding/Proceeding-ICDSSI-2015.pdf
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PPIK, Pusat Pengajian Ilmu Kemanusiaan
International Conference on Development and Socio Spatial Inequalities 2015 – Bridging Socio-Spatial Inequalities through Inclusive Development
title International Conference on Development and Socio Spatial Inequalities 2015 – Bridging Socio-Spatial Inequalities through Inclusive Development
title_full International Conference on Development and Socio Spatial Inequalities 2015 – Bridging Socio-Spatial Inequalities through Inclusive Development
title_fullStr International Conference on Development and Socio Spatial Inequalities 2015 – Bridging Socio-Spatial Inequalities through Inclusive Development
title_full_unstemmed International Conference on Development and Socio Spatial Inequalities 2015 – Bridging Socio-Spatial Inequalities through Inclusive Development
title_short International Conference on Development and Socio Spatial Inequalities 2015 – Bridging Socio-Spatial Inequalities through Inclusive Development
title_sort international conference on development and socio spatial inequalities 2015 – bridging socio-spatial inequalities through inclusive development
topic H Social Sciences
url http://eprints.usm.my/34882/
http://eprints.usm.my/34882/
http://eprints.usm.my/34882/1/Proceeding-ICDSSI-2015.pdf