Feeling a need for demographic research on urban populations that goes beyond simple urban/rural dichotomies to take into account inter- and intra-urban differentials, the National Research Council formed the Panel on Urban Population Dynamics in order to investigate urban population dynamics and city growth, social and economic differentiation within and across cities, fertility and reproductive health in urban areas, mortality and morbidity in urban areas, labor force implications of a changing urban economy, and the challenge of urban governance. In producing this report, the panel created a new database linking the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) with information on city sizes from United Nation sources. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Read Less