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Environmental Problems in an Urbanizing World
Finding Solutions in Cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America, 2nd Edition
New edition of Environmental Problems in Third World Cities Cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America contain some of the world's most life- and health-threatening human environments. Environment-related diseases and injuries cause millions of preventable deaths each year. In many squatter...
Published February 28th 2001 by Routledge
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Funding Community Initiatives
Despite four decades of development planning, at least one third of the urban population of Africa, Asia and Latin America remains poor. Over 600 million live in 'life and health threatening' homes and neighbourhoods because of poor housing and inadequate or no piped water, sanitation and health...
Published April 30th 1994 by Routledge
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Environmental Problems in Third World Cities
Describes and analyses the environmental problems of Third World cities, showing how they affect human health and the local ecology. The authors show how readily available practical solutions are, if the political means can be found....
Published September 14th 1993 by Routledge
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Squatter Citizen
Life in the Urban Third World
'one of the best contemporary statements of what is occurring in the growth of urban places in the Third World' Environment and Planning 'a book that should enjoy a wide appeal: as a plea for adoption of the 'popular approach'; as a text for student use; and as an accessible and stimulating...
Published June 30th 1989 by Routledge