Demographic Change and Its Implications in the Developing World
Over the next 20 years, most low-income countries will, for the first time, become more urban than rural. Understanding demographic trends in the cities of the developing world is critical to those countries - their societies, economies, and environments. The benefits from urbanization cannot be...
Published February 28th 2004 by Routledge
Role of Local Authorities in the Urban Environment
Series: Energy and Infrastructure Set
For too long, cities have been thought of as environmental blackspots, with high levels of air and soil pollution, overcrowding, poor sanitation and growing waste disposal problems. This book takes a more positive attitude: cities can be made to work sustainably. Their high population density can...
Published May 31st 1996 by Routledge