| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Authors' Note; 1. Introduction: Welcome to the Urban Century; 2. Too Far, Too Fast: The Real Population Bomb; 3. Canary in the Coal Mine: Gaza; 4. Triumphant Failure: Cairo; 5. The Most Dangerous Place: Karachi, Lahore, and Rural Areas; 6. Oil, Guns, and Corpses: Lagos and Kinshasa; 7. Cities of God: Death and Desperation in Rio; 8. The Most Vulnerable Megacity: Drowning in Dhaka; 9. Cities of Fear, Cities of Hope: What Could Be Done; Notes; Reading On & Looking Forward; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
| Summary |
Cities out of control |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Urban density.
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Cities and towns -- Growth.
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Security, International.
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Overpopulation.
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Crowding
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overcrowding.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Demography.
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Cities and towns -- Growth
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Overpopulation
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Security, International
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Urban density
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Miskel, James F., 1946-
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| LC no. |
2011041805 |
| ISBN |
9781612341071 |
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1612341071 |
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