Title The Poor die young : housing and health in Third World cities / edited by Sandy Cairncross, Jorge E. Hardoy and David Satterthwaite

Published London : Earthscan, 1990

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Description xxvi, 309 pages : illustrations, maps Contents Introduction -- The urban context -- Community action to address housing and health problems: the case of San Martin in Buenos Aires, Argentina -- Housing and health in Olaleye-Iponri, a low-income settlement in Lagos, Nigeria -- Housing and health in three squatter settlements in Allahabad, India -- Water supply and the urban poor -- Low cost sanitation -- Surface water drainage in urban areas -- The collection and management of household garbage -- The role of house design in limiting vector-borne disease -- Life saving services -- The future city -- New partnerships for healthy cities Analysis Developing countries Developing countries Urban regions Social conditions Notes Erratum slip inserted Bibliography Bibliography: page <290>-293 Includes index Subject Cities and towns -- Developing countries -- Case studies. Environmental health -- Developing countries. Low-income housing -- Developing countries -- Case studies. Poor -- Health and hygiene -- Developing countries -- Case studies. Slums -- Developing countries -- Case studies. Urban health -- Developing countries. Urban poor -- Health and hygiene -- Developing countries. Author Cairncross, Sandy. Hardoy, Jorge Enrique. Satterthwaite, David. LC no. 08009893 ISBN 1853830194

Other Titles Housing and health in Third World cities

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