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Tomorrow's crises today : the humanitarian impact of urbanisation /
Explores the effect of living in today's cities has on the millions of people who already live in metropolises, and those who are daily being drawn into them from the countryside, by the millions. Using 10 cities from around the world as illustrations of different crises that face today's...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores Corporativos: | , , |
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| Formato: | Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Nairobi, Kenya] :
OCHA/IRIN : UN-HABITAT : AusAID,
©2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Explores the effect of living in today's cities has on the millions of people who already live in metropolises, and those who are daily being drawn into them from the countryside, by the millions. Using 10 cities from around the world as illustrations of different crises that face today's urban poor, this publication seeks to emphasise the urgent needs of many in the city. It is been said that the real battles to achieve the Millennium Development Goals will be fought in the cities.--Publisher's description. |
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| Notas: | "Contributing writers: Tom Phillips - chapter 6; Paddy Flanagan - chapter 5; Jaspreet Kindra - chapter 10; Jean Friedman-Rudovsky, Luis Gomes & Julie Lafreniere - chapter 9; Dulue Mbachu & Julie Lafreniere - chapter 3; Chris Horwood - chapters 1,2,4,7,8,11 ... Project manager and book design: Chris Horwood"--Title page verso |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (112 pages) : color illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-112). |
| ISBN: | 9789210545952 9210545958 |