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Populations et défis urbains : actes de la chaire Quetelet 1999
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ISBN: 2872097155 2747544753 9782747544757 9782872097159 Year: 2003 Volume: 1999 Publisher: Louvain-la-Neuve : Academia-Bruylant L'Harmattan,


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Megacities : our global urban future
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ISBN: 9048134161 904813417X Year: 2009 Publisher: Dordrecht ; London : Springer,

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As urbanization continues, and even accelerates, scientists estimate that by 2015 the world will have up to 60 ‘megacities’ – urban areas with more than five million inhabitants. With the irresistible economic attractions of urban centers, particularly in developing countries, making the influx of citizens unstoppable, many of humankind’s coming social, economic and political dramas will be played out in megacities. This book shows how geographers and Earth scientists are contributing to a better understanding of megacities. The contributors analyze the impact of socio-economic and political activities on environmental change and vice versa, and identify solutions to the worst problems. They propose ways of improving the management of megacities and achieving a greater degree of sustainability in their development. The goals, of wise use of human and natural resources, risk reduction (both social and environmental) and quality of life enhancement, are agreed upon. But, as this text proves, the means of achieving these ends are varied. Hence, chapters cover an array of topics, from health management in Indian megacities, to planning in New York, to transport solutions for the chronically traffic-choked Bangkok. Authors cover the impact of climate change on megacities, as well as less tangible issues such as socio-political fragmentation in the urban areas of Rio de Janeiro. This exploration of some of the most crucial issues that we face as a species sets out research that is of the utmost importance, with the potential to contribute substantially to global justice and peace – and thereby prosperity.

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Cities and towns. --- Cities and towns --- Growth. --- Cities and towns -- Growth -- Congresses. --- City planning -- Congresses. --- Sociology, Urban -- Congresses. --- Sustainable urban development -- Congresses. --- Urban economics -- Congresses. --- Urbanization -- Congresses. --- Growth, Urban --- Sprawl, Urban --- Urban growth --- Urban sprawl --- Geography. --- Geophysics. --- Regional planning. --- Urban planning. --- Sustainable development. --- Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning. --- Geophysics/Geodesy. --- Sustainable Development. --- Urban development --- Migration, Internal --- Population --- Vital statistics --- Global cities --- Municipalities --- Towns --- Urban areas --- Urban systems --- Human settlements --- Sociology, Urban --- Physical geography. --- Development, Sustainable --- Ecologically sustainable development --- Economic development, Sustainable --- Economic sustainability --- ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) --- Smart growth --- Sustainable development --- Sustainable economic development --- Economic development --- Geography --- Regional development --- Regional planning --- State planning --- Land use --- Planning --- City planning --- Landscape protection --- Environmental aspects --- Government policy --- Geological physics --- Terrestrial physics --- Earth sciences --- Physics --- Civic planning --- Land use, Urban --- Model cities --- Redevelopment, Urban --- Slum clearance --- Town planning --- Urban design --- Urban planning --- Art, Municipal --- Civic improvement --- Urban policy --- Urban renewal --- Management

Child mortality in developing countries : socio-economic differentials, trends and implications
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ISBN: 9211512336 9789211512335 Year: 1991

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Older people --- Old age --- Urbanization --- Personnes âgées --- Vieillesse --- Urbanisation --- Housing --- Congresses --- Social aspects --- Logement --- Congrès --- Aspect social --- Children --- Enfants --- Mortality --- Mortalité --- Developing Countries --- Aged --- -Infant Mortality --- Socioeconomic Factors --- Social conditions --- -Children --- -Urbanization --- -Mortality --- Developing Countries. --- Infant Mortality. --- Socioeconomic Factors. --- -Aged --- Aging people --- Elderly people --- Old people --- Older adults --- Older persons --- Senior citizens --- Seniors (Older people) --- Age groups --- Persons --- Gerontocracy --- Gerontology --- Factors, Socioeconomic --- High-Income Population --- Inequalities --- Land Tenure --- Standard of Living --- Factor, Socioeconomic --- High Income Population --- High-Income Populations --- Inequality --- Living Standard --- Living Standards --- Population, High-Income --- Populations, High-Income --- Socioeconomic Factor --- Tenure, Land --- Economics --- Mortality, Infant --- Postneonatal Mortality --- Neonatal Mortality --- Infant Mortalities --- Mortalities, Infant --- Mortalities, Neonatal --- Mortalities, Postneonatal --- Mortality, Neonatal --- Mortality, Postneonatal --- Neonatal Mortalities --- Postneonatal Mortalities --- Perinatal Mortality --- Infant Death --- Developing Nations --- Least Developed Countries --- Less-Developed Nations --- Third-World Nations --- Under-Developed Nations --- Less-Developed Countries --- Third-World Countries --- Under-Developed Countries --- Countries, Developing --- Countries, Least Developed --- Countries, Less-Developed --- Countries, Third-World --- Countries, Under-Developed --- Country, Developing --- Country, Least Developed --- Country, Less-Developed --- Country, Third-World --- Country, Under-Developed --- Developed Countries, Least --- Developed Country, Least --- Developing Country --- Developing Nation --- Least Developed Country --- Less Developed Countries --- Less Developed Nations --- Less-Developed Country --- Less-Developed Nation --- Nation, Less-Developed --- Nation, Third-World --- Nation, Under-Developed --- Nations, Developing --- Nations, Less-Developed --- Nations, Third-World --- Nations, Under-Developed --- Third World Countries --- Third World Nations --- Third-World Country --- Third-World Nation --- Under Developed Countries --- Under Developed Nations --- Under-Developed Country --- Under-Developed Nation --- -Congresses --- -Cities and towns, Movement to --- Urban development --- Urban systems --- Cities and towns --- Social history --- Sociology, Rural --- Sociology, Urban --- Urban policy --- Rural-urban migration --- Childhood --- Kids (Children) --- Pedology (Child study) --- Youngsters --- Families --- Life cycle, Human --- -Social conditions --- Personnes âgées --- Congrès --- Mortalité --- -Factors, Socioeconomic --- Social Inequalities --- Social Inequality --- Inequalities, Social --- Inequality, Social --- -Childhood --- Cities and towns, Movement to --- Infant Mortality --- Economic and Social Factors --- Social and Economic Factors --- Socioeconomic Characteristics --- Characteristic, Socioeconomic --- Socioeconomic Characteristic --- LMICs --- Low Income Countries --- Low and Middle Income Countries --- Lower-Middle-Income Country --- Middle Income Countries --- Countries, Middle Income --- Country, Low Income --- Country, Lower-Middle-Income --- Country, Middle Income --- Low Income Country --- Lower Middle Income Country --- Lower-Middle-Income Countries --- Middle Income Country --- Aged - - Congresses - Social conditions --- Children - - Mortality - Developing countries --- -Urbanization - Congresses

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