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Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
Krämer, Alexander (Editor), and Khan, Mobarak Hossain (Editor), and Kraas, Frauke (Editor)
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Heidelberg Physica-Verlag GmbH & Co 2011 2011 ed. Hard cover New. Contains: Tables, black & white. Contributions to Statistics . XIV, 319 p. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
ISBN10: 3790827320, ISBN13: 9783790827323, [publisher: Physica-Verlag, Physica-Verlag HD, Physica] Hardcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Diverse driving forces, processes and actors are responsible for different trends in the development of megacities and large urban areas. Under the dynamics of global change, megacities are themselves changing: On the one hand they are prone to increasing socio-economic vulnerability due to pronounced poverty, socio-spatial and political fragmentation, sometimes with extreme forms of segregation, disparities and conflicts. On the other hand megacities offer positive potential for global transformation, e.g. minimisation of space consumption, highly effective use of resources, efficient disaster prevention and health care options - if good strategies were developed. At present in many megacities and urban areas of the developing world and the emerging economies the quality of life is eroding. Most of the megacities have grown to unprecedented size, and the pace of urbanisation has far exceeded the growth of the necessary infrastructure and services. As a result, an increasing number of urban dwellers are left without access to basic amenities like clean drinking water, fresh air and safe food. Additionally, social inequalities lead to subsequent and significant intra-urban health inequalities and unbalanced disease burdens that can trigger conflict and violence between subpopulations. The guiding id ...
ISBN10: 3790827320, ISBN13: 9783790827323, [publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG] Hardcover Diverse driving forces, processes and actors are responsible for different trends in the development of megacities and large urban areas. This book allows readers to deepen their understanding of the complex dynamics of urban and megacity populations through the lens of public health, geographical and other research perspectives. Editor(s): Kramer, Alexander Eric; Khan, Mobarak Hossain; Kraas, Frauke. Series: Contributions to Statistics. Num Pages: 319 pages, 29 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MMR; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634. . 2011. 2011th Edition. Hardcover. . . . . [Galway, GY, Ireland] [Publication Year: 2011]
ISBN10: 3790827320, ISBN13: 9783790827323, [publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG] Hardcover Diverse driving forces, processes and actors are responsible for different trends in the development of megacities and large urban areas. This book allows readers to deepen their understanding of the complex dynamics of urban and megacity populations through the lens of public health, geographical and other research perspectives. Editor(s): Kramer, Alexander Eric; Khan, Mobarak Hossain; Kraas, Frauke. Series: Contributions to Statistics. Num Pages: 319 pages, 29 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MMR; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634. . 2011. 2011th Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. [Olney, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2011]
ISBN10: 3790827320, ISBN13: 9783790827323, [publisher: Physica] Hardcover Like New [Redhill, SURRE, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2011]
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